Hunting
DNR to patrol by ground and by air this month
Don’t be surprised to see extra CPOs on patrol this weekend during the second firearms deer season. In fact, expect to see added patrols the rest of this month. DNR Conservation Police will conduct roadside
Mountain lion sighting confirmed in NW Missouri
JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – State conservation officials have confirmed the sighting of a mountain lion in northwest Missouri. The Conservation Department says a photograph taken last week by a Platte County landowner clearly shows
MN: Rain, snow make mess of ice in the state
Perham, Minn. – Late last week, a few “foot” anglers were making their way onto small lakes in the Perham area of northern Minnesota. A few fishermen were dragging “permanent” houses onto the ice, according
MN: Hackbarth out as chairman, for now
St. Paul – Days after he was named chair of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee, Rep. Tom Hackbarth, R-Cedar, was stripped of his position. At least temporarily. The drama at
MN: Reports suggest a better ’10 duck season
Bemidji, Minn. – Once all the numbers have been tabulated, it may not look like the duck season that ended earlier this week was anything spectacular. The number of hunters who targeted waterfowl probably will
OH: Wildlife administrators back on job amid probe
Columbus – Five DNR Division of Wildlife administrators sidelined seven months by an ongoing criminal prosecution were reinstated Nov. 19, the DNR announced. Chief David Graham, Assistant Chief Randy Miller, Law Enforcement Executive Administrator James
MI: State bear hunters bag more than 2,000 bruins
Lansing – For the 10th straight year, bear hunters in Michigan killed more than 2,000 bruins during the 2010 fall season. DNRE bear specialist Adam Bump told Michigan Outdoor News that preliminary numbers as of
OH: Early archery harvest takes small decline
Athens, Ohio – DNR Division of Wildlife deer biologist Mike Tonkovich is not concerned about the slight drop in the number of deer taken in the fist six weeks of the state’s archery season, which
PA: Enormous bear taken by bowhunter in Pike
Harrisburg – A bowhunter killed an enormous black bear Nov. 15 in Pike County near the border with Monroe County that will likely change the state’s record book. David Price, 46 of Cresco, Monroe County,
