Wildlife experts: Bobcat population grows in Wisconsin
It’s estimated that northern Wisconsin had about 3,500 bobcats in 2016, compared to 1,500 in 1980.
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New head of DNR has ‘at least some knowledge’ of outdoor sports
Dan Meyer inherits an agency that took plenty of criticism during the previous DNR secretary’s tenure for shifting away from protecting natural resources and science-based decisions to helping businesses clear regulatory hurdles.
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Activists seek ban on sport hunting of Arizona big cats
Hunters and other opponents to the initiative have pointed out that the state’s mountain lion population is regulated by the Arizona Game and Fish Department and it’s not endangered.
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Pennsylvania to allow more types of electronic hunting gadgets
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania hunters got permission this week to use four types of electronic devices as they pursue their quarry. The state Game Commission voted earlier this week to approve the use of electronic decoys for hunting waterfowl and doves, electronic scent dispensers and electronic ozone gas dispensers. Pennsylvania generally prohibits electronic hunting devices, but the latest decision
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In upstate New York, rabid deer attacks man, hooking his face with antlers
TROY, N.Y. — A man says he was attacked by a rabid deer in upstate New York, and it nearly stabbed him in the eye with its antlers. Tony Remillard, 34, of Troy, was in his backyard earlier this week when the 10-point buck jumped his fence and attacked him. The Albany Times-Union reports the
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Agency: 3 Pennsylvania hatcheries to close if no hike in fish license fees
Group said this week that the potential closures would be part of a $2 million spending reduction that the group says will be made if the state legislature doesn’t pass a bill that would allow them to raise the price of the license fees.
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U.S. Interior chief wants smaller monuments, but not at home
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has closely followed his boss’ playbook, encouraging mining and drilling on public lands and reducing the size of national monuments that President Donald Trump called a “massive land grab” by his Democratic predecessors. Except, that is, in Montana. In Zinke’s home state, the former congressman who has
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Wildfires expected to push Oregon hunters, big game into new terrain
While deer and elk won’t be returning to burned areas around Prospect and Union Creek anytime soon, they likely will feel at home in the smoky areas immediately around wildfires and closed areas.
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Southern Minnesota minnow trappers face variety of challenges
Stopping into a bait shop for a scoop of crappie minnows, shiners or fathead minnows is a Minnesota tradition. But supplying those bait shops has become increasingly more difficult as invasive species infest more lakes and minnow waters have disappeared or been transformed into rearing ponds.
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