Hunting
Deer hunters top 2009 numbers during first gun weekend
Deer hunters topped last year’s harvest during the first weekend of shotgun season, taking a total of 68,037 deer Nov. 19-21. The seven-day firearm season will conclude on Dec. 2-5. The preliminary total for the
Wolf bills unlikely to advance this Congress
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) _ Lawmakers from the Northern Rockies say pending bills aimed at getting gray wolves off the endangered species list have little chance of passage this year. A
WI hunters register 106,404 deer opening weekend of 2010 season
MADISON – Good to very good hunting conditions on opening day gave way to misty-rainy weather on day two of the 2010 gun deer hunt. Hunters participating in the traditional November nine-day gun deer hunt
Another Almost Game Warden Shooting in Pennsylvania
Soon after the recent killing of a Pennsylvania game warden by a poacher, news of another incident involving a poacher firing shots toward PA game wardens who were investigating a possible poaching incident. According to
Positive Treatment of Hunting at oprah.com
Hunters are commonly critical of the treatment of hunting in so-called ‘mainstream’ media. But just in time for Thanksgiving, check out the positive treatment of turkey hunting at Oprah Winfrey’s web site: http://www.oprah.com/food/Women-and-Hunting-Kimberly-Hisss-Humbling-Harvest
Beman Recalls Bowhunting Arrows; Arrows Can Break and Hit Unintended Targets
If you’ve purchased Beman Bone Collector arrows recently, check to see whether they are included in an announced recall. Here is a news release from the Product Safety Commission on the recall, followed by an
Archery-Killed Bear is new PA Record
BUSHKILL, Pa. (AP) _ An 879-pound black bear brought down by a bow hunter this week was the largest ever recorded in the state, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission. The 17-year-old bruin was killed by
Wisconsin Opening Day Gun Deer Season Report
MADISON – Nearly ideal hunting conditions across the state contributed to an active opening morning of the 2010 Wisconsin nine-day regular gun deer season, according to anecdotal reports from registration stations across the state. Good
New USGS study finds mercury widespread in Indiana
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) _ One in eight fish taken from Indiana waterways and analyzed over a five-year period was tainted with the toxic metal mercury, according to federal scientists who last year reported that precipitation
