Hunting
Few facts emerge in fatal hunter shooting
Punxsutawney, Pa. – A man killed in a recent shootout with bear hunters near here in Jefferson County had lost his concealed-carry permit over a road-rage incident with a trucker in 2006, although it was
Asian carp gets attention of Ohio fishery managers
Columbus – Word spread fairly quickly when Asian carp might have breached an electrical barrier in Chicago that could lead the voracious fish straight into the Great Lakes. Alarmed Ohio fisheries managers hope the carp’s
Deer kill 114,633 during gun week
DNR Reports Columbus – Ohio hunters took 114,633 deer during the state’s popular, weeklong deer gun season, which ran Nov. 30 through Dec. 6, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. In 2008, hunters killed
Action sought on wolf management
Ely, Minn. – Dogs killed by timber wolves. Wolves wandering across the city hall parking lot in Ely, dragging garbage bags down the street, or lurking near pets on the city’s outskirts. Those are citizens’
State officials mull next five years for Leech Lake
Walker, Minn. – It’s been a dynamic past five years for one of northern Minnesota’s most renowned fisheries, Leech Lake. Now it’s time to look ahead. A crash in the walleye population, followed by a
Mountain Lion Shot Near Marengo, Iowa
Des Moines – A mountain lion was shot near Marengo, Monday afternoon, by a deer hunter participating in Iowa’s second shotgun season. Raymond Goebel, Jr., of Cedar Rapids, was hunting with a group, 4 miles
More CWD cases found in S.D. wildlife
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – A half dozen cases of chronic wasting disease were found among 667 samples from deer and elk tested in South Dakota over a recent five-month period. Chronic wasting attacks the brains
Nearly 99,500 deer harvested in Illinois
Springfield, Ill. (AP) – Illinois firearm hunters harvested nearly 99,500 deer during this year’s season. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday that the preliminary harvest total was about 6,000 fewer than last year’s
