December 7, 2015

Springfield, Ill. — Concern from carp watchers grew recently when crews from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discovered two juvenile Asian carp in the Illinois River – 12 miles closer to Lake Michigan than others of that size previously were witnessed. Meanwhile, members of Congress are prodding federal officials to work faster on technological

Williamsport, Pa. — With one of the highest densities of hunters, in Pennsylvania treestand injuries and fatalities are nothing new. According to Tree Stand Safety Awareness – or TSSA – falls are the number one cause of serious injury and death to deer hunters. According to the organization, more then 30 percent never practice treestand

Sebeka, Minn. — Kenneth Witte went out by himself during the firearms deer season and killed an 11-point buck Nov. 10. Witte is 92 years old, and he’s only killed one buck that was bigger in his life, a 13-pointer that weighed 262 pounds. He killed that buck, the first he ever killed, near Lake

St. Paul — Some Minnesota deer hunters are giving the majority of deer hunters a bad name. Illegally dumped deer carcasses were noted by several Minnesota DNR conservation officers around the state this past week. It’s a bad look. “You make every hunter in the state of Minnesota look like a slob hunter,” said Maj.