Hunting
TPWD Proposals Would Increase Dove Bag, Extend Season
Austin, Texas – Changes proposed for the 2009-10 Texas dove season include a 70 day season and 15 bird daily bag statewide, pending adoption of federal guidelines. Additionally, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced
Deadline is April 8th to apply for big-game licenses, permits
Wednesday, April 8, is the deadline for hunters to apply for 2009-2010 deer, elk, antelope, ibex, javelina, Barbary sheep and bighorn sheep hunting opportunities allotted by draw in New Mexico. Online applications must be received
Changes in Flounder Regs to go into Effect Sept. 1, 2009
Austin, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioners today approved a reduction in the recreational and commercial bag limits for southern flounder and set a reduced bag limit for the month of November with take
Moose on the decline in Jackson Hole area
Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – The number of moose in northern Jackson Hole has declined by more than 50 percent since the late 1980s. Researchers think wildfires, warm temperatures, competition for food from other wildlife and
License fee bill passed by House
Harrisburg – By a vote of 156 to 36 – along straight party lines – the state House of Representatives finally approved a surprisingly controversial bill to allow the Pennsylvania Game Commission to pass along
Bison Hunt Application Changes
This year bison hunters must apply by May 1 for this fall and winters bison hunt. The moose, sheep and goat application now include bison . In another change, while bison hunters will continue to
‘Bug geek’ offers insight for curious trout anglers
State College, Pa. – Although he lives near storied limestone streams, Penn State University entomologist Greg Hoover says nothing beats Pennsylvania’s freestone fisheries for bug diversity. “On the limestoners, you get these massive single-species emergences
Guernsey County man charged in deer traffic
Columbus – A Guernsey County man is the second person to face criminal charges in the alleged illegal sale and transport of 54 propagated whitetail deer from Ohio to South Carolina, a violation of the
Emerald ash borer turns up in Mifflin County, threatens trees
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. – Five percent of Pennsylvania’s forests are comprised of ash trees, but if a diminutive beetle from Asia has its way, that percentage could be reduced to zero. Since it was discovered in
