Hunting
MN: Dakotas very wet; numbers of ducks good, too
Bismarck, N.D. – Breeding duck surveys in May in North Dakota produced two bits of good news: the amount of water on the ground is exceptional, and duck numbers are pretty good. According to the
Wildfire Update: Dry Marsh in Texas Burning
It’s a summer of wild wildfires, and here is the latest from the hot front lines… Fire has consumed 3,500 acres of parched coastal marsh in Texas, including parts of Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge
Al Capone’s handgun sells for $110,000 at auction
LONDON (AP) – A handgun once owned by gangster Al Capone sold for nearly $110,000 Wednesday at an auction in London. The Colt .38 revolver was manufactured in 1929, the year of the St. Valentine’s
MI: Public land limit legislation raises concerns
Lansing – Legislation introduced earlier this year in the state Legislature is raising concerns among Michigan’s conservation community. SB 248, sponsored by Sen. Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba) and HB 4473, sponsored by Rep. Ed McBroom, (R-Vulcan)
MI: State commercial forest land rules vary greatly
Editor’s note: This is the third and final story in a series examining the management issues on land enrolled under the Commercial Forest Act. Marquette, Mich. – As the Commercial Forest Act rules come into
PA: No more attacks by rabid Philly beavers
Philadelphia – It appears that the series of beaver attacks here, labeled as bizarre by a Pennsylvania Game Commission spokesman, may be over. By this issue’s deadline there had been no more incidents with beavers
PA: Agency: Susquehanna flatheads here to stay
Lancaster, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission has resigned itself to the fact that flathead catfish are now established in the Susquehanna River. “We have a large population of flatheads on the lower
OH: Treatment under way at Grand Lake Park
St. Marys, Ohio – The three beaches at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park remain posted and visitors are warned against contact with the water as efforts continue to treat the 13,000-acre lake for toxic
OH: Fines near $28K for buck poached in Huron County
Norwalk, Ohio – The DNR Division of Wildlife told a Huron County man he must pay $27,851 in restitution for poaching a world-class buck. The deer had an antler score of 2286⁄8 inches. Arlie Risner,
