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February 6, 2025

New deer hunting regulations in Ohio to be laid out soon

Now that the shooting’s over, Ohio deer hunters can spin tall tales and tell great lies. But for the state’s deer biologists, the work has just begun.
“There is very little time between the end of the deer hunting season and regulation proposals for the following season,” Clint McCoy, the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s deer biologist, recently told Ohio Outdoor News.
However, McCoy says, the wildlife division has enough information by the close of muzzleloader season “to satisfy the harvest data needs that we have for making any regulation changes”

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CWD found in Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County for the first time

The Pennsylvania Game Commission, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, recently announced two deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease in a new area of Pennsylvania.
The two deer, one hunter harvested and one from a captive facility, were detected in Luzerne County. Both deer were adult males.

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Italian politicians seek action against Trump Jr. hunting party for allegedly killing protected duck

Italian politicians on Tuesday asked authorities to take action against a hunting party including Donald Trump Jr. that may have killed a protected species of duck near Venice.
Andrea Zanoni of the Europa Verde party in the northern Veneto region cited a video posted on the Field Ethos website for male adventurers founded by Trump. It shows Trump on a recent hunt in the wetlands in the Valle Pierimpie’ bordering the Venice Lagoon.

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Gretchen Steele: Southern Illinois natural events calendar from 1995 still holds meaning

Here we are at the beginning of February, and just like I’ve done since 1995, I’m taking a long look at one of my perpetual calendars. Unfortunately, that hard-worn and long-lived calendar is no longer printed.
One of the very first things that adorned the wall in my new office, in my new house in 1995, was the “Southern Illinois Natural Events Calendar.” This third edition, a cherished relic from 1995, not only holds a special place in my heart but also connects me to a shared experience with you, the reader.

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New York DEC sets date for annual summer camps registration

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced that online registration for the 2025 Summer Camps program will open Sunday, March 23, at 1 p.m.
Parents and guardians can register youth for a week of camp, manage their account, and complete required forms and waivers through a link from the DEC Summer Camps webpage.

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