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Deer feeding ban in effect in northwest
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – Recreational deer feeding has been banned in a 4,000-square-mile area in the northwest corner of the state, in an effort to reduce the possibility of transmission of
Bear hunters register another large harvest
Harrisburg — Pennsylvania Game Commission bear check stations recorded a preliminary harvest of 2,553 bears during the recently completed three-day season, and an additional 73 bears during the state’s first-ever, two-day archery bear harvest, the
Hunting license fee-hike bill dies
PGC revenue is casualty in war over deer plan By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — Dan Surra is a state lawmaker and not a prophet, but he was right on the mark with one
Agency: More cuts in programs coming
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg — Back in September, when Game Commission Executive Direc-tor Carl Roe addressed the Governor’s Council for Hunting, Fishing and Conser-vation, he warned that if a hunting license fee increase doesn’t
Early archery kill sets third straight record
DNR Reports Columbus — For the third straight year, Ohio bowhunters set a record harvest during the first six weeks of the state’s deer-archery season, taking 45,733 whitetails. According to the DNR Division of Wildlife,
Extra gun hunt: Early muzzleloader season?
By Mike Moore Editor Athens, Ohio — The traditional deer gun week is in the rearview mirror now but there are two more days this year for Ohioans to put smokepoles to use again. And,
Gentry pleads guilty in black bear-tagging case
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Duluth, Minn. — Troy Lee Gentry, one-half of the country music duo Montgomery Gentry, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Duluth to a misdemeanor charge stemming from the
Plan in place for review of the SAK audit report
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison — The Sex-Age-Kill Audit Steering Committee wants to see the SAK audit report as soon as it is available and then talk to the panel of experts to ask questions
New CC committee to tackle land-access issue
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Stevens Point, Wis. — The Conservation Congress has study committees on big game, small game, cold-water fisheries, turkeys, and many more. They are all important, but which is the most important?
