Outdoor News Daily

At its 100th quarterly business meeting held today, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) approved several property transactions, finalized new regulations for Lake Erie, and awarded two grants for projects on the Lehigh and Susquehanna rivers.

Commissioners voted to purchase for $4,000 a public fishing access and conservation easement along Fishing Creek, a popular trout fishery located in the Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna watershed. The easement area is located on property owned by the Fishing Creek Sportsmen’s Association and consists of approximately 210 linear feet on one side of Fishing Creek along State Route 487 in Fishing Creek Township, Columbia County. The acquisition also includes an additional easement for a footpath and parking area to ensure access to the fishing easement area.
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The New Mexico Game Commission will consider removing desert bighorn sheep from the list of state threatened and endangered species at its meeting Thursday in Farmington.

Desert bighorn sheep were listed as a state endangered species in 1980 when the population was estimated at fewer than 70. Today, through numerous releases, selective predator control and support from numerous wildlife conservation groups, the population estimate is 645, far exceeding the delisting criteria under the state Wildlife Conservation Act.

Thursday’s meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Courtyard Marriott Conference Center, 560 Scott Ave., in Farmington. The full agenda, detailed agenda-item briefings and other information are available on the Department of Game and Fish website, http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us, or by calling (505) 476-8008. Details of proposed rules and opportunities to comment about them also are available on the website.
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The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is conducting public meetings and requesting comments on hunting and licensing rules for bears, cougars, antelope and deer that will be presented to the State Game Commission this year.

The proposed rules are available for review on the Department Web site, http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us. Pronghorn, bear and cougar management will be discussed at public meetings statewide before final recommendations are presented to the Game Commission on Aug. 28. To review proposals for cougar, bear and deer hunting, and proposed changes to the Antelope Public Lands Use System, please visit the Department Web site under the “Issues and Answers” tab.

Comments can be mailed to New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Wildlife Management Division, P.O. Box 25112, Santa Fe, NM 87504; or e-mailed to nmdept.ofgameandfish@state.nm.us.
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The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a public hearing during its Aug. 6-7 meeting in Olympia on a revised policy guiding management of Dungeness crab fisheries in Puget Sound and three potential alternatives for recreational crab fishing seasons beginning in 2011.

In addition, the commission is scheduled to conduct a public hearing and take action on proposed 2010-11 migratory waterfowl hunting seasons.

The commission, a nine-member citizen panel appointed by the governor to set policy for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), will convene for its regular meeting Aug. 6-7 in Room 172 of the Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington St. S.E. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. both days.
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