Opinions
PGC ‘disappointed’ with legislative resources audit
Harrisburg — Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today issued the following statement on the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee’s audit titled “Examination of Current and Future Costs and Revenues from Forest Products,
Lake Erie frozen for first time in 14 years
According AccuWeather.com, following a cold snap in the Northeast, Lake Erie’s surface is virtually frozen over for the first time in about 14 years. The ice ranges in thickness between paper thin along the northern
New state record certified for nontypical bull elk in Kentucky
Frankfort, Ky. — Kentucky has a new state record for a bull elk with non-typical antlers. Harrodsburg resident Terrell Royalty’s 7×7 elk scored 372 6/8 in the Boone and Crockett Club scoring system, besting the
Minnesota DNR releases final 2009 deer kill numbers
The Minnesota DNR reported on Tuesday that state hunters officially harvested 194,178 deer during the 2009 season. The decline reflects the fact that fewer permits were available to hunters to harvest antlerless deer because the
Non-resident archers won’t get second permit
According to reports out of Springfield, DNR has changed its mind about a proposal to allow non-resident archery hunters to purchase a second combination archery deer permit. DNR, however, still wants to allow non-resident hunters
First fish-house removal deadlines approaching
The first Minnesota fish-house removal deadline of 2010 kicks in next weekend, then those deadlines come rapid-fire for the next five weeks. All shelters must be off the ice no later than midnight for each
Champlain yields Vermont record ’eye
Burlington, Vt. – A Lake Champlain ice fisherman has caught what’s believed to be a new state record walleye for Vermont, state fish and wildlife officials indicated. Vermont Fish and Wildlife spokesman John Hall said
DEC dispels mountain lion rumor
Albany — DEC has long refuted reports that mountain lions are roaming the Empire State. Now the department has taken the unique step of cranking out a press release to that effect. Apparently weary of
Bats treated for ‘white-nose’
Albany (AP) — Researchers trying to slow the spread of a scourge that has killed more than a million bats are testing anti-fungal solutions in a hard-hit hibernation cave on the edge of the Adirondacks.
