Hunting
Media Report: Will County deer tests positive for CWD
According to reports out of Will County, a deer culled at the Kankakee Sands Preserve tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
Ponder this: Do bass remember your lures?
For years, bass anglers have sat in bass boats and pondered bass questions, such as: Can bass identify lures that previously led them to be hooked?
Anglers will get a say at perch summit
In a discussion many anglers have been waiting for, Lake Michigan’s troubled yellow perch population will be the topic of a public forum next month.
Duck hunters’ fiery start ended by freezer
A fast start to what became a truncated duck season likely will result in increased harvest numbers in the state, the state’s top waterfowl biologist predicted.
DNR raises bear quota 17 percent for 2014
The bear harvest quota will increase to 4,700 bears this fall, or a 17-percent increase from last year.
Reported fall turkey kill takes dip
Fall turkey harvest numbers for the past two years have been compiled and reflect, at the very least, how weather can affect hunter success
DEC policy: Crossbows in archery
Budget language could set stage for regulations, possibly for this fall
Big budget catch ($4M) for hatcheries
New York’s fish hatcheries will receive $4 million in funding for major repairs via a proposal in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2014 state budget.
Links from New York Outdoor News – Issue 3, 2014
Mixed Bag Endangered Frog Eyed for Recovery Northern Cricket Frog Fact Sheet Draft Northern Cricket Frog Recovery Plan (login as a guest) Page 6 Confusion reigns over SAFE Act ammo clause NY State SAFE Act
