Hunting
Bear sightings are steady in 2008
DNR Staff Reports Athens, Ohio – One hundred-five black bear sightings were reported in 21 Ohio counties last year, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. Of that number, state wildlife personnel confirmed 38 sightings,
Ice still fishable in northern Minnesota
Garrison, Minn. – The calendar says it’s spring, but you wouldn’t think so based on all the ice fishing opportunities that still exist in the northern half of Minnesota. Generally speaking, anglers will find open
PGC says the deer harvest is up 4%
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s recent announcement that hunters harvested an estimated 335,850 deer in the state’s 2008-09 seasons – 4 percent more than the agency’s estimate for the previous year – was greeted
Minn. could see antler-point restrictions in 2010
Rochester, Minn. (AP) – In the future, when bluff land deer hunters see a buck, they might need to take a deep breath and count to four. It’s possible they will have to make sure
Hope still exists for deal to secure Vermilion land
St. Paul – Nearly a year ago, the Legislature authorized $20 million in bonds to purchase a new state park along the shores of Lake Vermilion. Proponents of the northern Minnesota facility hailed the move,
Public invited to elk management plan meetings
Minnesota’s elk management plan will be the focus of two upcoming Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) public meetings. The plan will address population levels, crop depredation and hunting season management of wild elk in
Oklahoma bear hunting bill heads to governor
Oklahoma City (AP) – A measure to legalize bear hunting in parts of southeast Oklahoma is headed for Gov. Brad Henry’s desk. The bill won final legislative approval Monday. Governor’s spokesman Paul Sund says Henry
2009 moose lottery to be held in Fort Kent
Augusta, Maine (AP) – Maine’s moose permit lottery is coming to the St. John Valley for the first time. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announced Tuesday that the drawing will take place June
Report: CA Police wrong to shoot mountain lion cub
Santa Paula, Calif. (AP) – Santa Paula police officers were not justified in shooting a mountain lion cub and the killing fell outside the department’s own rules, according to an outside review. Police Chief Steve
