Hunting
Outlook for upland bird hunt only fair
By Mike Moore Editor Ashley, Ohio – Predicting harvest success for pheasant and quail hunters in Ohio never varies much from year to year. The average Buckeye State’s 100,000 pheasant hunters each harvest about two
‘New’ disease is found in whitetails
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Another deer disease has been identified in Michigan whitetails. Two deer recently found dead in Allegan County have tested positive for epizootic hemorrhagic disease. EDH is an acute, often
Agency will track reports of cougars
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Don’t misunderstand – Game Commission officials haven’t suddenly decided that wild cougars roam the mountains of Pennsylvania. Far from it. But they are getting so many reports of cougar
Unified plan getting no traction on Capitol Hill
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Because it ties changes in Pennsylvania Game Commission policies with getting new revenue, the hunting license fee increase package given to legislative leaders by the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania
Strong outlook for pheasant opener
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – Pheasant hunters in Minnesota are riding a wave of good weather and lots of habitat. So much so that modern-day harvest records could drop in the upcoming
Coast Guard firing tests a Great Lakes concern
Staff report Oswego, N.Y. – A U.S. Coast Guard plan to create live firing zones on the Great Lakes includes three sites on Lake Ontario and has sparked some concerns that fishing boats could unknowingly
Four moose die on N.Y. roads, RR
Staff report Ray Brook, N.Y. – New York state may have lost one or two percent of its moose population to highway mishaps and, in one case, a railroad accident this summer and early fall.
Mother Nature aids the Northern Zone
Staff report Elizabethtown, N.Y. – Deer hunters seems to have Mother Nature on their side heading into this year’s Northern Zone deer season. A mild winter created a perfect 1-2 combination for boosting deer numbers
