New York deer harvest numbers up 5 percent
The 2016 deer take included 106,055 antlerless deer and 107,006 bucks.
May 17, 2017
Sausage-making time at Minnesota state Capitol
Legislative action in St. Paul goes dark around fishing opener, but there’s plenty of political theater remaining for sportsmen this session.
King salmon fishing crews in southeastern Alaska fall short of winter season limit
Crews have caught about 43,000 king salmon this season after catching more than 45,000 in each of the past two years.
LockFest on Allegheny River helps lower barriers for boaters
In addition to learning about safe lockage procedures, attendees received information on safe boating, sharing the river with commercial traffic and the availability of locks on the upper stretches of the river in Armstrong County.
Lyme disease on rise amid diagnosis, treatment controversy
The federal agency and most doctors agree that people who are treated early and appropriately usually are fine. But dealing with the disease is more difficult for a growing number of people who identify themselves as members of the Lyme community.
South Dakota proposes hike in buffalo hunt fees
Would increase the cost to hunt a trophy buffalo in Custer State Park by $1,500, making the new fee $6,500. The cost to hunt a non-trophy bison bull would increase $1,000 to $3,250.
Wyoming tribes propose wolf-hunt buffer zone
Request seeks a temporary suspension of wolf hunting altogether and a 31-mile no-hunting “sacred resource protection safety zone” along the outskirts of Yellowstone National Park.
South Dakota sees drop in pheasant hunters, harvested birds
Harvest data shows a continued correlation between the pheasant population and the number of acres of land in the Conservation Reserve Program.
