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Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars – Issue 22
NORTHWEST REGION Crawford County WCO Mario L. Piccirilli reports that on the first day of archery season he picked up a road-killed, nine-point buck with a massive rack and body weight of 260 pounds in

Central Ohio facility won’t allow gun hunts this year
East Liberty, Ohio — Noticeable success last year among archery hunters prompted the Ohio DNR to discontinue gun hunting at the Transportation Research Center (TRC) west of Marysville during the 2010-11 deer season. The DNR

Plan unveiled for shallow lakes
St. Paul — The DNR’s Shallow Lakes Program is nothing new; it’s been around for a while as a means to improve habitat for the state’s waterfowl. But state officials see bigger and better things

PA: Lawrence County fatality shows treestand dangers
New Castle, Pa. – Tragedy marred the opening weekend of archery deer season when a hunter died in a treestand accident in North Beaver, Lawrence County. William Henry, 67, of Enon Valley, became the second

PA: PGC stop-search power is reined in by new law
Harrisburg – Depending on whom you listen to, legislation Gov. Ed Rendell signed into law Oct. 7 to reduce the powers of Game Commission officers to conduct stops and searches to the same ones granted

Pheasant opener: a bright beginning
Madelia, Minn. — When DNR researcher Kurt Haroldson first began calculating pheasant data from the state’s August roadside surveys, the results were enough to make him re-figure. “When I ran the numbers the first time
Youth Deer Hunt harvest down this year
The 2010 Youth Deer Hunt harvest was down by more than 900 deer, though a glitch in DNR’s reporting system could be to blame. Paul Shelton, DNR’s wildlife program manager, also said very warm weather
DNR: Youth Deer Hunt reporting system had a glitch
This from DNR: DNR is encouraging participants in the Illinois Youth Deer Hunt on Oct. 9-10 who may have been unable to register their deer harvest to do so as soon as possible. Due to

IL: Access program will help state’s hunters, anglers
Springfield — The Illinois Recreational Access Program will begin enrolling landowners later this year, thanks to a $525,250 federal grant to DNR to provide public access to private lands for hunting and fishing. DNR Director