Hunting
MN: DNR turns the corner in fight against bovine TB
Wannaska, Minn. – After killing 2,613 deer in the 164-square-mile core of the bovine tuberculosis area in northwest Minnesota during the past four years, it’s unlikely that federal sharpshooters will be called in for a
MI: DNRE: 2010 deer harvest much like ’09
Lansing – After a 20-percent decline in the firearms deer harvest from 2008 to 2009, hunter success didn’t seem to improve much during the 2010 season. Despite most crops being harvested and moderate weather conditions
OH: Claiming self defense, man shoots black bear
Massillon, Ohio – A hunter in northeast Ohio shot a 225-pound black bear claiming self defense, the DNR Division of Wildlife reported. The unidentified hunter, reportedly of the Massillon area, shot the state-endangered animal Nov.
OH: Firearms hunt takes a slight dip in harvest
Youth season, deer gun season completed Columbus – Ohio hunters took 104,442 white-tailed deer during the state’s weeklong deer-gun season, which ran Nov. 29 through Dec. 5, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. In
PA: Flap over taking a huge bear goes on
Bushkill, Pa. – Controversy continues to swirl around the taking of an enormous bear in Pike County last month by a crossbow hunter. The animal, which was killed legally in the Delaware County Water Gap
MI: Governor-elect Snyder to resplit DNR and DEQ
Stokes named as next DNR director Lansing (AP) – Gov.-elect Rick Snyder said recently he’s changing the setup of state government to include a six-person super-cabinet responsible for keeping his initiatives on track. As part
MN: Dayton now assembling key staff
St. Paul – More than a month after the election, Minnesota has a governor. Republican Tom Emmer last week conceded the race to Democrat Mark Dayton. It ends a tumultuous election cycle that saw Republicans
MN: ‘Deal’ struck in wolf delisting
Minnesota senator says species should be off ESL by end of 2011 Minneapolis – Three times in the past five years the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed federal protection of wolves in the
OH: AEP adds 26,000 acres to Ohio lands
Athens, Ohio – American Electric Power (AEP) Ohio continues to add to its conservation legacy with the opening of an additional 26,000-acres in the ReCreation Land agreement area located in Morgan, Muskingum, Noble and Guernsey
