July 31, 2015

A former part-time Ohio resident accused of helping his father in a conspiracy to illegally sell, transport, and falsely label untested white-tailed deer for the purpose of deer breeding in other states has been sentenced to three years federal probation.

Outdoor News spoke by phone earlier this month with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

For the second year in a row, the number of breeding ducks in the United States and Canada was a record high, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

When the year began, bleeding birds wasn’t high on Lou Cornicelli’s agenda. Then avian influenza was found in the state. As a result, Cornicelli, DNR wildlife research manager, was intimately involved in the agency’s portion of the response, which included determining where and how many wild birds should be tested. Also included was an amendment