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Pennsylvania Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars Report – July 1, 2016
NORTHWEST REGION From the Game Commission Butler County WCO Christopher J. Deal reports that an area hunter was cited for the unlawful taking of a spring turkey. The man decided to go hunting on the

PGC plan to ban drones is grounded
Turns out, it was the Game Commission’s drone-control plan – and not drones – that didn’t fly.

Opinion: Does federal plan endanger eagles?
A new eagle-management plan proposed by the federal government would give wind energy developers 30-year permits to “take” or incidentally kill protected bald and golden eagles – without requiring the industry to share mortality data

Presidential campaigns meet the outdoor press in Colorado
Representatives from the presidential campaigns of Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump took questions about guns, public lands, and other natural resource issues last week at the Hilton Fort Collins hotel.
Minnesota Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars Report – July 1, 2016
District 1 – Baudette area CO Demosthenes Regas (Blackduck) spent time working boating activity for Operation Dry Water during the weekend, handling nuisance-bear calls, and issuing wildlife possession permits. CO Nicholas Prachar (Baudette) took enforcement

Targeting deer in known CWD-infected areas in Pennsylvania with sharpshooters – a good idea
While you might not be thrilled with the idea of the Pennsylvania Game Commission using sharpshooters to cull suspected CWD-positive deer, you should support the concept.

Wisconsin Conservation Congress members step forward with CWD reaction plan
Congress leaders call for deer feeding, baiting ban and double-fencing on game farms with CWD positives
Illinois Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars Report – June 24th, 2016
Region I – Capt. Laura Petreikis CPO Posateri assisted in the relocation of a nuisance badger from a rural Kewanee residential property. Bethell’s Wildlife Services of Woodhull donated their time and efforts to trap the
Wisconsin Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars Report – June 24th, 2016
District 1 — Ashland area Warden Matt Koshollek, of Drummond, was checking trout anglers on the West Fork of the White River near Delta in May. He contacted an angler who initially said he had