Hook and Bullet
Higher gun, ammo sales to help here
State College, Pa. – No matter which side they fall on the political divide that has arisen in this country, Pennsylvania sportsmen are going to benefit from increased sales of firearms and ammunition nationwide.
License and stamp sales lag
St. Paul – Pheasant and duck population surveys earlier this year showed numbers of both species had dropped since 2008. So far this year, the number of hunters targeting them also has dropped. As of
Gas-drilling blitz spooks PF&BC
Harrisburg, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s position as an industrial powerhouse over the last two centuries came largely from the oil and then coal that were discovered and carelessly removed from the ground beneath the commonwealth.
Parks chief leaving office
Columbus – Owners of a Highland County hunting preserve were ordered to pay $4,582.44 in restitution and a $1,000 fine after pleading guilty to federal wildlife trafficking violations. In addition, both men were each sentenced
Crazy weather slows fall stocking
Ortonville, Minn. – After 30-some years of working for DNR Fisheries, Norm Haukos is refining a new skill this fall: freeing department vehicles lodged in mud. “I’ve never had a year when we’ve had to
PGC’s Delaney wants special youth rabbit season
Harrisburg – Jay Delaney wants to take an idea that seems to have worked and expand it.
Ranks of out-of-state hunters up in Ohio
Columbus – It’s no secret that more nonresidents are coming to Ohio each year to hunt, but what may be a surprise is how those numbers are rising. The top states bringing nonresidents to Ohio
What will hunters find during 2009 firearms whitetail hunt?
St. Paul – It’s hard to say what the weather will be like for the opening of the firearms deer season on Saturday, but this much is clear: Hunters who hunt in agricultural areas can
Hunters can test shotguns at state firing ranges
Springfield, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois State Police has announced its firing ranges will be open on Nov. 14 to hunters for sighting in and test-firing shotguns before deer hunting season. Firing ranges in Joliet,
