Hook and Bullet
Wolf-poaching cases spike in U.P.
Marquette, Mich. – A series of recent wolf-poaching incidents across the Great Lakes region has raised concerns of officials at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A dramatic increase in wolf killings in the Upper
It’s official: Stephens holds new Ohio muzzleloader mark
DNR Report Dayton, Ohio – The DNR Division of Wildlife announced that another record-setting deer has been harvested in southwestern Ohio. On Jan. 30, the 18-point nontypical (nonsymmetrical antlered) deer taken by Brian Stephens on
DNR, Congress try to modify ‘six-pack’
St. Paul – DNR officials believe they’re making inroads with attempts to alter a requirement for state fishing guides who cater to just a few anglers at a time – a requirement known widely as
Oakland County archer arrows 200-class buck
Sylvan Lake, Mich. – Brian Hughes knew he was in trouble. The object of three years of hunting – a 200-class white-tailed buck – was somewhere nearby and Hughes just couldn’t bring himself to climb
Nuisance geese could be taken out with rifle under law
Columbus – There’s good news for Ohio’s grain farmers as state wildlife officials propose the use of both rifles and shotguns to kill the Canada geese that are eating field crops. The DNR Division of
DCNR forestry chief blasts PGC plan
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s decision to cut back on doe-hunting seasons in four management units might make many hunters happy, but it didn’t please the state’s top forester.
Cox continues fight to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes
Grand Rapids, Mich. – Although the U.S. Supreme Court denied Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox’s request for a preliminary injunction to temporarily close the locks on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to keep Asian
PGC may cut doe seasons in 4 units
Harrisburg – Responding to years of hunter anger over low deer numbers in the northern tier and worries about fawn predation by coyotes, Pennsylvania game commissioners took a big step toward reducing antlerless deer seasons
Once-in-lifetime find: battle-locked dead moose
Gilbert, Minn. – A moose shed is a rare, treasured find among shed antler hunters. But a pair of antlers? How about two pairs, still attached to the bodies of deceased bulls, and locked together?
