Hunting
Acting chief set to retire
Columbus – In an e-mail statement sent to the employees of the DNR Division of Wildlife, acting agency chief Jim Marshall stated: “All; I will be retiring from the Division of Wildlife on Sept. 30,
Recreation Passport takes effect Oct. 1
By Darren Warner Contributing Writer Lansing – The new Recreation Passport, developed to generate revenue for the management of state parks, state recreation areas, and forest recreation programs, goes into effect Oct. 1. The passport
Upscale nature inn is open now at Bald Eagle State Park
Howard, Pa. – After several false starts at other state parks and construction delays, one of central Pennsylvania’s state parks now has up-scale accommodations. The 16-room nature inn at Bald Eagle State Park, in Centre
August trawls turn up better hatch on Erie
Sandusky, Ohio – The August surveys of the 2010 Lake Erie walleye hatch have caused Ohio fisheries biologists to revise their assessment upward, meaning that the year-class may be better than thought initially and the
Will Dakota ducks head east?
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul – Ducks of several species returning north last spring likely surveyed conditions in the eastern Dakotas, decided to conserve some energy, and set their wings. Surveys indicate, most
EPA denies bid to ban lead ammo
Washington (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency last month denied a petition by five environmental groups to ban lead in hunting ammunition, saying the issue is not within the agency’s jurisdiction. The EPA said it
Court battle looms over access to Adirondacks
Albany – A decades-old battle over whether float planes should be allowed to land on remote lakes in the Adirondack mountains has been renewed with a new federal lawsuit over the issue. Six residents of
Archery ready for first shot
Horseheads, N.Y. – Don Barrett sees the trail cam pictures brought into his shop almost daily. Big bucks. Some really big. It’s always that was as New York’s archery season approaches, but the fever pitch
Positive outlook for duck season
Springfield – First the bad news: Illinois duck hunters had an awful 2009 season, harvesting the fewest ducks since 2004. The good news: Migrating ducks don’t dwell on the past. Besides, they read weather –
