Hunting
Congress passes Farm Bill; Bush keeps word with veto
Washington – The margin by which the nearly $290 billion Farm Bill passed in mid-May in both the House (318-106, on May 14) and the Senate (81-15, on May 15) nearly ensured an override of
Mille Lacs tribal harvest eclipses 87,500 pounds
Aitkin, Minn. – Spring tribal netting of Mille Lacs Lake walleyes effectively was wrapped up prior to the May 10 state fishing opener, and officials say the harvest by the eight bands that net the
Alternate funding bill gets look
Pittsburgh – The pheasant propagation at Pike Run has been such a success that program partners are ready to spread their wings and fly to other parts of Pennsylvania. But while swapping turkeys for pheasants
Half million steelhead stocked into streams
Conneaut, Ohio – Small by even a Pennsylvania trout stream’s standards, the smolts released last month into five northeast Ohio rivers represent the future of steelheading. The DNR Division of Wildlife stocked these streams –
Session finds funds for Vermilion park
St. Paul – Minnesota is a step closer to its first state park since the 1970s. As part of session-ending negotiations and deal-making, the Legislature approved $20 million for a new state park on the
Weird white bat fungus shows up in the state
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Game Commission is working with several states and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to sort out what is killing bats in New York and New England. Although white-nose syndrome (WNS)
No gobblers, but governor’s hunt puts spotlight on sport
Nashport, Ohio – What a dream it would be to experience turkey hunting as a youngster with a professional hunting guide and a NFL star or Governor Ted Strickland by your side. This dream came
Crappie regs proven effective in six lakes
Delaware, Ohio – It was one of those perfect May days when the afternoon melted into the evening on the water of Delaware Lake, just north of the city of the same name in central
Fishermen set to go after new bass and muskie rules
Eagle River, Wis. – Fishing groups and lake associations in Vilas and Oneida counties are working to reverse catch-and-release muskie and bass laws, based on local and statewide votes from the April 14 spring fish
