Hunting
As gas prices go up, angler trips change
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Pittsburgh — If oil and water don’t mix, it’s especially true this year, as anglers and boaters cope with record high prices at the gas pump. ”I’m sticking closer to
Anglers play role in saugeye study
By Bob Hecker Contributing Writer Columbus — Anglers at Hoover Reservoir in Franklin and Delaware counties will play an important part in a high-tech study designed to shed light on the saugeye, a popular sportfish
Samples tested in Erie drum die-off
By Mike Moore Editor Sandusky, Ohio — It could be early July before a cause is identified for thousands of freshwater drum dead or dying in Lake Erie’s western basin. And even then Ohio biologists
Conservancy district delays tax request
MWCD responds to public concerns By Bob Hecker Contributing Writer Columbus — In response to public concerns, the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District will delay seeking court approval for a property tax assessment plan until it
Groups line up against a proposed forest sale
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — A Bush administration plan to sell off chunks of national forest land in 35 states across the United States to fund a rural schools program has been criticized
Eagles take up camp at Pymatuning State Park
By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn Contributing Writer Andover, Ohio — About one-third of Pymatuning State Park’s 374-unit campground will be roped off at least through the middle of July to accommodate a nesting pair of American
New regs sooner might have meant record trout
By Joe Gorden Contributing Writer Johnstown, Pa. — There is at least one enthusiastic supporter of a proposal by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commissioner Don Anderson that anglers be allowed to harvest trout from two
Mixed reaction to early trout opener
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Lancaster, Pa. — The three York County anglers who were fishing for shad below Maryland’s Conowingo Dam May 8 didn’t mince their words about a proposal by the Pennsylvania Fish
