Hook and Bullet
More than 5,600 deer dropped in new hunt
A computer glitch and a nearly forgotten federal holiday tripped up releasing the harvest figures for Ohio’s first-ever antlerless-only/muzzleloading deer-hunting season.
Bill would deal with Ohio’s phosphorous
A Senate bill introduced earlier this year (S.B. 150) would give the Ohio DNR and the Ohio Department of Agriculture new regulatory authority over farmers that allow fertilizer to run off their fields.
In Asian carp search, the Muskingum River is the newest target
Wildlife officials and researchers have been testing the waters of an eastern Ohio river for the invasive Asian carp even though there are no signs of it yet.
Ohio Cuffs & Collars – October 25th, 2013
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • While on patrol in Marion County, state wildlife officer Chad Grote visited Quarry Park to check individuals for fishing license compliance. He contacted a group of four people
Cabela’s announces plans for three new stores
Stores to open in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and British Columbia
Coalition working to defend traditions
Michigan United Conservation Clubs and the Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association are preparing to “Defend the Hunt” by soliciting donated deer and other animal hides
Illinois researcher discounts rut theories
The notion that the deer rut is determined by moon phases is being challenged by an Illinois scholar who has spent more than 50 years observing buck and doe behavior.
Fate of Isle Royale wolves now up to federal officials
The National Park Service still hasn’t announced what, if anything, it plans to do about the dwindling wolf population on Isle Royale.
Michigan Cuffs & Collars – October 25th, 2013
DISTRICT 1 CO Denny Gast finally caught up to and cited a group of bear hunters using illegal barrels filled with bait on Commercial Forest Lands. The group was using the barrels as strike baits
