In what was predicted to be a weak fur market, the Ohio State Trappers Association held a pair of fur auctions this winter instead of the three events that the organization hosted in recent years.
In Bucyrus on Jan. 13, an ice storm limited attendance, yet 1,320 pelts exchanged hands. As expected, beaver was the star of the show.
Ohio State Trappers Association hosts a pair of fur auctions Read More »
In 2023, 186 qualifying catches in Iowa’s Master Angler Program were taken at farm ponds across the state. The Master Angler Program recognizes “memorable-sized catches” for more than 40 fish species.
Farm ponds produced most of the fish that fit that category last year. Next on the list was West Lake Okoboji with 58 qualifying catches, while East Lake Okoboji was third with 46 qualifying catches.
Farm ponds produce some great fishing in Iowa Read More »
The Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) has scheduled its singing ground surveys for woodcock for April 15. Members of the RGS Upland Bird Hunt (UBH) Chapter will conduct the surveys, but other members of the public are invited to learn about the woodcock ‘sky dance,’ one of nature’s truly unique courtship displays.
On March 22, the Lake Erie Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, composed of representatives from Ontario, Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania, announced the walleye and yellow perch quotas for 2024. The meetings were held this year in Bay City, Michigan.
Total allowable catch set for Ohio’s Lake Erie walleyes, perch Read More »
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking for feedback
MN Daily Update: Comment on DNR pheasant and duck plans Read More »
I’m going to hit a bunch of different topics in this space in this edition. These are things that are going on in the Ohio outdoors over the past couple of weeks. So, if you’d indulge me, please.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is expanding its headquarters here in a $14 million project designed to accommodate a growing staff, enhance operations and improve facilities for law enforcement.
Work is underway on a new $1.3 million addition to the agency’s warden training school, which will include weights and other standard fitness equipment, an armory for firearms maintenance, and storage space, with occupancy slated for late June. It will augment an existing basketball-size, multipurpose gym.
Pennsylvania Game Commission’s building undergoing big expansion, renovation Read More »
The Wisconsin DNR has announced the 2024 Keep Wildlife Wild
WI Daily Update: Winners announced in 2024 Keep Wildlife Wild Poster Contest Read More »
For Illinois DNR District Wildlife Biologist Jacob Lux, involvement in natural resource conservation started young, at just 4 years of age. “I really started to learn about conservation when I started waterfowl hunting with my dad,” he explained.
From there, Lux, a Beardstown, Ill., native, with the waterfowl-dense Illinois River flowing nearby, continued to find opportunities involving wildlife conservation.
New Illinois DNR district wildlife biologist Jacob Lux had early waterfowl experiences Read More »
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