Pheasant permit not paying dividends for hunters in Pennsylvania
Ron Steffe
November 9, 2017
So far, hunters’ outlay of $25 for a pheasant stamp to hunt ringnecks has had minimal return.
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First-ever CWD deer case in Montana?
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Reports
November 8, 2017
Sample comes back suspect, second sample submitted; wildlife officials moving forward as if the mule deer will ultimately be determined positive for CWD.
Quality, quantity on display during Pennsylvania elk hunt
Pennsylvania Game Commission Reports
November 8, 2017
More than 100 elk taken for a success rate of 89 percent, with numerous trophy elk harvested.
Kentucky wildlife officials: First frost halts EHD in state’s deer population
Staff and News Reports
November 8, 2017
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife fielded 1,822 individual reports and documented 4,586 suspected EHD cases through phone calls and an online reporting system, but Kentucky’s deer seasons are continuing as scheduled this year.
New TU short film casts light on Pennsylvania’s wild trout streams
Tyler Frantz
November 8, 2017
Trout Unlimited hopes “86,000 Miles of Streams” will raise awareness and encourage action in support of coldwater conservation amid ongoing natural resource developments.
In dedicated funding battles, Gary Botzek gave a young reporter hope
Joe Albert
November 8, 2017
A longtime conservation advocate, Botzek is entering the next phase of his career.
Harvest up less than a percent for opening weekend of firearms deer season
Minnesota DNR Reports
November 7, 2017
Hunters register 70,724 deer during first weekend of season; DNR expecting increased total harvest of around 200,000.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expands hunting, fishing opportunities at 10 national wildlife refuges
USFWS Reports
November 7, 2017
Includes Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge as well as Wisconsin’s Fox River National Wildlife Refuge and Horicon National Wildlife Refuge.
Nuisance walleyes? In Colorado, species’ threat to protected pikeminnow draws concern
Associated Press
November 7, 2017
Hungry non-native species proving to be a setback to expectations that the pikeminnow could be removed from the endangered species list.
