Hunting
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)
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
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
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,
OH: Record wet weather hits upland birds and habitat
Ashley, Ohio – According to the National Weather Service, Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati all had record-setting precipitation for the month of April. Cincinnati was just 0.16 inches from having its wettest month ever recorded. In
Louisiana Shrimp Season to Close Saturday in Portion of Zone 2
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced the 2011 spring inshore shrimp season in a portion of Shrimp Management Zone 2 will close at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 25. This shrimp season closure includes
Bullfrogs and green frogs up for grabs June 30
Missouri’s annual frogging season runs from June 30 to Oct. 31 Bullfrogs and green frogs are up for grabs beginning at sunset on June 30 as Missouri enters its annual frogging season. A favorite outdoor
AR: Commission approves trails and recreation facilities grant programs
LITTLE ROCK – At last week’s monthly meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, commissioners approved up to $1 million for the Wildlife Observation Trails Pilot Program and up to $500,000 for the Wildlife
