Opening-day deer harvest nosedives with foul weather
Jeff Frischkorn
November 28, 2018
Meanwhile, the fall turkey harvest was about average this year.
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Wisconsin gun deer season safest on record
Associated Press
November 28, 2018
Three hunters suffered non-fatal shooting injuries during the hunt that began Nov. 17 and ended Sunday.
Mountain lion caught on video in far-eastern South Dakota, near Iowa border
Associated Press
November 28, 2018
The closest breeding population of mountain lions is about 400 miles away, in western South Dakota’s Black Hills.
Wildlife officials, Klobuchar press for CWD funding
Associated Press
November 28, 2018
They’re urging the federal Department of Agriculture to develop a national tracking system for the deer disease as well as standards for transporting deer across state lines.
University of Minnesota students help spearhead CWD surveillance project
Associated Press
November 28, 2018
Students collected tissue samples from deer as hunters brought the animals into testing stations in parking lots, gas stations and forestry offices around the state. The DNR will use the information to track the disease’s
Hefty 780-pound bruin highlights 2018 Pennsylvania hunt
Pennsylvania Game Commission Reports
November 28, 2018
State also sees 10 percent increase in black bear harvest – 1,993 compared to 1,796 in 2017 – and more bears are yet to be taken in extended seasons in many Wildlife Management Units.
Ohio opening-day gun deer harvest down considerably from 2017
Ohio DNR Reports
November 27, 2018
This year’s first day sees 13,614 deer harvested, compared to 22,366 last year.
Smartphone birding apps that every birdwatcher should own
Sharon Stiteler
November 26, 2018
Next-generation software for your digital devices makes bird-watching more efficient and satisfying than ever.
Winter bird feeding entertains, educates
Steve Pollick
November 26, 2018
Writer enjoys watching birds over the bead on the barrels of his double-barrel shotgun well enough, but also enjoys watching them at his feeding stations every winter day.
