Episode 471 – DNR 2024 Roundtable preview, Upper Sioux Agency Park land transfer, Iowa wild turkey study, and Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame
Managing Editor and Host Rob Drieslein along with Editor Tim
January 20, 2024
Commentary: Pennsylvania Game Commission making investments in game lands
A recent letter writer raised legitimate questions about whether the Game Commission has dedicated sufficient resources to conduct strip mine reclamation on game lands.
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Ben Moyer: Public does not grasp the seriousness of invasive species
The recent discovery of several alligators in western Pennsylvania rivers prompted intense coverage on local television and in print mainstream news. The message in all that attention, though, was off the mark.
Every broadcast focused on the pet-owner’s irresponsible to cruel treatment of the individual alligator so unfortunate to find itself on the loose in the upper Ohio River basin. The confused crocodilians even garnered cute names among sympathizers and reporters.
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Joe Martino: Don’t apologize for being a hunter
I killed a deer last fall. That’s right, I killed one. Notice I did not say “collect, take” or “get.” I could have said harvested because that is also what I did since we will eat it, but I did not – and will not – hide nor try to disguise what I did.
Nor should I. There are enough people who are too far removed from where their food comes from as it is, I certainly don’t want to add to that separation.
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Outdoor Observations: Many should be commended for Michigan’s solid safety reports during hunting seasons
Hunter education students start the course right at home by taking a three- to four-hour online session.
