Hunting
Call for ban on lead tackle not related to Illinois case
Washington – Several organizations, calling themselves “a coalition of conservation, hunting, and veterinary groups,” filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this month calling for a ban on the use of toxic lead
State hopes for Open Fields dollars, more participation
Madison – If the state is going to receive any part of the $50 million in federal grant money set aside for public access programs on private land, the DNR is going to have to
Federal regulations for migratory waterfowl on PGC website
Harrisburg — The Pennsylvania Game Commission has posted a synopsis of federal regulations that govern migratory game bird and waterfowl seasons to assist hunters in finding answers to questions. To review the information, go to
Moose permit auctions raise $61K in NH, Vt.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ Ten people will pay between $4,151 and $8,600 to bag a moose in New Hampshire or Vermont next fall. Five moose hunting permits were auctioned off in each state this week,
Lion hunting proposed in Custer State Park
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ A first-ever hunting season within Custer State Park is proposed as part of the 2011 hunting season on mountain lions in the Black Hills. The Game, Fish and Parks Commission
Feds reopen fishing in Gulf off Florida Panhandle
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) – A federal fishing ban was lifted Tuesday in more than 5,000 square miles in the Gulf of Mexico along the Florida Panhandle, giving hope to a region largely dependent
Bow hunters might help with Sioux Falls deer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Sioux Falls leaders are considering allowing bow hunters to help thin deer that are causing problems in the northeast part of the city. Police estimate up to 400 deer live
Trouble in the Gulf Part 2: A Vanishing Paradise
This is Part Two in a three-part series on the loss of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands and the effect of this loss on waterfowl and other species that migrate to or through the region from the
PF&BC buys spring that feeds Little Juniata River
Altoona, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission recently agreed to purchase approximately 50 acres of wetlands in the upper Little Juniata River Watershed in Blair County north of here. The move is seen
