Hunting
Outlook for bear hunt considered very good
By Bill Parker Editor Roscommon, Mich. — Michigan hunters have killed more than 2,000 black bears each of the past five years, and there are no indications that trend will end this fall. The season
GLIFWC speaks out on denied duck hunt plan
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Odanah, Wis. – Twelve days after its proposal to increase duck limits and allow baiting on ceded territory was denied, the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission says it
Quail habitat program expands in Ohio
DNR Reports Columbus — Landowners in Franklin, Delaware, and Morrow counties who have cropfields involved in agricultural production may now be eligible to increase their income while restoring important habitat for bobwhite quail, ring-necked pheasants,
Geauga may open parks to controlled deer hunt
By Mark Tuscano Contributing Writer Chardon, Ohio — The Geauga County Park District will consider allowing controlled white-tailed deer hunting on several parcels as a proactive approach to population control for the species, said the
Easement incentives increased by Congress
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Washington — Things didn’t look good for conservation easements in late 2004 and early 2005. After a series of articles in the Washington Post created a furor surrounding easements, a
USFWS’s Thorson OK’s Mississippi refuge plan
By Todd Richmond Associated Press Writer Onalaska Wis. (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s top Midwestern official gave the final go-ahead last week to a sweeping package of conservation changes for the upper
Youth license still controversial
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Harrisburg — Although state Rep. Bruce Smith recently introduced a bill that would create a youth fishing license, he doesn’t expect it to pass this year. The lame duck York
New hunting seasons arrive this weekend
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Watson, Minn. – For hunters, the best days of the year are just beginning. While hunters no doubt have been scouting for doves and checking their baits for bear activity
$2M Black River spill settlement
Staff report Lowville, N.Y. – A Lewis County dairy farm has agreed to pay more than $2 million in a settlement with the state for an August 2005 manure spill into the Black River that
