Hunting
200 dead snow geese signals return of avian influenza in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Game Commission suspects that avian influenza caused the deaths of 200 snow geese found Dec. 30 in the greater Allentown area.
Dead birds were recovered from two private properties – in Lower
Ralph Loos: Geese are back in the news, unfortunately for hunters (and geese)
Geese are in the news, but as has been the case the past two decades, it’s mostly not what you might call “positive” news.
I say “mostly” because there is an ounce or two of
Missouri finds likely bird flu cases among snow geese
The Missouri Conservation Department received confirmation of something it feared – three dead snow geese found by state wildlife refuge staff were likely infected with bird flu.
Samples from the birds – two recovered
Goose hunting in Illinois has shifted south to north
There was a time in the not-too-distant past when southern Illinois was considered a mecca for Canada goose hunting, and clubs in the area would be packed with hunters from all over the Midwest and
Crane hunt in Wisconsin? Committee gives green light as process takes another step forward
Following a series of meetings during the past five months, the Legislative Council Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes approved a proposed bill that creates some relief for farmers and offers the opportunity for a Wisconsin
Minnesota DNR says avian flu is the likely killer of waterfowl in the state
Minnesota DNR officials say evidence is pointing to avian influenza as the cause of death of several Canada geese and some swans reported dead on the ice – typically next to open-water locations – of
Lauren Dean: Here’s how I became an Illinois hunter
Lauren Dean is the newest addition to DNR and the Illinois Natural History Survey’s Learn to Hunt team. She grew up in Maryland before moving to New Orleans, where she got a BA in Anthropology
Minnesota reader stories: The ‘perfect double’ makes for a goose hunt to remember
It had been three weeks since the start of Minnesota’s regular duck-season opener, and it was another day of blue skies, no wind, and nearly 80 degrees. Not exactly ducky weather.
We were at
New York Reader Stories: Too cold for geese to fly? Time to deer hunt
It was so cold, the geese would not fly.
My hunting partner, Steve, and I had been in our ground blinds since first light, waiting for the resident Canada geese to leave the pond
