Vermont zeroing in on moose permit numbers
Based on the Fish & Wildlife Department’s recommendation, 63 bulls-only permits will be issued for the regular hunting season and 17 bulls-only permits for the archery hunting season.
February 27, 2017
The canine obedience factor via shed hunting
Late winter antler hunting is an excellent opportunity to develop listening skills with your upland or waterfowling bird dog.
Michigan DNR: Coyote sightings and what you can do to prevent conflicts
“As humans, we play a role in reducing potential conflicts with wild animals, including coyote.”
USFWS OK’s Pennsylvania wildlife action plan
The plan reportedly offers insight and comprehensive guidance on how best to tackle the problems of Pennsylvania’s 664 species of greatest conservation need, a list comprised of including 90 birds, 19 mammals, 65 fishes, 22 reptiles, 18 amphibians and 450 terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates.
Improved technology saves maple syrup producers time, energy
The new machine removes more water from sap, leaving it with higher sugar content and the concentrated sap takes half the time to boil into syrup. Dozens of producers in Vermont, New York, Maine and Wisconsin are now using the machines.
Maine’s smelt, highly sought by ice fishermen, have strong winter
Mild winter last year produced hardly any smelt, but the ice has been thick enough for fishing and smelt have been abundant this winter.
Lawmakers again target wolf protections
Meanwhile, both sides in the debate are waiting for a federal appeals court to decide whether to uphold lower court rulings that put wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Wyoming back on the list or to let the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service return management of the species to the states.
Nebraska senator renews quest to ban mountain lion hunting
Chambers came close to passing similar legislation in 2014, but it was vetoed by former Gov. Dave Heineman.
Signs of stability but not recovery with moose in Minnesota
Moose population remains low, but survey suggests 6-year population stability.
