Hunting
Cameron residents: Fix streams
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Emporium, Pa. – In a normal year, Sinnemahoning-Portage Creek and the Driftwood Branch of the Sinnemahoning would get stocked with trout each spring. Anglers don’t want to wait that long
Forestry bills address concerns about access
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Lansing – Six forestry bills of an original package of eight have been signed into law by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, and the deepest concerns of the DNR and sportsmen’s groups
Study: Deer likely spread wasting disease via saliva
By Lauran Neergaard AP Medical Writer Washington (AP) – Deer probably spread the brain-destroying illness chronic wasting disease through their saliva, concludes a study that finally pins down a long-suspected culprit. The key was that
PGC adopts regs for baiting deer
New rules only affect southeast By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – Much of the Pennsylvania Game Commis-sion’s history deals with efforts to grow wildlife populations. More recently, commissioners have had to deal with overabundant
‘New’ disease is found in whitetails
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Another deer disease has been identified in Michigan whitetails. Two deer recently found dead in Allegan County have tested positive for epizootic hemorrhagic disease. EDH is an acute, often
Outlook for upland bird hunt only fair
By Mike Moore Editor Ashley, Ohio – Predicting harvest success for pheasant and quail hunters in Ohio never varies much from year to year. The average Buckeye State’s 100,000 pheasant hunters each harvest about two
DEC now surveying Central N.Y. hunters
By Steve Piatt Editor Syracuse, N.Y. – DEC is continuing to gauge hunter sentiment on Quality Deer Management-like regulations for several central New York Wildlife Management Units. This time, the department has contracted with Cornell
Delta voted out of Canada joint venture
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Bismarck, N.D. — Unhappy with the direction of waterfowl conservation in Canada and subsequent refusal to agree to what it classified as a “gag order” have led to the dismissal
