Hook and Bullet
Agency wants cut of severance tax
Harrisburg – If state lawmakers this fall are going to put a severance tax on gas withdrawn through Marcellus shale wells as promised, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission wants to share in the proceeds.
Ohio Cuffs & Collars Issue 16
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • Officer Chad Grote contacted a young family fishing on Delaware Wildlife Area. There were three young children fishing while their mother and father assisted them. The youngest was
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars Issue 31
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) monitored ATV and OHM activity in the Roseau, Marshall, and Kittson County areas. A wetlands violation was investigated in Kittson County. CO Huener assisted the sheriff’s
State to deem hogs as invasive
Lansing – DNRE officials presented an amendment at the July 20 meeting of the Michigan Commission of Agriculture that would ban the possession of feral swine in the Great Lakes state. The Invasive Species Order
Falcon death under federal, state investigation
Columbus – State and federal wildlife agents are investigating the July 1 death of a peregrine falcon found on Broad Street in downtown Columbus near the LaVeque Tower. The federally protected bird, considered threatened in
Taxing the deer stand?
Randall, Minn. – Jeff Hardy’s got a deer stand on 40 acres of land in northwestern Morrison County, but it may not be there much longer. That’s because the county wants him to pay property
Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars Issue 16
NORTHWEST REGION Forest County WCO Daniel Schmidt, on July 5, was boating with his family at the Tionesta Dam when he witnessed an individual drive a ski boat through the middle of a flock of
Whitetail kill down in 2009
Lansing – Hunters killed fewer deer in 2009 than in 2008 and hunter satisfaction also dipped. According to DNRE final estimates, in all seasons combined, hunters tagged a total of 444,048 whitetails last fall, about
We’re back!(?)
Edwardsville, Ill. – If it seems like squirrel hunting has gone the way of cane pole fishing and bullfrog gigging, then you indeed are an astute observer of Illinois outdoors trends. Fewer people go nuts
