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Commercial fishing group sues over net regulations
Toledo, Ohio – A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Ohio’s amended Senate Bill 77, which went into effect Oct. 10 and aims to more tightly monitor the activities of the state’s Lake Erie commercial fishermen,
Steelhead catch rate up on Erie
Fairport Harbor, Ohio – Ohio’s steelhead stocking program has become so popular that the number of fish put into Lake Erie’s eastern Ohio tributaries has doubled since the practice began in 1993. And because of
Pa. poaching fines may go way up
Pittsburgh – While hunters lament the low number of white-tailed deer in some parts of Pennsylvania, poachers are having a field day. Laws without teeth and archaic fines have made the state – second only
Muskie bag might see reduction to one fish
Columbus – In the near future, muskie anglers in the Buckeye State might be able to keep just one fish per day. And that would be more than most serious muskie anglers keep in a
Early C&R for muskies will be delayed a year
Eagle River, Wis. – A catch-and-release muskie season that was created for this May through the state budget process will be delayed for at least one more year. The DNR – and fishermen – learned
Minnesota gets in on wolf lawsuit ‘action’
St. Paul – The state of Minnesota has joined a list of Midwestern states that have joined ranks with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in fending off a lawsuit aimed at returning wolves to
New CRP option will benefit state wildlife
St. Paul – While storm clouds remain on the horizon for the Conservation Reserve Program, there’s also a bit of blue sky. Federal officials announced at Pheasant Fest last week that up to 23,100 acres
Work continues on potential state park by Lake Vermilion
St. Paul – If land on Lake Vermilion is to be purchased and developed into Minnesota’s newest state park, the coming months hold the key. A list of recommendations given last week to Mark Holsten,
Hunters donated nearly 2,000 deer in 2007 venison donation program
St. Paul – Hunters donated about 2,000 deer in the first year of a state program that allowed them to donate their whitetails for free. As of last week, processors had sought payment for 1,131
