Fishing
Ranks of out-of-state hunters up in Ohio
Columbus – It’s no secret that more nonresidents are coming to Ohio each year to hunt, but what may be a surprise is how those numbers are rising. The top states bringing nonresidents to Ohio
Crazy weather slows fall stocking
Ortonville, Minn. – After 30-some years of working for DNR Fisheries, Norm Haukos is refining a new skill this fall: freeing department vehicles lodged in mud. “I’ve never had a year when we’ve had to
Hunters can test shotguns at state firing ranges
Springfield, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois State Police has announced its firing ranges will be open on Nov. 14 to hunters for sighting in and test-firing shotguns before deer hunting season. Firing ranges in Joliet,
SD mountain lion hunt still debated
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The debate continues over hunting mountain lions in South Dakota. The state Game, Fish, and Parks Department recently conducted a survey to find out if people think there should be a
New plan could open Wyo. wildlife refuge to public
Green River, Wyo. (AP) – Federal officials are working on a new management plan for the little-known Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge that could open the property to the public. The refuge lies along a
ND mule deer production down
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – State wildlife officials say a fall survey has confirmed that the severe winter and spring reduced mule deer production in North Dakota. Game and Fish Department biologist Bruce Stillings says observers
E. Idaho wolf zone closed as hunters reach limit
Boise, Idaho (AP) – Hunters reached the five-wolf limit in eastern Idaho’s Upper Snake Wolf Zone, prompting state wildlife managers to close the season there. Two other zones were also approaching their limits Monday. In
Hunters see bountiful Miss. duck season
Gulfport, Miss. (AP) – This time of year, waterfowl hunters across the nation are asking the same question. “Where are the ducks?” But duck hunting enthusiasts are in for a bountiful season, according to Duck’s
Another type of nontoxic shot OK’d for birds
Loncoln, Neb. (AP) – Another type of nontoxic shot is available to waterfowl hunters in Nebraska and other states. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved for immediate use tungsten-iron-polymer shot for hunting waterfowl
