January 19, 2015

Oak Harbor, Ohio — Reid Van Cleve said he never had trouble getting ready for work. “I love it. Every day I get up and I want to go to work,” the 42-year-old wildlife officer said. “I can’t wait to get started.” This reporter got up long before the sun rose on a recent Sunday

Grand Rapids, Mich. — Scientists studying the health of Great Lakes coastal wetlands report that faucet snails have been found in many more waters than anticipated. The invasive snail, native to Europe, poses a threat to native snails and to waterfowl. “These snails are extremely competitive with native snails,” said Neil Schock, a wetland technician

St. Joseph, Mich. — Rural St. Joseph County deer hunter Brandon Cropsey had an unprecedented 2014. He shot a 5½-year-old 16-pointer with his bow and arrow Nov. 14 in St. Joseph County that had a gross green score of 1751⁄8 as a nontypical. A month later to the date, he tagged a 6½-year-old 13-pointer that

The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission will soon learn whether an approach to rearing trout also will grow bigger muskies.