Fishing
Deer kill 114,633 during gun week
DNR Reports Columbus – Ohio hunters took 114,633 deer during the state’s popular, weeklong deer gun season, which ran Nov. 30 through Dec. 6, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. In 2008, hunters killed
Few facts emerge in fatal hunter shooting
Punxsutawney, Pa. – A man killed in a recent shootout with bear hunters near here in Jefferson County had lost his concealed-carry permit over a road-rage incident with a trucker in 2006, although it was
State officials mull next five years for Leech Lake
Walker, Minn. – It’s been a dynamic past five years for one of northern Minnesota’s most renowned fisheries, Leech Lake. Now it’s time to look ahead. A crash in the walleye population, followed by a
Researchers learn how invasives assault forest
University Park, Pa. – Invasive plants are advancing into Eastern forests at an alarming rate, and the rapid spread has been linked by researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences to forest road maintenance
NJ township eyes leasing some land to hunters
Washington Township, N.J. (AP) – A Morris County community is considering leasing parcels of open space to hunters as a way to boost revenues. Washington Township Mayor Ken Short says the idea is in the
Hebron hatchery growing a generation of blue catfish
Hebron, Ohio – Half way through a project to stock blue catfish in Dillon Lake, it’s “so far, so good” at the Hebron State Fish Hatchery. Blue catfish are among the largest species of freshwater
Mountain Lion Shot Near Marengo, Iowa
Des Moines – A mountain lion was shot near Marengo, Monday afternoon, by a deer hunter participating in Iowa’s second shotgun season. Raymond Goebel, Jr., of Cedar Rapids, was hunting with a group, 4 miles
More CWD cases found in S.D. wildlife
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – A half dozen cases of chronic wasting disease were found among 667 samples from deer and elk tested in South Dakota over a recent five-month period. Chronic wasting attacks the brains
