Hunting
Hunters snag 515 moose permits in NH
Concord, N.H. (AP) – A lottery in New Hampshire on Friday selected 515 hunters to try to bag a moose during the fall hunting season. The winners and alternates are posted on the Web site
Rare panther caught on camera in SW Florida
Naples, Fla. (AP) – A rare Florida panther has been caught on camera in the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. Park volunteer Dick Brewer captured a panther strolling down the sanctuary’s 2-mile boardwalk with his videocamera
Falcons removed from Florida endangered species list
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) – Florida wildlife officials have removed the peregrine falcon from the state’s list of endangered species. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved removal Wednesday. Officials say bird populations were severely
Salmon fishing closing on 3 rivers in Idaho
Boise, Idaho (AP) – The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says the salmon fishing season has closed on the Clearwater River upstream of the Orofino Bridge. Next Wednesday, the season will also close on
Parks targeted to close revealed
Editor Harrisburg – A list of 50 state parks that may close as a result of cuts contained in the $27.3 billion budget bill recently approved by the Senate was unveiled by the Department of
Unallotment means more cuts for DNR
St. Paul – Right back where we started from isn’t necessarily a good thing. The state DNR’s operating budget faces another 2.25 percent reduction in state general funds following Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s “unallotment” on Tuesday.
Construction finally starts on lavish elk-viewing center
Benezette, Pa. – The largest elk-watching and conservation-education center in the eastern United States has finally begun to take shape.
Deer audit may be done by fall
State College, Pa. – If some hunters are expecting the audit of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deer-management program to provide an exact count of the state’s deer, they are going to be disappointed, warns the
Despite Kentucky success, don’t look for elk in Ohio soon
Columbus – While our brethren to the south have rebuilt their elk population to a sizable herd, don’t look for the species to return to Ohio anytime soon. Kentucky’s elk repopulation program has been well
