Fishing
Dove stats show state ranks high
Springfield – What seemed like an ordinary dove season last year was actually a chart-topper for Illinois. Hunters here took home an average of 23.2 doves, which may not sound all that impressive – until
CRP general signup is under way
Washington – For those who administer the conservation program known as CRP, the latest announcement by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency might require some brushing up on Conservation Reserve Program rules. For the first time
USDA makes good on its earlier CRP pledge
Washington – For those who administer the conservation program known as CRP, the latest announcement by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency might require them to do some brushing up on Conservation Reserve Program rules. For
Optimism salt license will remain
Albany – Proponents of the state’s saltwater fishing license – a fee that’s been targeted for repeal by some lawmakers – are increasingly confident legislation that would scrap the marine license will die a natural
Trout changes now; more are coming
Harrisburg – Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission biologists and college students trained by them are spending a lot of time this summer taking a first-ever look at some of the state’s heretofore unassessed wild trout
Falcon death under federal, state investigation
Columbus – State and federal wildlife agents are investigating the July 1 death of a peregrine falcon found on Broad Street in downtown Columbus near the LaVeque Tower. The federally protected bird, considered threatened in
State to deem hogs as invasive
Lansing – DNRE officials presented an amendment at the July 20 meeting of the Michigan Commission of Agriculture that would ban the possession of feral swine in the Great Lakes state. The Invasive Species Order
Whitetail kill down in 2009
Lansing – Hunters killed fewer deer in 2009 than in 2008 and hunter satisfaction also dipped. According to DNRE final estimates, in all seasons combined, hunters tagged a total of 444,048 whitetails last fall, about
Gov. Strickland rings alarm on Asian carp
Port Clinton, Ohio – The threat to the Great Lakes posed by the pending invasion of Asian carp at Lake Michigan could become a disaster that surpasses even that being caused to the Gulf Coast
