Before the spring turkey season, there was talk of a record year. But hunters bagged 15,121 wild turkeys during the 2011 spring season, considerably fewer than the 16,565 taken during the spring of 2010. Hunters took a state-record 16,605 turkeys during the spring season in 2006. “This year’s wild turkey season will probably be best …
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As much as I enjoy reporting that summer appears to be nearing, the annual warnings about what the season brings with it make me cringe. The ticks are coming! A deer tick bite is no laughing matter. Untreated, Lyme disease can spread into the heart and nervous system leading to palsies and meningitis. Later stages
By “rescuing” an injured or apparently abandoned baby wild animal, you may doing the opposite of what you seek to accomplish, and breaking the law. This time of year, thousands of animals are born in the wild. With the spread of suburban areas into their natural habitats, young animals are increasingly born near humans, who
We have two wildlife agencies in Pennsylvania – the Game Commission and the Fish & Boat Commission. I gladly buy licenses and therefore “support” both agencies each year. Many of you do the same. Since I favor long-term lasting gains over short-term thinking, I’m not always happy about where my license money goes. If we
I’ve been attending Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Openers since Rudy Perpich’s second term in the late 80s and early 90s and I was at yet another this year on Lake Pokegama near Grand Rapids, the first for Governor Mark Dayton. Through Perpich, Carlson, Ventura, Pawlenty and now Dayton, I have always wondered if any of these
Idaho Fish and Game wildlife biologist Jack Connelly is co-editor of a comprehensive volume on sage-grouse. “Greater Sage-Grouse: Ecology and Conservation of a Landscape Species and Its Habitats,” was published this year by University of California Press for the Cooper Ornithological Society. Connelly is principal wildlife research biologist for the Idaho Department of Fish and
This report is based on information from anglers, local tackle shops, spot creel surveys and fish manager’s observations. It is a general summary of what others are saying about what fish are being caught and what gear anglers’ are using. Magic Reservoir is full. Fishing has been slow recently due to high, murky water. It
DENVER — Brush-area families are invited to take part in the annual Jake’s Conservation Field Day at Doty Park on Saturday, June 4. Presented in partnership between the Colorado Division of Wildlife, the National Wild Turkey Federation, the City of Brush, and 4H Shooting Sports, this all-day event offers a taste of wildlife recreation for
PIERRE, S.D. – A late spring and unpredictable weather did not keep the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department fisheries staff from conducting annual egg operations that are needed to meet the state’s fish-stocking needs. GFP typically begins egg collection in early April, but the operation was delayed a week or more in most
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