Hunting
Erie walleye, perch hatch shows promise
By Dave GolowenskiContributing Writer Sandusky, Ohio – For the last few years, Lake Erie fishery biologists have been looking for reinforcements to bolster the yellow perch and walleye stocks. Maybe – just maybe – they
Overbags, fish sales nets 275 charges
By Mike MooreEditor Toledo, Ohio – Investigations into illegal fishing during the annual walleye run in northwest Ohio landed a group of friends who were exceeding their limit of walleye day after day, state wildlife
‘Resource first’ for real now at PF&BC
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Adoption of a policy manual by Pennsyl-vania Fish & Boat commissioners could have been lost among the wide range of business the board handled at its quarterly meeting in
Pine Creek trout regs to remain unchanged
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – If you believe the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission should custom-manage fisheries around the state through special regulations, you would not have been disappointed with the agency’s July meeting.
Lake Erie fishing big tourism boost
By Mike MooreEditor Port Clinton, Ohio – Above average walleye fishing on Lake Erie over the past several years has undoubtedly been a big part of the tourist draw to the region. So say some
Farm Bill clears House
By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Washington – Members of the U.S. House renewed hope last week that a Farm Bill, which includes a number of conservation programs, might be renewed for another five years by the
NRC makes antlerless reg changes
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Changes in antlerless deer-hunting regulations and license quotas were approved by the state Natural Resources Commission at last month’s meeting in Lansing. The DNR will issue 604,200 antlerless permits
PF&BC: Add wild brook trout to state action plan
NWF hires expert to convince us that it’s no fraud By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg, Pa. – If there’s any issue poised to get hotter in Pennsylvania than management of white-tailed deer, it might
Continental duck numbers are on the rise
Cans, redheads, shovelers break survey records Staff Report St. Paul, Minn. – Preliminary results from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service’s Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey indicate a total duck
