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PA: WCO Field Reports Issue 24
NORTHWEST REGION Crawford County WCO Mario L. Piccirilli said one group of eight hunters did quite well the first day of archery season harvesting five antlerless deer and a buck, however the buck was illegal,
MI: Cuffs and Collars Issue 24
DISTRICT 1 CO Jason Niemi discovered an unpaid campsite at the Cedar River Campground. While waiting for the camper to show up, he observed a slow-moving vehicle enter the campground that was operating in an
Ohio Cuffs
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • Knox County Wildlife Officer Mike Miller reports that on the second day of the duck season, while patrolling Knox Lake Wildlife Area, he observed a man and two
More DNR staffers bound for retirement
St. Paul — With projected retirements already expected to hit the state DNR hard, a recent early retirement option (available to most of state government workers, in some form) could further reduce staff size this
Whitetail hunters ahead of ’09 pace
By Joe Albert Associate Editor St. Paul — After the second weekend of the firearms deer season, hunters still are on pace to kill more animals than last year. As of earlier this week, they
PA: PGC, Unified head to deer showdown
Harrisburg – The Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania and the Game Commission may finally be headed toward a resolution of their long-running feud over deer management. A source close to the case revealed that the discovery
Landowner matching program expanding this year
Columbus — This year, the Ohio DNR and Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) are expanding an Internet-based program that pairs hunters with willing landowners experiencing crop damage from deer. The state agency invested about $25,000
MI: NRC gets trout gear plan
Lansing – After a lengthy and thorough process that included 17 public meetings and a tremendous amount of public input, the DNRE FIsheries Division has presented its proposal for gear restrictions on designated trout streams
Lead ban on fishing tackle struck down by U.S. EPA
Washington, DC — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a petition calling for a ban on the manufacture and use of lead based fishing gear. The Center for Biological Diversity, the American Bird Conservancy,
