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New Wisconsin DNR estimates: Deer harvest numbers actually up in 2016
Preliminary estimates after the season ended in November put the kill total at 196,785, down from 198,057 in 2015. But updated figures the DNR released recently show hunters took 202,338 deer during the season.
New Mexico panel OKs bill outlawing coyote-hunting contests
If passed, bill would not prevent landowners from hunting the predators on their property.
Hunting accident reports at all-time low in Nebraska in 2016
The record-low number of hunting incidents in 2016 coincided with a year in which a record 10,111 hunter education certificates were issued.
Pennsylvania ducks benefit from housing assistance
Install a few wood duck nesting boxes in Pennsylvania
Tracking spring light geese in North Dakota
Hunters may call the light goose “hotline” to hear recorded information 24 hours a day, and migration reports are also posted on the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website.
Survey: Canada goose numbers down by nearly 200K in North Dakota
After record numbers last year, above-average snow fall and below-average temperatures that began in late November continued up until the survey, which created poor wintering conditions for Canada geese and mallards.
Ohio Outdoor News Cuffs and Collars — Feb. 17, 2017
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • While on patrol Thanksgiving morning, state wildlife officer Josh Elster, assigned to Pickaway County, observed a group of individuals hunting waterfowl. Pickaway County is in the south waterfowl
Pennsylvania Outdoor News Cuffs and Collars — Feb. 17, 2017
NORTHWEST REGION From the Game Commission Butler County WCO Chip L. Brunst reports that, in a two-week span, he completed hearings for two people who failed to obey signs posted on state game lands, as
Obama USFWS lead order is put on hold
Implementation of Fish and Wildlife Service Director’s Order No. 219 – handed down by Obama on Jan. 19, a day before he left office – is slated to occur gradually over the next five years.
