Hunting
MI: Salmon demise bites charters
Harrisville, Mich. – A new study shows the collapse of the chinook salmon fishery in Lake Huron has equated to millions of dollars in losses for charter boat operators and port cities in recent years.
PA: More forest data is needed in state
Harrisburg – Since he retired as head of policy for the state’s largest landowner four years ago, Rick Carlson has been spending more time in Penn’s Woods. After 20 years with the Pennsylvania Department of
PA: Bassbusters don’t like new river regs
Harrisburg – Tournament anglers Jan. 25 told the Pennsylvania Board of Fish & Boat Commissioners that they are not the bad guys in the plight of the smallmouth bass population in the lower Susquehanna River
PA: Picture this: Computer scores buck’s antlers
Greensburg, Pa. – Some deer, like fish, are prone to shrinkage. See them while small-game hunting, out the truck window or in the glow of a spotlight, and they can look huge, like record-book quality
OH: EPA: No quick fix for St. Marys algae issue
St. Marys, Ohio – There’s no quick fix for a major state lake where toxic algae led to warnings and a decline in tourism this summer, the new director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
OH: Mountz: first woman to be acting chief
Columbus – Vicki Mountz has been named acting chief of the DNR Division of Wildlife as the DNR launches a national search for a new head of the wildlife agency to replace former chief David
CRP Signups Begin March 14
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Signup for landowners who want to enroll in the Conservation Reserve Program starts March 14. Linda Hennen, executive director of the Farm Service Agency for Minnesota, says farmers may offer
Treestand Safety: Record Deaths in Alabama
Falls from treestands have traditionally been a leading cause of hunting accidents, but with a record four fatalities this deer season and 14 treestand-related accidents just in Alabama alone, that state is urging hunters to
New MN DNR small grants program designed to help local organizations
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has created a new small-grants program to help clubs and organizations that deliver programs that recruit and retain hunters and anglers. Under the program, the DNR will provide
