Fishing
State preserve hunts open on positive note
Columbus – A program designed to thin the deer herd on mostly unhunted state land is off to a decent start with plans to continue next year. The DNR_Division of Natural Areas and Preserves (DNAP)
KDWP Staff and Commission Considering Budget Balancing Plan
As a result of reduced revenues, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has requested that all state agencies, including the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), cut their budgets by 3 percent in the current fiscal year
Muzzleloader harvest on par with last year
DNR Staff Reports Columbus – Hunters took 20,659 deer during Ohio’s four-day muzzleloader season with Tuscarawas County again leading the state with 934 deer checked. Last year, a preliminary total of 21,473 deer was taken
Crossbow issue is coming to a head
Harrisburg – A proposal to allow crossbows to be used statewide in the archery season is looking a little less like a sure bet these days. When Pennsylvania Game Commissioners met in Washington County in
Insurance group notes a sharp decline in the state’s deer herd
State College, Pa. – Pennsylvania sportsmen don’t need an insurance company to tell them there are fewer deer in the state than there were six years or so ago, but they may be interested to
Kansas is Hunter’s Heaven for Winter Waterfowl
Avid Kansas waterfowl hunters never worry about the post-holiday blues. For them, January and February mean some of the best hunting of the year. Late-migrating mallards are often abundant when shallow waters freeze, and mallards
Bison make a new home on the range – in Utah
Anetlope Island, Utah (AP) — For the first time in nearly 70 years, Utah has a new free-roaming bison herd. Officials in the U.S. state this week are taking the final steps toward restoring bison
PETA wants South Dakota school to change its name
Spearfish, S.D. (AP) — The activist animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked school officials to change the name of Spearfish High School to “Sea Kitten High School.” The new
Kentucky lawmakers legalize bear hunting
Frankfort, Ky. (AP) — For two days next December it will be legal to shoot bears in Kentucky, under a rule change that won legislative approval Tuesday, and supporters hope the hunt will help restore
