Hunting
Demari DeReu Gun Case
Did you follow the story of the Columbia Falls, Montana high school student who apparently forgot she had a hunting rifle (cased and unloaded) in her locked trunk and parked in the school parking lot?
Pennsylvania conservancy buys 113-acre ‘gem’ on Lake Erie
ERIE, Pa. (AP) – A western Pennsylvania conservation group says it has a gift for the public this Christmas – preservation of 113 acres along Lake Erie. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy says the Springfield Township
MN DNR to crack down on underage drinking on Brainerd ice
A grant from the Minnesota Institute of Public Health will enable conservation officers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to focus on illegal underage alcohol consumption that occurs in the outdoor recreation arena.
USFWS Clarifies Listing Polar Bear as “Threatened”
Debate about whether animal species should be officially listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) becomes heated, emotional, contentious. We see regular discussions about wolves, mice, birds, polar bears and more.
IL: ‘Tis (almost) the season for Illinois sport shows
Collinsville, Ill. – If it’s Christmas in Illinois, that means the sports show season will start before many of the trees and decorations get put in the attic. The season anglers and hunters look forward
IL: Finally some good news for Lake Michigan
Chicago – The latest survey of Lake Michigan’s forage base, conducted by the Great Lakes Science Center revealed the alewife biomass (total abundance lakewide) had doubled in 2009. The good news is there are more
NY: 2010’s top story still unfinished
Elizabethtown, N.Y. – Chances are you can pencil in the top New York Outdoor News story of 2010 as one of the top stories of 2011 as well. That’s because New York is showing little
MN: DNR aims to protect pike in Upper Red
Bemidji, Minn. – The DNR is taking a step toward protecting the largest northern pike in Upper Red Lake. Beginning with next year’s walleye opener – May 14 – the protected slot limit will increase
MN: Drama at Rice Lake continues
Hugo, Minn. – The saga at the 180-acre Rice Lake, which is part of the Paul Hugo Farms Wildlife Management Area in the north metro, continues. After it was accidentally drained in 2005, the Rice
