The Fur Harvester’s Auction in North Bay, Ontario, was recently held on June 17-19, with some items bringing top dollar. Still, other prices were at residual prices or simply had no clearance.
Skunks were the talk of the town and brought a significant price increase with 2,024 skunks offered for sale, which averaged out at $79.96 and topped out at $95.
Trappers see ups and downs at Fur Harvester’s Auction in Ontario Read More »
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced proposals to adjust fisher and marten trapping seasons across most of the state.
The proposals include opening a six-day fisher trapping season in several western and central New York Wildlife Management Units currently closed to fisher trapping, and expanding upon a season in several other Southern Tier WMUs.
New York trappers could see expanded fisher, marten seasons Read More »
Former New York Outdoor News associate editor and ongoing contributing writer Paula Piatt received a number of accolades this past spring.
Having recently retired as the executive director of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association, the organization recognized Piatt at its spring conference held in Erie, Pa., in May. Piatt and her husband, and retired NYON Editor Steve Piatt live in Sayre.
Paula Piatt honored after retirement from Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association Read More »
Albany — As the summer boating season begins its busiest stretch DEC reminds boaters of all types of vessels not to forget to take steps to protect New York’s waters from aqauatic invasive species. AIS can easily spread between waterbodies by attaching to boats and other water recreation equipment.
New York Mixed Bag: Summer boaters reminded to follow clean, drain, dry practices Read More »
Wisconsin’s pheasant and ruffed grouse prospects for this fall came in from the DNR last week, with the news mostly positive for small game hunters.
According to a DNR press release, results of the annual pheasant crowing survey came in above the five-year average for the second straight year. The mostly statewide ruffed grouse drumming survey showed a slight decrease from 2024, but numbers were still up from the five-year average.
State Roundup: A mostly positive outlook for Wisconsin pheasant, ruffed grouse hunters Read More »
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB), at its June 25 meeting, approved changes in several fishing regulations, including opening the inland trout fishing season in April, one month earlier than the May fishing opener.
The regulations had been presented to the public at the 2025 spring fish and game public hearings in each county, plus at an additional hearing on May 22.
Wisconsin NRB OKs fish rule changes, including April trout opener Read More »
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) held off on adopting a rule proposed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that would set standards for using technology to tend traps, along with several hunting rule changes.
At the board’s June 25 meeting, the DNR proposed a package of rules that would modify hunting and trapping regulations, based on results from spring fish and wildlife public hearings.
State natural resource agencies across the region are alerting traveling
Taylor Finger, game bird ecologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), told attendees of a June 30 DNR Migratory Game Bird Advisory Committee meeting that the total breeding duck estimate in Wisconsin this spring was 7% higher than last year and is 27% above the long-term average.
“The reason why this is up over last year is that in the last three-plus years we are getting quite a few more ‘other’ ducks counted in our spring survey because we’ve had to run the survey earlier due to a lack of winter,” Finger said.
7% bump in Wisconsin’s breeding duck numbers from ’24 may not tell the full story Read More »
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