Hunting
Red Lake interests want longer ice-fishing season
Kelliher, Minn. – It’s not an easy thing when three-fourths of your annual business is squeezed into less than a two-month window during the wintertime. But that’s not the only reason business owners and others
Huebsch reluctant to allow vote on ‘DNR secretary’ bill
Madison – Sportsmens groups who thought the “DNR secretary bill” was moving swimmingly through the Legislature might be surprised to learn that the bill appears to have stalled. Former DNR secretary George Meyer, now executive
Iaconelli brings fiery bass brand to Columbus
Columbus – Two weeks before the Bassmaster Classic, Mike Iaconelli was in a likely spot, flipping a jig named after him into some cover that held promise for largemouths. That Iaconelli was doing so while
Court ruling deemed crucial for wildlife officers’ duties
Toledo, Ohio – An Erie County Court decision that could have seriously hampered the ability of state wildlife officers to investigate possible hunting and wildlife violations on private property has been reversed by the Sixth
Early trout season is possible in southwest
Harrisburg – At a meeting of their Fisheries Committee sometime in the next few weeks, Pennsylvania Board of Fish & Boat commissioners will consider a proposal to expand the area of the state having the
Split perch bag could be in works for Erie
Sandusky, Ohio – Despite emergency efforts to prevent sport-fishing overharvest of yellow perch in Lake Erie last year, sport anglers still took more than their allowed quota, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. Anglers
Makeup of gas drilling board a sticking point
Columbus – Pending legislation that would open Ohio’s state parks and nature preserves to crude oil and natural gas drilling continues to generate controversy and intense debate. Part of that has to do with the
DNR has bill ready to reduce walleye limit
St. Paul – A package of rules the DNR hopes the state Legislature OKs during the 2008 session includes reducing the daily statewide bag limit for walleyes from four to six fish. The DNR’s omnibus
