Hunting
PGC says the deer harvest is up 4%
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s recent announcement that hunters harvested an estimated 335,850 deer in the state’s 2008-09 seasons – 4 percent more than the agency’s estimate for the previous year – was greeted
Bear sightings are steady in 2008
DNR Staff Reports Athens, Ohio – One hundred-five black bear sightings were reported in 21 Ohio counties last year, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. Of that number, state wildlife personnel confirmed 38 sightings,
Federal regulators deny protection to Calif. fish
Sacramento, Calif. (AP) – Federal authorities say a small fish in Northern California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta does not deserve protection on the federal endangered species list. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its
Ice still fishable in northern Minnesota
Garrison, Minn. – The calendar says it’s spring, but you wouldn’t think so based on all the ice fishing opportunities that still exist in the northern half of Minnesota. Generally speaking, anglers will find open
Hope still exists for deal to secure Vermilion land
St. Paul – Nearly a year ago, the Legislature authorized $20 million in bonds to purchase a new state park along the shores of Lake Vermilion. Proponents of the northern Minnesota facility hailed the move,
Go now to catch Erie’s biggest steelhead of year
Erie, Pa. – The temperatures are finally on their way back up, winter is over and Easter is on its way. That can only mean one thing. Steelhead season is here. At least what is
State covets revenue from forest gas wells
Harrisburg – State lawmakers here are casting hungry eyes at Pennsylvania’s state forests these days. Specifically, they’re looking to share in – or perhaps more rightly claim – the wealth that’s already being generated by
Minn. could see antler-point restrictions in 2010
Rochester, Minn. (AP) – In the future, when bluff land deer hunters see a buck, they might need to take a deep breath and count to four. It’s possible they will have to make sure
Poor economy driving trapping license sales
Harrisburg – Compared with hunting license sales, sales of trapping licenses skyrocketed in Pennsylvania last year, and older furtakers drove the greatest gains, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s latest license sales statistics. Senior lifetime
