Hunting
Hopes fade for 2007 Farm Bill in Senate
Washington – Without agreement on several aspects of the 2007 Farm Bill, it appears likely the U.S. Senate won’t pass its version of the far-ranging bill that includes a number of conservation programs, until 2008
VHS to hurt fishing in unforeseen way
Harrisburg – A fish disease that was originally identified as a potential threat to trout in commercial hatcheries in Europe, then later caused widespread die-offs of freshwater drum, white bass and yellow perch in the
Cinnamon phase bears rare here
Greensburg, Pa. – Pennsyl-vania has a bear season, one for black bears in particular. That’s just what Chuck Williams shot on opening day of the 2006 season, too. You’d never know it, though, not to
Report: Ohio ranks top among water polluters
Columbus – Ohio ranked first in the nation in the number of times its major factories and cities released an unauthorized amount of harmful chemicals and untreated sewage into waterways, according to a report released
Dedicated funding talk turning to finer details
St. Paul – The promise has been made: Dedicated funding will be voted upon early in the 2008 legislative session. The bill awaiting legislative action would ask voters to raise the state sales tax by
PF&BC trout plan update scrutinized
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is about to kick off the job of updating its trout-management plan. But it’s getting some ideas already. The agency will hold the first day-long meeting of
Whitetail kill high, but down from 2006
St. Paul – Deer hunters are off their near-record pace of a year ago, but not by much. Firearms hunters had killed 123,805 whitetails through Friday, Nov. 9. That compares to 131,700 through the same
Leaders: Opposition seems mostly selfish
Altoona, Pa. – Much of the opposition to Sunday hunting is dishonest and selfish, according to leaders of national hunting-rights groups who have participated in successful campaigns to legalize it in other states. The general
Wardens lining up illegal baits for opener
Madison – Heading into the gun deer season opener on Saturday, Nov. 17, DNR Chief Warden Randy Stark said hunters who are using illegal deer baits shouldn’t be surprised if they’re visited by a conservation
