Hunting
Review: Shawnee fire was arson
Portsmouth, Ohio – Ohio forestry officials say they now have outside confirmation that they did not cause the Shawnee State Forest wildfire. An investigative team with the West Virginia Division of Forestry found that the
In elk range, agency gets a win, loss
Benezette, Pa. – For the Pennsylvania Game Commission, these are best of times and the worst of times on the Keystone State elk range.
Doctoral student studies northwestern Minn. bears
Grand Forks, N.D. (AP) – Male black bears in northwestern Minnesota have the largest home ranges ever recorded for the species in North America. That’s the finding three years into a four-year study of black
Canada goose hunting season extended in Louisiana
Baton Rouge, La. (AP) -The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has extended this year’s Canada goose hunting season from 16 to 44 days. The change approved last month allows Louisiana hunters to take a Canada
Grouse and partridge seasons set to open in N.D.
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – A state wildlife official says hunters should expect fewer birds in the field than in the past few years when North Dakota’s sharp-tailed grouse and Hungarian partridge seasons open on Saturday.
Minn. DNR raises alert level to orange
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – A sure sign of fall’s approach: Minnesota hunters are getting ready to dig out their blaze orange. The Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters that they must be in
Feral hog population on the rise in Ark
Mountain Home, Ark. (AP) – Feral hog populations are growing in Arkansas and wildlife officials are concerned about the damage the animals are doing to wilderness areas. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Officer Chris Majors
Hunting bolsters local western Ky. economy
Marion, Ky. (AP) – Pickup trucks represent a major segment of vehicular traffic in Marion, and during the right time of year, a good many are hauling deer in the back. “Deer hunting is probably
