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Pennsylvania hunting/trapping seasons, bag limits get preliminary OK
Modifications would include implementing a new four-day extended black bear firearms season in WMUs 4A and 5A and increasing from four days to six days the length of the extended black bear firearms season in

A great new year for birdwatchers chasing northern owls
Birders clearly are witnessing an irruption of great gray and boreal owls in places like Minnesota’s Sax Zim Bog this winter.

Semiautomatic shotguns considered for deer, bear, elk in Pennsylvania
The Game Commission historically has permitted the use of semiautomatic shotguns for deer and bear seasons within its special regulations areas near Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The preliminarily approved proposal would extend this authorization to the

Addressing deer disease: DNR, MSU collaborate on deer movement study in south-central Michigan
The study will assess deer movement and distribution patterns and their influence on disease spread in and around Clinton and Ingham counties.

Are Maine moose shaking deadly ticks?
Biologists are optimistic that the state will issue a similar number of moose hunting permits in 2018 as in 2017.

Michigan man criticized for memo about pink hunting attire
LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan man has testified in support of allowing hunters to wear pink so that women can “look and feel attractive” while hunting. Drew Born submitted a memo to the House Natural

Last day of Pennsylvania flintlock season a treasured success
The blogger and a hunting buddy carried out a final hunt for deer last Saturday and filled a tag.

Florida rampaging turkeys safe – at least until hunting season
Wild turkeys are terrorizing a neighborhood in Seminole County, Fla., but the law sides with the birds. Residents say the turkeys showed up a few weeks ago and promptly began charging at children and pecking

Game and fish violations edge up in North Dakota
While game and fish violations were up in 2017, the number of citations has remained relatively consistent in North Dakota from year to year, the state Game and Fish Department said in a news release