Hunting
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
Landowner interest in RIM/WRP signup good
St. Paul – It doesn’t appear as though there will be any trouble in Minnesota getting landowners to sign up for the Reinvest in Minnesota/Wetlands Reserve Program. After an April 20 to May 5 sign-up
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
Jail time doled out for NWTF embezzlement
Washington Court House, Ohio – A former regional director of the National Wild Turkey Federation was sentenced to 10 months in prison June 2 for the embezzlement of $72,951. Walter E. Ingram, 48, of Washington
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
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.
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
