Hunting
License sales steady nationwide
The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) and the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) announced the publication of a quarterly fishing license sales index to track trends that have an impact on the industry and the
L-SOHC pitches projects as debate rages
Brooklyn Center, Minn. – The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council last week recommended to the Legislature about $56.2 million in projects for the second round of funding from the constitutional amendment voters approved in 2008. Later
20 coyote hunts slated this winter around state
Port Matilda, Pa. – Organized predator hunts continue to be a large draw for hunters during the long, cold winter months. At least 20 hunts are planned across the state this winter.
New state forest a treasure, biologist says
McArthur, Ohio – The state’s planned purchase of nearly 16,000 acres of undeveloped woodland in Vinton County to create the Vinton Furnace Experimental State Forest is a boon to hunters, wildlife watchers and other outdoor
Coyotes have wolf genes here
Harrisburg – Sometimes theories turn out to be true. Take the case of Pennsylvania’s coyotes.
DNR ‘push’ of walleye stamp to continue in 2010
Associate Editor Brooklyn Center, Minn. – It wasn’t a particularly awe-inspiring opening year for Minnesota’s walleye stamp, a voluntary purchase option for state anglers that forwards $5 to walleye stocking in the state. About 7,000
Made in Japan: Largemouth world record tied
Dania Beach, Fla. – A 22-pound, 4-ounce bass caught last summer in Japan will take its place in the record books alongside George Perry’s world record caught 77 years ago. The International Game Fish Association
DNR: baiting remained a problem in ’09
St. Paul – That conservation officers during the 2009 season would issue a high number of citations to deer hunters for hunting over bait probably isn’t a surprise, given they were well on their way
