Fishing
Odds for hunt draws were toughest in N’West Ohio
By Mike Moore Editor Columbus – Drawing results for all of the 2006 controlled hunts offered by the DNR Division of Wildlife are official with permits being mailed to recipients this month. The results are
Study: CRP loss could prove costly
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – At a time when the nation’s top conservation program is being threatened by potential federal budget restructuring and increased grain demand from alternative energy development, a new study
Duck season again 60 days, six birds
By Mike Moore Editor Columbus – This should be the golden age for Ohio waterfowl hunters. For the 10th year running, this year’s duck season will run 60 days with a six-duck daily bag, according
Study: Loss of CRP could prove costly
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – At a time when the nation’s top conservation program is being threatened by potential federal budget restructuring and increased grain demand from alternative energy development, a new study
Suffolk range will stay open, but lawsuit lingers
Staff report Yaphank, N.Y. – Suffolk County lawmakers have shot down a resolution calling for the closure of a shooting range here in Southaven County Park. A lawsuit seeking to shut down the range still
Catskill stream work prompts complaints
By Don Lehman Contributing Writer Hancock, N.Y. – Some fisheries advocates are worried that efforts to repair Catskill and central New York streams and creeks heavily damaged during June’s floods may cause more problems than
Grouse survey shows a flush an hour
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany – New York grouse hunters may have had a slightly better season in 2005 than in 2004, if data from the second year of a hunter survey is any indication.
Weapons training plan on Erie drawing critics
Cleveland (AP) — Anglers, boaters, and environmentalists are up in arms about the Coast Guard’s proposal to establish weapons training zones on Lake Erie. The Coast Guard wants to establish four areas on the lake,
Top fish management posts changing faces
By Mike Moore Editor Columbus — The leadership in the fisheries section of the DNR Division of Wildlife will look much different in October. Gary Isbell, the division’s fish management and research chief in Columbus,
