Fishing
Electronic license system will be late
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Altoona, Pa. — Pennsyl-vania anglers haven’t seen the last of those license sales books sitting on the counters at retail outlets after all. Turns out that 2007 fishing licenses will be
License fee hike proposed by group
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — Hunters would pay $30 for a deer-hunting license and anglers $40 for an all-species fishing license if a citizens work group proposal to better finance the cash-strapped DNR is
Ban on fish movement brings concerns
By Mike Zielinski Correspondent Trenton, Mich. — Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are now saying that viral hemorrhagic septicemia was responsible for the recent spring die-offs of
Do larger racks boost poaching?
Despite western killing spree, PGC says probably no By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — Are crooks enjoying a white-tailed bounty meant for sportsmen? Maybe, and maybe not, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission officials around
Pa. hunter takes likely new state record elk
By Mark Nale Northcentral Correspondent Port Matilda, Pa. — What more could happen to a hunter in one day? The elation of seeing a trophy elk, missing the shot, getting a second chance, then mechanical
DEC proposes Youth Pheasant Hunt
Staff report Albany – DEC, following the success of its youth turkey hunt and youth waterfowl hunt, is proposing a special Youth Pheasant Hunt next fall prior to the regular pheasant hunting season. The hunt
New study shows hunting’s effects on timberdoodles
By Bill Parker Correspondent Roscommon, Mich. — Biologists and hunters have speculated for years about what impact managed hunting has on the American woodcock population. With the continental population in a slow but steady decline
Snowstorms batter some deer hunters
Staff report Indian Lake, N.Y. – Northern Zone deer hunters in a portion of the Adirondacks were greeted by a nearly two-foot snowfall on the second weekend of the season, a storm that likely contributed
Excellent bear kill could alter quotas
Staff Report Madison — The final 2006 black bear kill is still being tallied, but one thing is clear already – Wisconsin hunters shot a lot of bears, and that has DNR bear biologists looking
