Hunting
The director’s take on fee increases, budget
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – The financial hardships that have hit the DNR due to stagnant user fees and reductions in allocations from the state general fund have resulted in cuts in personnel and
Spearers take four sturgeon during Black Lake season
By Yvonne Swager Correspondent Onaway, Mich. – Anne Marie Archambo, of Cheboygan, is two for two in lake sturgeon spearing attempts on Black Lake. She has only registered for the lake’s spearing season twice, was
Funding bill clears second committee
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – Dedicated funding’s push through the Legislature took another step forward Monday, when it passed out of its second Senate committee. Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller’s bill, SF
Pheasant bag hike a top topic for DNR meetings
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul – The DNR began hosting a series of meetings across the state this week where department officials will have opportunities to discuss with hunters and trappers a slew
Anti-pollution devices set for trout hatcheries
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is about to find out if a costly new system for filtering fish waste shows promise in helping hatchery water meet state
MCEA sues DNR over shoreland standards
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – Arguing the DNR decided in an arbitrary manner to deny a petition to start a process to make alternative shoreland standards mandatory, the Minnesota Center for Environmental
VHS likely to spread in region
By Mike Moore Editor Columbus – A fish virus that was responsible for a large fish die-off in Lake Erie last spring will likely become widespread throughout the Great Lakes basin in the coming years,
Wild pheasants released in east
By Dennis Scharadin Contributing Writer Greenwood Valley, Pa. – The thermometer read 14 degrees with a wind chill close to zero as the group huddled around the truck filled with cardboard boxes. They were braving
Legislature tackles fish and game bills
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — Earlier this week, Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed off on the Great Lakes Compact, a bill designed to afford the lakes added protection. The previous night, the House
