Hunting
Lehigh River trout fishery has awesome potential
By Ad Crable Contributing Writer White Haven, Pa. – Could the the Lehigh River be one of the best trout-fishing destinations in the East? Could it be a 40-mile-long ribbon of gorgeous big water with
Legislators tackle cormorant control
By Yvonne Swager Correspondent Alpena, Mich. – Recent attempts to control double-crested cormorants in the state have worked, officials say, but not fast enough for some legislators. Bills recently enacted require the DNR to be
No-kill bass regs pondered by PF&BC for Susquehanna
By Marcus Schneck Contributing Writer Harrisburg – The summer of 2007 was another disappointing one for young-of-the-year smallmouth bass and bass anglers in much of the Susquehanna River, and the future is not currently looking
Senate continues to mull 2007 Farm Bill
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Members of the U.S. Senate may not pass a far-ranging Farm Bill before the current five-year plan expires at the end of this month, but many conservation groups
Challenges grow for fall walleye stocking
State anglers, tribal fishers well short of 2007 open-water quotas By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Redby, Minn. – As state and Red Lake Band biologists assess the fish situation in Upper and Lower Red Lake, they
Ohio waterfowl migration complicates goose hunt
By Mike MooreEditor Melmore, Ohio – Simply put, northwest Ohio goose hunter Chuck Gaietto could shoot a lot more Canada geese every year if migration weren’t a reality. So could every other waterfowl hunter in
USP lawsuit may not see quick end
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Although the lawsuit recently filed by the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsyl-vania against the state Game Commission asks for an immediate halt to the taking of antlerless deer on public
Moose hunt begins on Saturday
2007 elk-hunting parties go 3-for-3 By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Grand Rapids, Minn. – Perhaps the best news for Minnesota moose hunters whose hunt gets under way on Sept. 29 is temperatures are expected to be
Fly-fishing section closed on Salmon
Staff report Altmar, N.Y. – Low water levels and high temperatures have delayed the opening of the catch-and-release season in the fly-fishing-only section of the Salmon River. DEC imposed emergency regulations that delayed the customary
