Hunting
Coming soon: bill to enforce kill reporting
Harrisburg – Like many Keystone State sportsmen, Rep. Ed Staback is frustrated that two-thirds of successful deer hunters don’t send in harvest report cards to help the Pennsylvania Game Commission manage the herd.
Plan to reverse Cass spearing ban sparks Capitol debate
St. Paul – Opponents of a Cass Lake ban on the spearing of northern pike have taken their fight to the state Capitol. Bills that repeal the ban, in place since 1988, have been the
A car-hawk collision, rehabilitation, and release
These remarkable photos document the story of a red-tailed hawk that survived a car collision in San Diego early this year. The immature redtail struck a car going 70 miles per hour down a highway
Mosquito Creek coyote hunt awards record purse
Frenchville, Pa. – The Mos-quito Creek Sportsmen’s Club Coyote Hunt recently awarded a new record total of $35,646 in prize money, to once again prove that it is the biggest predator hunt of its kind.
Senate takes on definitions of ‘enhance, restore, and protect’
St. Paul – What’s in the definition of a word? A lot, according to those who supported Senate measures to repeal legislation last year that defined the words “protect,” “restore,” and “enhance.” Lawmakers last year
Legislature likely to ponder increase in fishing licenses
Another bill: 4X scopes on muzzleloaders St. Paul – Legislation to increase the price of a fishing license is expected to be offered in the state Senate this week. Anglers for Habitat is backing the
Reward offered in Ill. shooting of bald eagle
Brighton, Ill. (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $1,000 reward for information about the person who shot and wounded an immature American bald eagle in western Illinois. The service says
Good news for trappers: fur prices up from 2009
Toronto, Canada – New York welcomed the first signs of a fur industry on the mend after a hectic start to the major auctions for the 2009-10 trapping season. Earlier this year, North American Fur
Stewardship program land access rule may get hearing
Madison – State Rep. Scott Gunderson, R-Waterford, and five Assembly colleagues are calling for a public hearing on the DNR’s proposed Stewardship access rule, expressing concern the rule may be written in a way that
