Fishing
It’s official: Stephens holds new Ohio muzzleloader mark
DNR Report Dayton, Ohio – The DNR Division of Wildlife announced that another record-setting deer has been harvested in southwestern Ohio. On Jan. 30, the 18-point nontypical (nonsymmetrical antlered) deer taken by Brian Stephens on
DCNR forestry chief blasts PGC plan
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s decision to cut back on doe-hunting seasons in four management units might make many hunters happy, but it didn’t please the state’s top forester.
Wolf-poaching cases spike in U.P.
Marquette, Mich. – A series of recent wolf-poaching incidents across the Great Lakes region has raised concerns of officials at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A dramatic increase in wolf killings in the Upper
PGC may cut doe seasons in 4 units
Harrisburg – Responding to years of hunter anger over low deer numbers in the northern tier and worries about fawn predation by coyotes, Pennsylvania game commissioners took a big step toward reducing antlerless deer seasons
Oakland County archer arrows 200-class buck
Sylvan Lake, Mich. – Brian Hughes knew he was in trouble. The object of three years of hunting – a 200-class white-tailed buck – was somewhere nearby and Hughes just couldn’t bring himself to climb
Battle brews over control of deer herd
Columbus – Legislation introduced in the Ohio General Assembly to transfer authority for deer farms and deer preserves to the Ohio Department of Agriculture is opposed by both the Ohio Departments of Natural Resources and
Another $78.5 million to be spent on carp: too little too late?
Locks and gates in Chicago-area waterways may be opened less frequently than usual in an effort to keep Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lakes, federal officials said after a carp confab in Washington on
Stewardship lands access rule passes
Madison – A rule that allows limits or bans on hunting, fishing, and trapping on public lands bought with taxpayer money received unanimous support from the seven-member Natural Resources Board on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The
Wis. youth turkey hunt open to kids as young as 10
Madison, Wis. (AP) – State wildlife officials say hunters as young as 10 will be allowed to participate in a youth turkey hunt this spring. The state Department of Natural Resources says the move is
