Hook and Bullet
Staback tells PF&BC: Stop asking for funds
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission has a place in the funding line.
Public meetings aside, bill would set Zone 3 deer hunt
St. Paul – The DNR is in the process of collecting public input and considering changes to the Zone 3 deer season this fall, but the effort may be for naught. Legislation that’s currently in
Coming soon: bill to enforce kill reporting
Harrisburg – Like many Keystone State sportsmen, Rep. Ed Staback is frustrated that two-thirds of successful deer hunters don’t send in harvest report cards to help the Pennsylvania Game Commission manage the herd.
Grants to study quality of Lake Erie’s water
Toledo, Ohio – The Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) will provide grants for three studies that will investigate water quality issues and biological diversity in Lake Erie and its watershed. On Sept. 28, OLEC members
Plan to reverse Cass spearing ban sparks Capitol debate
St. Paul – Opponents of a Cass Lake ban on the spearing of northern pike have taken their fight to the state Capitol. Bills that repeal the ban, in place since 1988, have been the
Mosquito Creek coyote hunt awards record purse
Frenchville, Pa. – The Mos-quito Creek Sportsmen’s Club Coyote Hunt recently awarded a new record total of $35,646 in prize money, to once again prove that it is the biggest predator hunt of its kind.
USDA announces CRP general signup, the first since ’06
Des Moines, Iowa – During a time of tight federal budgets and spiraling national debt, conservationists were pleasantly surprised to learn that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer a new general signup for the
Senate takes on definitions of ‘enhance, restore, and protect’
St. Paul – What’s in the definition of a word? A lot, according to those who supported Senate measures to repeal legislation last year that defined the words “protect,” “restore,” and “enhance.” Lawmakers last year
261,314 sets a new deer harvest record in Ohio
Columbus – A total of 261,314 deer were killed during Ohio’s 2009-10 hunting season, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. This season’s total surpasses the 2008-09 record total of 252,017. “Ohio deer hunters had
