Hunting
In Pennsylvania, CWD controls to be written into regulation
Among the restrictions now covered by regulation is the prohibition on importing into Pennsylvania any high-risk parts from deer, elk, moose or other cervids harvested within states or Canadian provinces where CWD is present.
Expanded hunting proposed for Jackson Hole elk herd
Biologists say the idea is to increase the harvest in portion of the herd to help control its numbers.
Oklahoma may legalize hog hunting from helicopters
The agriculture department says its agents killed more than 11,200 feral hogs, mostly by air, last year.
Confession: I covet our neighbor’s deer management process
What I like most about CDAC is that assessments and recommendations are determined according to each individual county’s specific deer season goals.
Potential Illinois state record crappie pulled from Kinkaid Lake
A black crappie weighing 4 pounds, 8.8 ounces has been verified, caught by Ryan Povolish.
Turns out, predator dynamics matter a lot to deer fawns in Pennsylvania
How predators deal with each other in Pennsylvania may determine fawn mortality (and a lot more)
Semiautomatic rifles OK’d for small game, furbearer hunting in Pennsylvania
Guided by scientific survey of state’s hunters, commissioners remove proposal for big-game hunting. Still, Pennsylvania becomes the last state in the nation to approve semiautomatic rifles for hunting uses.
Semi-autos for hunting in Pennsylvania – what do hunters want?
If the Pennsylvania Game Commission follows the wishes of licensed hunters, the introduction of semi-automatic rifles into Pennsylvania hunting will be slow and deliberate.
Heads up: Committee to vote March 29 on bill related to deer baiting, feeding ban in CWD counties
Baiting, feeding ban in CWD-affected counties the one remaining tool the DNR has to slow CWD spread.
