Hook and Bullet
Friends bid farewell to ‘Buckshot’
Prior Lake, Minn. – He was known as a best friend of wildlife, a forger of conservation partnerships, and a fine chef. Following his marriage in 1983, he and his wife were paraded around Benson
Northeast, eastern counties baited for rabies
Columbus – The Ohio departments of Health (ODH) and Natural Resources (ODNR), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services will begin fall oral rabies vaccination operations
Duck harvest shows fairly large decline
Washington – U.S. waterfowl hunters killed about 13.7 million ducks last season, a drop from 2007, when they killed nearly 14.6 million ducks. Ohio contributed to that decline; the total duck kill dropped by more
Sportsmen groups outraged by regulatory head’s confirmation
Washington – The U.S. Senate on Sept. 9 voted to end debate on the nomination of what the Columbus, Ohio-based U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance calls one of the most outspoken animal rights, anti-hunting, and anti-Second Amendment
$4.6 million gift will buy new wildlife area land
Carbondale, Ohio – The state will use a $4.6 million gift to purchase the newest wildlife area in southeast Ohio. The money, the largest gift in the history of the DNR Division of Wildlife, will
Crossbows keep folks hunting deer longer
Harrisburg – There wasn’t a lot of common ground to be had among the hunters who most vehemently argued against the legalization of crossbows for the statewide archery season and the hunters who wanted the
Perch fishing thrives at Spirit Lake in Iowa
Spirit Lake, Iowa (AP) – Although there is a little over a week left in September, Iowa angles have already pulled a record number of yellow perch from Big Spirit Lake. According to the Iowa
Botulism blamed for killing more ducks in E. Idaho
Boise, Idaho (AP) – State wildlife biologists are pointing the finger at botulism for killing an estimated 1,100 waterfowl at the American Falls Reservoir in eastern Idaho. It’s the second report this month of botulism
