Hunting
Sparring continues in mourning dove bout
By Bill Parker Editor Lake Orion, Mich. — Legal action and other objections have moved to the forefront in the battle to protect dove hunting in Michigan. Earlier this year, the Committee to Restore the
River’s demise now seems exaggerated
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent What a difference a year, and some decent rainfall, makes. Last year at this time, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission was issuing news releases about bacteria in the Susquehanna
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
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
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
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
Bear ribs requested for aging study
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — State bear hunters getting ready for the Sept. 6 opener have plenty to think about already, but DNR biologists want hunters to remember to collect a rib from their
Waterfowl hunt goes from noon to 9
By Dean Bortz Editor Lac du Flambeau, Wis. — Waterfowl hunters will see another 60-day, six-duck-per-day hunting season, but there are a few changes to the 2006 waterfowl season from last year. Two of those
