Hunting
MN: Deer kill still lower than 2010
St. Paul – Firearms deer hunters are on track to kill about 5 percent fewer deer than they did last year. Through Sunday, which was the end of the Zone 1 firearms season, they had
MI: Study: Mercury levels in fish higher than expected
Detroit – While environmental controls have limited the amount of new mercury pollution in the Great Lakes region, a recent study reveals levels of mercury found in some species of fish in Michigan waterways have
MI: License sales dip hinders funding
Lansing – State officials are preparing to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, the federal funding mechanism that has largely supported wildlife management efforts in Michigan since it was signed in
PA: After officer’s killing, WCOs want more help
Gettysburg, Pa. (AP) – Adams County Wildlife Conservation Officer David Grove was gunned down a year ago, after making a stop for suspected deer poaching. The 31-year-old officer had seen spotlighting, heard gunshots in Freedom
OH: Ex-Ag chief Zehringer to be natural resources boss
Columbus – Gov. John Kasich named James J. Zehringer to head the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Zehringer is currently director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and was
OH: DNR fisheries chief to retire
Columbus – For as long as he can remember, Ray Petering’s best pose was with a fishing rod in hand. The Cincinnati-area native is the executive administrator for fish management with the DNR Division of
AR: AGFC shortens turkey season by two days
LITTLE ROCK – Commissioners with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission last week shortened the turkey season from last year’s total of 18 days to 16 days. The season framework was approved after a review
AR: Shortnose gar record topped at Lake Dardanelle
RUSSELLVILLE – Tom Kremers of Clarksville added almost a pound and a half to the state-record shortnose gar mark Sept. 23 when he caught one that weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces from the Spadra Creek
AR: Most boating accidents involve persons without training
LITTLE ROCK – Nine of every 10 persons involved in a boating accident this year had no boating safety training, according to an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission report. There have been 73 mishaps on
