Hunting
CWD samples nearly doubled in 2016, 447 positive detections
Agency sampled more than 6,000 deer for chronic wasting disease statewide in 2016; positive detections primarily within the endemic area in southern Wisconsin.
Turkey season opens with a bang, harvest nears 2,000
More than 1,500 turkeys taken the past two weekends by youth hunters has put the total at 1,949, topping last year’s spring total of 15,490.
Ohioans prep for 2017 wild turkey hunting season
New for the 2017 season, the state has been divided into two zones for spring turkey hunting: a south zone, which opens to hunters on Monday, April 24, and a northeast zone, which opens to
Measure limits dog-training on Pennsylvania game lands
Action helps ensure training activities don’t chase off ringnecks released for hunters.
Shooting-range rule changes coming in Pennsylvania
Amendment package includes expanded Sunday hours at Game Commission ranges.
In Pennsylvania, pheasant permit needed in 2017-18
Revenue to help sustain pheasant propagation and release.
PGC stats claim deer harvests went up 6 percent
Hunters harvested an estimated 333,254 deer in 2016-17, the commission said – an increase of about 6 percent compared to the agency’s 2015-16 harvest estimate of 315,813.
Michigan DNR’s popular Outdoor Skills Academy expands statewide
In-depth fishing, hunting, outdoor recreation classes offered throughout the year.
NRC sets bear hunting framework for 2017-18
Includes an overall increase in available tags for 2017-18 seasons in both Upper and Lower Peninsulas, as well as a ban on chocolate in bait, an increase in nonresident licenses and other changes.
