Hunting
Additional deer farms released from chronic wasting disease quarantines
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture on Feb. 8 announced quarantines have been lifted on 14 additional deer farms after DNA testing confirmed these farms had no ties to two Adams County deer that died of
Animal rights group protests at hunting convention
Animal right activists protested a hunting convention in Las Cruces on Saturday to express outrage over an unrelated coyote hunting contest late last year in New Mexico.
Expanded wolf hunt flying through Legislature
A proposal to expand the state’s wolf hunt is being fast-tracked through the Legislature and shortly will be sent to the governor’s desk for his signature.
Dog Days of Squirrel Season
Late January is the time when most hunters find their opportunities rapidly dwindling.
What is a public meeting?
The answer to that question is when it is called by a member of a public organization but is not attended by a quorum of the entire group.
The sad decline of an iconic animal
It was coming on bedtime Wednesday night when I took my 1-year-old into his room to put on his pajamas.
Final deer tally sees slight dip
It was the question lingering the halls of recent outdoor sports shows in Marion, Chicago and Schaumburg.
Muskie study taps escapement issue
Choosing which strain of muskie produces the biggest and healthiest fish in Illinois waters was not the only purpose of a 10-year study labeled “Project Green Gene.”
DNR’s choice for waterfowl manager has habitat focus
DNR didn’t have to look far to fill its top waterfowl biologist position, which went vacant in May after migratory birds program manager Ray Marshalla retired along with several others in the wildlife division.
