Hunting
Light goose migration blows through Dakotas
By Mike KallokStaff Writer Bismarck, N.D. – This weekend might be the last chance for light goose hunters to take part in federal ‘conservation order’ hunting for snow, blue, and Ross’ geese in the Lower
Border waters beckon as season’s ice melts away
By Mike KallokStaff Writer Brainerd, Minn. – Ice fishing opportunities are melting quickly, and any weekend plans should involve a boat or some sturdy planks – and the expectation that travel will be on foot
After flap, Rendell taps top candidate for PGC
By Tom Venesky Contributing Writer Wilkes-Barre, Pa. – When Luzerne County resident Jay Delaney applied to fill the vacant Northeast Region seat on the Pennsylvania Game Commission last spring, he did so because he wanted
TV report featuring HSUS draws ire of state trappers
By Tom Watts Correspondent Otsego, Mich. – Charlie Brown Sr. is an experienced Michigan trapper who denounces the illegal practice of skinning animals alive. Brown, 59, of Otsego, was outraged after a report aired on
DNR supports sidearms in woods for permit holders
By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – One of the biggest changes Ohio sportsmen will see this fall is that proper license holders will be able to take two firearms into the woods. But, they still will
Bill would let farmers hire pros to kill deer
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – Where hunters have failed to control deer – or where they’ve never been given the chance, depending on your perspective – professionals may get to do the job.
Bait prices are a big concern on Lake Erie
Rules related to VHS could drive up bait shop prices By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – The biggest casualty of the current fish virus scare on Lake Erie will likely be the bait dealers who do
Latest resource funding bill moves in committee
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – As if to prove that a plan to dedicate funds to natural resources is a concept that’s in a constant state of evolution, a Senate committee last Saturday
State’s moose population falls
As numbers drop, opportunities for hunting tumble, too By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor St. Paul – A poor showing by northeastern Minnesota moose in the most recent DNR survey along with discouraging results from a five-year
