Hunting
Governor says Erie is the ‘walleye capital’
Strickland marks 30th annual Fish Ohio Port Clinton, Ohio – Though there are more than a few U.S. cities that claim to be the “Walleye Capital of the World,” there’s not much disagreement on the
Bill to counter PF&BC policy
Harrisburg – A new “resource-first” policy adopted by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners this summer so troubled a state lawmaker that he introduced a bill in early July to thwart it. Worried that the policy
New plan outlines vision for state’s environment
St. Paul – A comprehensive plan, more than 18 months in the making, to protect and improve the state’s natural resources has been completed. Sweeping in its scope, supporters say it provides more than 60
Lynx-driven trapping rules OK’d by judge
St. Paul – A federal judge this week approved a DNR plan that will allow trappers in the Arrowhead region of the state the ability to continue to trap other species, while abiding by restrictions
PGC blames police for killing of bear
Deborah Weisberg Southwest Correspondent Claysburg, Pa. – With one eyewitness bound for court in last month’s police shooting of a black bear, the Pennsylvania Game Commission blames bystanders and local officers for the killing that
Amendment to gut deputies’ powers
Lancaster, Pa. – Lancaster County Republican state Sen. Gibson Armstrong is taking aim at the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s corps of deputy wildlife conservation officers. The chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 2 proposed
Legislative action got swift response
Harrisburg – When word of Sen. Gibson Armstrong’s amendment that would strip wildlife conservation officers of their powers got out, reaction was swift. The Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs asked its members to contact their
More state citizens deployed to California wildfires
Grand Rapids, Minn. – Another 20 firefighters from Minnesota were en route to California earlier this week to join two other 20-member Minnesota crews and others from around the nation battling 300 blazes that, as
Panfish selling to end
Albany – Market fishing, the practice where recreational anglers sell their catch to commercial outlets, has effectively been banned throughout most of the North Country where it has been a tradition for generations. Legislation passed
