November 23, 2015

Athens, Ohio — Hunting deer either in the morning or evening ought to be decided by more than a flip of a coin or playing a game of rock-paper-scissors. Some science must enter the equation. That is exactly the route the Ohio Division of Wildlife recently undertook, too. The agency utilized data collected from the

Thunder Bay, Ontario — It’s a day few people in Ontario ever thought would come. Yet on Oct. 30, 2015, Bill Mauro, minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, announced a five-year black bear-hunting pilot in Ontario. Mauro said the project would consist of a full return to spring bear hunting in all wildlife management units

Springfield — There is a bright spot in the fur market as the trapping season in Michigan kicks into high gear. One item remains in demand: heavy coyotes with good color. One reason coyotes are in such demand is that a prime pelt is thick and warm. It is durable, and the price per square

Quehanna, Pa. — Lightning struck twice this year for Landisburg, Pa., elk hunter Mike Simmers – once very bad, and once very good. “On June 30, a storm was approaching, and I went out on the porch of my Perry County home to move a planter so it wouldn’t be damaged by the potential heavy