Hook and Bullet
Hatcheries clean of VHS; muskie stockings on tap
Columbus – After several months of two hatcheries being under quarantine due to the threat of a viral fish disease, state fisheries leaders finally got the all clear in late September. Testing by the U.S.
Winds from Ike down trees, kill two at Hueston Woods
Columbus – Hurricane Ike’s unannounced whirlwind visit to Ohio’s 74 state parks in mid- September will keep work crews busy through next spring clearing downed trees and repairing damage, a state official said. “We were
Duck stamp festivities in Twin Cities all next week
Bloomington, Minn. -_Given the past successes of its artists, it seems only apropos that Minnesota host the Federal Duck Stamp contest – as supporters celebrate 75 years of the stamp – and the events that
More mussel – French Creek clearly has it all
Venango Township, Pa. – “Noodling” for mussels with Darran Crabtree on French Creek means never seeing a stream bed the same way again. Though the state’s most ecologically diverse waterway offers some of the best
Amendment supporters confident about Nov. 4
St. Paul – Less than a month remains until a vote that’s been in the works for nearly a decade. On Nov. 4, voters will decide if they want to amend the state’s constitution and
4 drawn for both elk, bobcat tags
Benezette, Pa. – Most sportsmen would agree that getting the chance to hunt elk in Pennsylvania would be pretty special. Having the chance to hunt or trap a bobcat would be pretty neat, too. But
Crossbows, archery flap coming to head
Harrisburg – This year’s archery season might be the last of its kind. Right now, hunters armed with vertical bows – be they compounds, recurves, or longbows – are roaming the woods, looking for white-tailed
DNR releases results from fragment study
St. Paul – DNR officials earlier this week announced the results of a study done this summer aimed at giving hunters an idea of the extent to which various bullets and slugs might fragment when
