May 6, 2023
Changes likely coming for Ohio grouse hunt
During a meeting of the Ohio Wildlife Council in mid-April, the council received a proposal to reduce the ruffed grouse season hunting dates and open counties due to long-term trends in declining grouse numbers.
Proposed grouse season dates are from Friday, Nov. 3 to Sunday, Nov. 26, with a daily limit of one bird. Season dates would be aligned for public and private land. The proposal would allow grouse hunting in Adams, Athens, Belmont, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton, and Washington counties.
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No new counties with CWD in wild deer herd found in Michigan’s 2022 sampling
Testing for chronic wasting disease in deer last year did not reveal any new outbreaks in southern Michigan or the Upper Peninsula.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials presented an update on the state’s chronic wasting disease surveillance to the Natural Resources Commission at an April meeting in Lansing.
Michigan counties with cases of free-ranging CWD-positive deer include Hillsdale, Jackson, Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Gratiot, Isabella, and one positive from Dickinson in the Upper Peninsula.
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Southern Illinois University team ‘glued’ to studying beaver movements in state
Because beavers are considered “ecosystem engineers,” understanding how they move and what influences their movements in Illinois is valuable information for wildlife managers.
The challenge of figuring how to track beavers has long been unsolved, but Southern Illinois University has been – busily, you might say – working on it.
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Minnesota’s Kyle Soltis lives life to the fullest out-of-doors during long battle with cancer
Kyle Soltis, 34, is a father, husband, son, brother, and friend. He takes these responsibilities seriously and tries to do everything he can to put a smile on someone’s face.
Soltis was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1999 when he was 11 years old. Since then, he’s survived multiple surgeries and new diagnoses. Right now, chemotherapy and surgeries are no longer advancing his health, so he and his family have decided to stop those avenues and allow him to have the best life possible.
“Right now, we’re just letting him live his life the best he can,” said Kressi Soltis, 34, Kyle’s wife. “Many people have been coming to see him and just making him as comfortable as possible.”
Bats slowly rebounding at some spots in Pennsylvania
White-nose syndrome decimated local bat populations when it showed up in the state in 2008 and began killing cave bats in 2009.
Now, more than a dozen years later, bats are starting to make a comeback, though the population numbers won’t rebound completely for thousands of years.
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Plans released for 2023 Okoboji Blue Water Festival, Iowa’s foremost clean-water event
Don’t miss this date: Saturday, August 12. That’s the day for the eighth annual Okoboji Blue Water Festival (OBWF), the foremost clean water event in the state of Iowa. Held at the Preservation Plaza green space in Arnolds Park on the shores of West Lake Okoboji, the day is one huge (free) all-day clean water celebration with entertainment and educational opportunities.
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The accessible Niagara River is an awesome angling opportunity
Sure you’ve heard of Niagara Falls – as a romantic destination or a place for death wishers to tumble from within barrels over the massive falls.
But what you probably didn’t know is that one of America’s best and diverse fisheries lie downstream of this national treasure. Especially during the early spring, when catching big smallmouth bass, trout and salmon, muskies, and walleyes are all possible – and during the same day!
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