Hunting
Notes off a soiled cuff: Reimburse Pennsylvania hunters if deer test positive for CWD
Given the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s extremely robust financial position, the fast spread of chronic wasting disease in our state and the threat it poses to influence deer hunters to drop out of the sport, I
Blue-winged and green-winged teal: Examining the colorful Illinois natives
When a blue-winged teal takes flight over an Illinois wetland, you immediately understand how it got its name. The powdery blue patch on its wings is prominent, especially when the sun is shining.
In
13 new Ohio wildlife officers now on the job
Columbus — Thirteen Ohio wildlife officers from the 32nd Wildlife Officer Pre-Service Training Academy were sworn in during a graduation ceremony in March, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The 13 officers
Ohio hunters tag nearly 14,500 birds through mid-May
Turkey hunters across Ohio have registered a total 14,377 birds through Sunday, May 12, of the spring 2024 season, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
This year’s statewide total represents 23
Ohio’s Division of Wildlife hosts open houses for CWD education
To present updated information about the status of the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s (DOW) response to chronic wasting disease (CWD), four open house sessions were held recently in northwest Ohio.
They were advertised through
Length of Canada geese season reduced by Pennsylvania Game Commission
Pennsylvania’s 2024-25 migratory game bird seasons have been set.
Annual migratory game bird seasons are selected by states from frameworks established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Game Commission selections were made after
Commentary: Pennsylvania Game Commission’s current CWD-testing protocol no longer adequate
Recent comments from a Game Commission biologist describe how chronic wasting disease is spreading even faster than expected.
And recently, I read where two hunters in Texas died after eating infected deer meat. Even
Illinois native Matthew Hunsaker returns home as district wildlife biologist
Hudson, Ill., native Matthew Hunsaker has returned to his home state to continue his career in natural resource conservation.
Hunsaker joined Illinois DNR in late fall of 2023 as a district wildlife biologist serving
New Pennsylvania Game Commission leader, Stephen Smith, reaffirms agency’s direction
Stephen Smith, the new executive director of the Pennsylvania Game Commission, was an attorney in private practice when Pennsylvania’s so-called deer wars inspired him to rethink his career.
As an avid hunter – and
