Hunting
Warm spring puts hit on muskie stock
Columbus — The hot weather in April disrupted the normal fishing patterns for a lot of anglers. It also threw a monkey wrench into the DNR Division of Wildlife’s annual muskie stocking program. It didn’t
Plan unveiled for shallow lakes
St. Paul — The DNR’s Shallow Lakes Program is nothing new; it’s been around for a while as a means to improve habitat for the state’s waterfowl. But state officials see bigger and better things
PA: No-kill bass regs put on Susquehanna
Williamsport, Pa. – In a move that some viewed as more symbolic than biologic, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners voted to slap no-kill bass-fishing rules on long sections of the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers in
Central Ohio facility won’t allow gun hunts this year
East Liberty, Ohio — Noticeable success last year among archery hunters prompted the Ohio DNR to discontinue gun hunting at the Transportation Research Center (TRC) west of Marysville during the 2010-11 deer season. The DNR
Pheasant opener: a bright beginning
Madelia, Minn. — When DNR researcher Kurt Haroldson first began calculating pheasant data from the state’s August roadside surveys, the results were enough to make him re-figure. “When I ran the numbers the first time
PA: Lawrence County fatality shows treestand dangers
New Castle, Pa. – Tragedy marred the opening weekend of archery deer season when a hunter died in a treestand accident in North Beaver, Lawrence County. William Henry, 67, of Enon Valley, became the second
PA: PGC stop-search power is reined in by new law
Harrisburg – Depending on whom you listen to, legislation Gov. Ed Rendell signed into law Oct. 7 to reduce the powers of Game Commission officers to conduct stops and searches to the same ones granted
Youth Deer Hunt harvest down this year
The 2010 Youth Deer Hunt harvest was down by more than 900 deer, though a glitch in DNR’s reporting system could be to blame. Paul Shelton, DNR’s wildlife program manager, also said very warm weather
DNR: Youth Deer Hunt reporting system had a glitch
This from DNR: DNR is encouraging participants in the Illinois Youth Deer Hunt on Oct. 9-10 who may have been unable to register their deer harvest to do so as soon as possible. Due to
