Hunting
Kansas: Two more indicted in deer poaching case
Cases related to recent convictions originating in Comanche County Two Texas hunters have been indicted on federal poaching charges, according to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom. Justin Klein, 29, of Center, Texas, was indicted on three
Kansas: Hays plans youth outdoor festival
HAYS, KS – On Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hays area conservation groups, businesses, and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism will offer a free day of target shooting and
Kansas Governor names new KDWPT Commissioners
Leon, Salina, Kansas City natives tabbed to replace outgoing commissioners Governor Sam Brownback has appointed three new commissioners to the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission. The terms of commissioners Kelly Johnston, Doug Sebelius, and
MN: Counts, duck kill increase in state
St. Paul – State waterfowl surveys reflect what’s happening elsewhere: breeding duck counts are up, and things are wet. DNR staff wrapped up the counts in mid-May, but release of the data was delayed by
MN: Banner legislative session for RIM
St. Paul – In a legislative session that included precious little good budget news, there was at least one highlight – the Reinvest in Minnesota program. RIM, which is a private-land conservation easement program, often
WI: Turkey tag numbers the same as last fall
Madison – The DNR Turkey Committee has decided to issue the same number of permits this fall as last fall. That means 95,700 permits will be available for the 2011 fall turkey season, which runs
WI: Officials seek more timber harvest
Iron Mountain, Mich. – Counties and towns in northern Wisconsin and Michigan intend to “coordinate” their way to more timber sales on national forest land, or take back national forest lands and put that acreage
NY: New York’s federal funding jeopardized
$20M could be withheld due to state budget’s Conservation Fund ‘sweep’ language Albany – New York is at risk of losing millions of dollars in federal funding because of language in the state budget that
NY: Across the continent, duck numbers increase
Alexandria, Va. – Across the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s duck breeding populations survey area, things are just ducky. And wet. According to the agency’s 2011 report on populations, total duck abundance (45.6 million) jumped
