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Wyoming ‘Constitutional Carry’ Legislation Moves on to Senate
The state of Wyoming is making a bid to join three other states in allowing law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns without a permit. So-called ‘constitutional carry’ legislation is on the books in Vermont, Arizona,
MI: Testing finds no CWD in state’s deer herd
Lansing – After three years of aggressive testing, state veterinarians have not found any chronic wasting disease in the state’s free-ranging white-tailed deer herd. The majority of deer tested each year – for CWD, bovine
MI: Long-time staffers opt for early out
Lansing – An early retirement incentive offered by the state prompted more than 10 percent of the employees in the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to retire in 2010. In total, about 312 of
MI: Order will make feral hogs invasive species
Lansing – In one of her last orders as director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Rebecca Humphries signed the Invasive Species Order Amendment 1 of 2010, which would classify feral swine as
PA: More deer changes coming at PGC meeting
Harrisburg – Searching for that elusive “balance” between whitetail numbers high enough to keep hunters happy and yet not damage the state’s forests, game commissioners are contemplating more changes in their deer-management program. Several commissioners
PA: Eveland, his critical report create buzz
Pittsburgh – Independent wildlife biologist John Eveland likens what he calls the decimation of Pennsylvania’s white-tailed deer herd to the elimination of bison from the Great Plains and elephants from Africa’s Savannah. Described by some
PA: Luce bear camp members uncommonly successful
Harrisburg – Pennsylvania’s black bear season is world-renowned, and with good reason. The state has 16,000 or more bears, according to the most recent Pennsylvania Game Commission estimates, and they do get big, sometimes topping
OH: Hunter won’t be charged in killing of Harrison Co. bear
Massillon, Ohio – A panicked Massillon hunter was justified in killing a black bear Nov. 29 during deer gun season and will not face charges, the Harrison County prosecutor’s office has informed the DNR Division
OH: Muzzleloader harvest takes sharp drop
Columbus – Hunters took 17,108 deer during Ohio’s four-day muzzleloader season, Jan. 8-11, with Tuscarawas County again leading the state with 914 deer checked. In 2010, a preliminary total of 24,078 deer was taken during
