Coeur D’Alene, Idaho (AP) — Idaho wildlife managers are considering shrinking the hunting season for elk this fall to allow herds to recover from a harsh winter that took a toll on populations last winter. By shortening the hunting season, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game hopes to reduce the cow elk harvest by …
Sandusky, Ohio – Ports in Sandusky, Ashtabula, and Toledo are particularly vulnerable to a new wave of invasive species, according to a new federal report. The National Center for Environmental Assessment issued the warning in a study released last month. It identified 30 nonnative species that pose a medium or high risk of reaching the
Columbus – Ohio’s state-owned outdoor recreational facilities stand to benefit from the recently approved federal economic stimulus legislation – to the tune of about $7.8 million. The Ohio DNR learned in late February that it will receive approximately that amount in state stabilization funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to Cristie Wilt,
Lansing – The use of crossbows during the archery deer season has been approved by the state Natural Resources Commission for anyone hunting in Zone 3, and for anyone age 50 and over hunting during the early archery season, statewide. The NRC voted to approve the regulation changes at its monthly meeting last week in
Lansing – During the midnight hour of Aug. 23, the day after the Michigan Department of Agriculture quarantined a Kent County cervid deer facility where a doe that tested positive for chronic wasting disease was found, conservation officers say they watched two men enter the facility with flashlights and a tranquilizer gun, according to a
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — A 41-year-old Craig man will serve more than three years in prison for violating the Lacey and the Marine Mammal Protection acts. Christopher R. Rowland was also fined $5,000 when he was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Anchorage. Authorities say he was extensively involved in the illegal hunting, killing and
Harrisburg – The ongoing rancor over the auctioning of Pennsylvania’s first-ever Governor’s Tag almost took a very unusual twist recently. The tag is good for a bull elk license that can be used in any zone during this year’s Nov. 2-7 hunt. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation pushed for the legislation to create the tag,
Shawnee Lake (Bedford County) – A spate of mild weather in late February spurred crappie action. Canoe Lake (Blair County) – Ice remained in late February, and anglers were still icing bass, trout and panfish in this early season trout stocked program impoundment. Raystown Lake (Huntingdon County) – A bonus stocking of trout was performed
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