Opinions
Lifetime licenses? Devil is in the detail.
Legislation has been introduced in Lansing to create a package of lifetime hunting and fishing licenses. On the surface, it sounds like a good idea that would save sportsmen and women a few bucks. But
Whirlwind day at state capitol comes with twist on new DNR funding
Springfield — Hunters, anglers, DNR staffers and lawmakers all began this week assuming they’d somehow wrap up work toward a DNR funding plan centered on state park admission fees. But there was an unexpected twist.
Roundup of top hunting, fishing, and conservation issues
OK, so if you want to call this a lazy blog, be my guest. But here are a half-dozen items that have occupied my attention the past week. I figure they’re worth sharing with other
Ohio DNR would do well to mimick Michigan's pheasant program
Few of us here in the Buckeye State would admit that anything good could cross the northern border from WolverineLand, at least when college football tensions are strung high. But it says here that the
Is 10 brook trout too many?
The Department of Natural Resources’ proposed change in the brook trout creel limit from five fish to 10 fish is more controversial than I thought it would be. It wasn’t that long ago that the
Turkey season wraps up with big numbers
All in all, it was a solid turkey season for spring hunters, who topped last year’s kill by more than 800 birds. According to DNR stats released today, 15,941 turkeys were taken during the 2012
Bill for Fish Management Fund on the move
House Bill 4193, Rep. Frank Mautino’s DNR Sustainability Bill, was placed on the schedule for a second reading and short debate today. At 3 p.m., I learned that floor amendment No. 1 was filed by
Joan Wulff casts a confident shadow
It’s not something you can teach. You can show someone how to cast; you can show someone how to wind fly line; and you can even show someone how to read a trout stream. But
Sales looking up for U.S. boating industry
There are signs the U.S. economy is improving as retail sales for recreational boats and accessories increased by 6 percent in 2011,according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association. The recreational boating industry has not seen
