Fishing
USDA announces CRP general signup, the first since ’06
Des Moines, Iowa – During a time of tight federal budgets and spiraling national debt, conservationists were pleasantly surprised to learn that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer a new general signup for the
A car-hawk collision, rehabilitation, and release
These remarkable photos document the story of a red-tailed hawk that survived a car collision in San Diego early this year. The immature redtail struck a car going 70 miles per hour down a highway
Grants to study quality of Lake Erie’s water
Toledo, Ohio – The Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) will provide grants for three studies that will investigate water quality issues and biological diversity in Lake Erie and its watershed. On Sept. 28, OLEC members
261,314 sets a new deer harvest record in Ohio
Columbus – A total of 261,314 deer were killed during Ohio’s 2009-10 hunting season, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. This season’s total surpasses the 2008-09 record total of 252,017. “Ohio deer hunters had
New dam to allow fish passage up Cass River
Frankenmuth, Mich. – A new rock ramp dam on the Cass River near Frankenmuth will allow fish upstream for the first time in 150 years. The Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network granted Central Michigan University
Reward offered in Ill. shooting of bald eagle
Brighton, Ill. (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $1,000 reward for information about the person who shot and wounded an immature American bald eagle in western Illinois. The service says
Deadly bat disease found in another West Virginia cave
Morgantown, W.Va. (AP) – An expedition into Hellhole cave in Pendleton County last month revealed that bats in one of the largest and most important bat hibernation caves in the state are infected with white-nose
Uncased gun bill, relaxed ‘group’ rules are proposed
Madison – If the Assembly follows the Senate’s lead, big-game and small-game hunters may be able to carry uncased and unloaded long guns (bows and crossbows are included) in vehicles, and gun deer hunters may
Good news for trappers: fur prices up from 2009
Toronto, Canada – New York welcomed the first signs of a fur industry on the mend after a hectic start to the major auctions for the 2009-10 trapping season. Earlier this year, North American Fur
