Fishing
Mountain lion sighting confirmed in NW Missouri
JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – State conservation officials have confirmed the sighting of a mountain lion in northwest Missouri. The Conservation Department says a photograph taken last week by a Platte County landowner clearly shows
OH: DNR: Nonresidents comprise large portion of Ohio hunters
Columbus – Last year, more than 11.5 percent of all hunting license purchasers in Ohio were nonresidents. And, nonresident hunters in Ohio have grown by more than 35 percent since 2009. This is all according
MI: DNRE eyes changes to Erie walleye regulations
Lansing – Michigan fisheries officials have proposed a new system for setting walleye bag limits on Lake Erie based on the state’s share of the lake’s total allowable catch, a figure set by a joint
OH: Wildlife administrators back on job amid probe
Columbus – Five DNR Division of Wildlife administrators sidelined seven months by an ongoing criminal prosecution were reinstated Nov. 19, the DNR announced. Chief David Graham, Assistant Chief Randy Miller, Law Enforcement Executive Administrator James
USGS: Many Coastal Wetlands Likely to Disappear this Century
Many coastal wetlands worldwide – including several on the U.S. Atlantic coast – may be more sensitive than previously thought to climate change and sea-level rise projections for the 21st century. U.S. Geological Survey scientists
PA: Slain conservation officer laid to rest
Waynesboro, Pa. – As the alleged killer of a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer ponders his fate in the Adams County Adult Correctional Facility, the family of David Grove, slain in the line of duty Nov.
PA: Enormous bear taken by bowhunter in Pike
Harrisburg – A bowhunter killed an enormous black bear Nov. 15 in Pike County near the border with Monroe County that will likely change the state’s record book. David Price, 46 of Cresco, Monroe County,
OH: Early archery harvest takes small decline
Athens, Ohio – DNR Division of Wildlife deer biologist Mike Tonkovich is not concerned about the slight drop in the number of deer taken in the fist six weeks of the state’s archery season, which
MI: State bear hunters bag more than 2,000 bruins
Lansing – For the 10th straight year, bear hunters in Michigan killed more than 2,000 bruins during the 2010 fall season. DNRE bear specialist Adam Bump told Michigan Outdoor News that preliminary numbers as of
