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Bow opener – Sept. 27 – on the doorstep
DNR, Staff Reports Columbus – Approximately 300,000 bowhunters, representing more than half of all Ohioans who hunt deer, are expected to participate in the statewide archery deer hunting season that opens Sept. 27, according to

Pa. Federation, NWF separate over issues
Somerset, Pa. – A conservation alliance that dates to the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration has come to an ugly end. The National Wildlife Federation has dumped the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs as its state

Rabbit population currently on upswing throughout area
Ashley, Ohio – If you enjoyed good rabbit hunting last year here in Ohio, there is no reason to expect anything less come the Nov. 7 opener. In fact, says state biologist and beagle-man Nathan
Public Hearing to be held Sept. 25 regarding Ashby State Goose Refuge
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a public hearing on the proposed modification of the boundary of the Ashby Goose Refuge at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25 at the Ashby Public School

Newcastle’s disease forces closure of Agassiz refuge
Middle River, Minn. – Islands in some state lakes, as well as the entire Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, are closed until further notice, the result of birds from those places testing positive for virulent Newcastle’s
CWD in Michigan brings baiting to fore in state
Madison – The discovery of CWD in Michigan and the ongoing effort to curb CWD in Wisconsin has kept a deer baiting and feeding discussion in play as hunting seasons head into full swing and

Wrong Duck Stamp number brings callers to phone sex
Washington – People who call to order a federal Duck Stamp could be in for a surprise: Instead of hearing about waterfowl, they’re greeted by a phone-sex line. The result of a printing error, the

Feds taking comment on cormorant control
Green Bay, Wis. – For more than a decade, Great Lakes anglers have complained about the potential impacts of double-crested cormorants on sport and commercial fish species in Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Some, too,