Hunting
Pennsylvania’s grouse population still resilient, study finds
State College, Pa. — Despite decades of decline, a genetic analysis of ruffed grouse reveals that Pennsylvania’s state bird harbors more genetic diversity and connectivity than expected.
Survey tracks Pennsylvania’s residents’ attitudes toward wildlife
The sample was stratified to ensure that a statistically valid sample size was obtained within each of Pennsylvania’s 22 Wildlife Management Units.
Rain puts a damper on opening day of Pennsylvania’s elk season
Karthaus, Pa. — Light rain for the first half of opening day of the general Pennsylvania elk season limited harvest for 72 hunters lucky enough to draw an elk permit.
Suspicious about results of recent elk calf mortality study
“Starvation due to a lack of nursing” was cited as one reason for calf mortality in the study the story reported on.
Duck hunting the ‘Magic Hour’
DU partnership hunt lands in Ohio marshland
Remembering Leopold: The Real Black Gold
Those prairie soils are dark and black for the same reason that crude oil, coal, or graphite powder is black: They all have a lot of carbon. When we break the prairie, a lot of
No place for judgment for a deer hunter
It was during a deer hunt a few years ago when I had an epiphany. At legal shooting light, a nice buck cautiously made his way in front of my position within easy gun range.
Veterans can shoot for free at Ohio ranges on Nov. 11
Columbus — The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife invites veterans to visit and shoot for free at one of Ohio’s premier public shooting ranges on Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11.
Fur experts advise when to target ‘prime’ furbearers
Beaver, with a nearly 500-year history of use in North America, is the primary star again this year.
