Pheasants Forever: Ditch the mowing, roadside disturbances
Pheasants Forever Reports
July 3, 2017
Put off ditch mowing, haying, spraying and ATV operation until August to protect upland birds and other wildlife.
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North Dakota spring pheasant count down from last year
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
July 3, 2017
But according to wildlife agency, brood surveys, which begin in late July and are completed by September, provide a much better estimate of summer pheasant production and what hunters might expect for a fall pheasant
California’s fish could catch a break from state’s giant tunnels plan
Associated Press
July 3, 2017
But plan to route much of California’s mightiest river into two massive tunnels poses new perils for salmon and other struggling native species, too.
Groups challenge U.S. plan to lift grizzly bear protections
Associated Press
July 3, 2017
Groups include Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club; say decision to lift grizzly bear protections this summer is flawed because it only involves Yellowstone grizzlies rather than West as a whole.
Michigan hunters take aim at sandhill cranes, mourning doves
Associated Press
July 3, 2017
Michigan United Conservation Clubs passed two measures at its annual convention earlier this month to seek hunting seasons for both species.
Teens find plenty of big bass in the shallows of Okauchee Lake
Dan Durbin
July 3, 2017
A rare lull on the sports front for the high-schoolers provides opportunity for hot action on the water.
A lesson in patience and tactics while chasing whitefish
Tom Pink
June 30, 2017
Whisperings from the whitefish whisperer on shorter leaders, perhaps, to put more fish in the cooler.
Feds release long-awaited recovery plan for Mexican wolves
Associated Press
June 30, 2017
Document calls for focusing recovery of wolves in core areas of predators’ historic range.
Ohio politicians call for release of Asian carp study
Associated Press
June 30, 2017
The calls are growing after a live Asian carp was discovered last week in a Chicago waterway about 9 miles from Lake Michigan.
