Hook and Bullet
Construction finally starts on lavish elk-viewing center
Benezette, Pa. – The largest elk-watching and conservation-education center in the eastern United States has finally begun to take shape.
Deer audit may be done by fall
State College, Pa. – If some hunters are expecting the audit of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deer-management program to provide an exact count of the state’s deer, they are going to be disappointed, warns the
Ruffed grouse numbers take a big jump in state
Grand Rapids, Minn. – Ruffed grouse drum counts in the state have risen dramatically this year, following three consecutive years of moderate increases. Statewide drum counts saw a 43-percent increase from last year, and counts
Jail time doled out for NWTF embezzlement
Washington Court House, Ohio – A former regional director of the National Wild Turkey Federation was sentenced to 10 months in prison June 2 for the embezzlement of $72,951. Walter E. Ingram, 48, of Washington
Landowner interest in RIM/WRP signup good
St. Paul – It doesn’t appear as though there will be any trouble in Minnesota getting landowners to sign up for the Reinvest in Minnesota/Wetlands Reserve Program. After an April 20 to May 5 sign-up
Pa. hunting licenses on sale under new system
Harrisburg, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania Game Commission officials say a new automated license system will make it easier – and quicker – for hunters to get ready for deer season. Hunting and furtaker licenses for
Feds declare salmon endangered on 3 Maine rivers
Portland, Maine (AP) – The federal government is listing wild Atlantic salmon as endangered in three of Maine’s largest rivers while designating thousands of miles of rivers and lakes as critical habitat for one of
ND fall turkey season set
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota wildlife officials say 6,805 turkey licenses will be available to hunters this fall, a drop of 17 percent from last year. But an additional 1,300 licenses may be used
ND record buffalo fish caught
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota has a new state record buffalo fish. The state Game and Fish Department says Joshua Bartz of Bismarck landed the 51-pound, 4-ounce buffalo in the Missouri River near Fox
