Hunting
Results from trout opener were mixed across state
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Pittsburgh – Angling pressure and catch rates varied in the 45 counties that kicked off trout season April 14 as much as they had March 31, when southcentral and southeastern
PGC votes to boost antlerless licenses
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – State lawmakers aren’t the only ones who can play hardball, it seems. Pennsylvania Game Commis-sioners met in here April 17 and 18 to set seasons and bag limits
Graham, 53, picked to lead wildlife unit
By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – Maybe it was a harbinger of things to come when Dave Graham served as master of ceremonies at former DNR Division of Wildlife Chief Steve Gray’s retirement party in March.
PF&BC vows to fix Pine Creek regs
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – For whatever reason, Pennsylvania’s re-source-management agencies rarely admit when they screw up, but Fish & Boat commissioners did a major mea culpa on Pine Creek trout-fishing regulations at their
DNR: Perch bag reduced with the future in mind
By Mike Moore Editor Columbus – Ohio fisheries managers suspected they might have a problem with Lake Erie yellow perch this year. DNR Division of Wildlife fisheries administrator Ray Petering said on April 4 that
15-month probe ends in 63 waterfowl charges
One group named themselves ‘Duck Masters Club’ By Mike MooreEditor Xenia, Ohio – A undercover investigation that was carried out for more than a year has led to the arrest of seven suspected poachers in
Third year of cormorant-culling at Leech to start
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Walker, Minn. – For the third year in a row, sharpshooters will target cormorants on Leech Lake. Last year, shooters from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services killed 3,303 cormorants,
Deer ‘task force’ bill passes state Senate
By Steve PiattEditor Albany – A bill that would create a ‘deer mitigation task force’ to trim whitetail numbers in the Hudson Valley has passed the Senate and is under consideration by the state Assembly.
Deer-baiting busts hit all-time record
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Statistics released last week by the DNR confirm what hunters and conservation officers have been saying for some time: Deer baiting in the state is on the rise.
