Fishing
NY: State faces massive loss of federal funds
Conservation Fund can’t be raided, Interior Dept. says Albany – New York is still facing the loss of millions of dollars in federal funding unless lawmakers change state budget language that would allow a transfer
NY: Timing concerns create wrinkle for youth deer hunt
Deer disruption, safety concerns Albany – DEC’s proposal for a three-day youth deer hunt over the Columbus Day weekend generated both support and opposition among hunters and nonhunters. And while the department is still committed
NY: Debate over fracking’s effects on fish, wildlife
Elmira, N.Y. – As the debate over the safety of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas rages in New York, sportsmen’s groups are watching with more than idle curiosity. New Yorkers concerned about the impact of
IL: Strength in numbers; groups push conservation message
Washington – With Congress’s fledgling “super committee” currently considering major federal deficit reduction, a new coalition of some 1,000 groups and businesses have joined “in urging Congress to consider the economic impacts of the great
AR: Water manipulation required in NE Arkansas, but WMAs still good for opening day
JONESBORO – This week’s heavy rainfall is forcing the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to manipulate water levels on several wildlife management areas in northeast Arkansas. The measures are necessary to prevent damage or failure
AR: DU, AGFC improve habitat management capabilities at Cut-Off Creek WMA
MONTICELLO – Just in time for waterfowl season, Ducks Unlimited and its partners recently completed a wetlands restoration project on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Cut-Off Creek Wildlife Management Area. “Southeast Arkansas is known
AR: Reducing the bugs can increase deer hunting enjoyment
LITTLE ROCK – That main event now underway – modern gun deer season – will be more satisfying if you keep the bugs out of it. Bugs – insects in various forms and sizes –
AR: Orange isn’t just for deer, bear and elk hunting
LITTLE ROCK – You may be a specialist who only hunts squirrels. Or maybe it is just rabbits. Still, you need to have a hunter orange cap and vest available at certain times. The requirement
No hunter ed is no problem for most Oklahomans who still want to hunt this weekend
Four changes to the state’s hunter education requirements took effect in August, resulting in more opportunities for Oklahomans to try hunting while making hunting safer for the state’s youngest big game hunters. Now in effect,
