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60 days and six ducks
Wisconsin’s duck hunters will get a 60 day hunting season this fall, with a six-duck daily bag limit. The daily bag limit is similar to last year, except that the scaup limit has been raised
‘Rut Predictor’ calls for a great bow season
As I opened up my 2012 Whitetail Calendar, put out by Deer and Deer Hunting Magazine, and began counting the days until Illinois’ archery season, I stopped short. As I write, there are only 50-some
Summertime grab bag
A little of this and a little of that: It’s been several years since zebra mussels were discovered in the Alexandria Chain of Lakes. Careful readers know my family has a cabin on the chain’s
Law enforcement manager appointed in southwest
The Ohio DNR has appointed Michelle Welsh as the law enforcement supervisor for the Wildlife Division’s District 5 in southwest Ohio. As such, Welch becomes the first-ever female appointed to a Wildlife Division law enforcement
Still places in state that can support wild pheasants
Last week I spent a day with Pennsylvania Game Commission land manager Keith Sanford trapping and banding doves in Montour and Northumberland counties. The area is filled with picturesque farms and sprawling fields of switchgrass
Quinn signs crossbow law
The much-anticipated crossbow law is finally a real-life law. Gov. Pat Quinn has signed House Bill 4819, meaning crossbows will be legal for hunting deer in Illinois this season between Dec. 3 and Jan. 20.
DNR asks fishing tournament organizers to 'cut it short'
A month-long stretch of fish kills reported up and down that state has resulted in DNR asking fishing tournament organizers to implement “additional precautions regarding the catch and handling of fish during upcoming tournaments .
Environmental groups speak out on drilling
An article in the summer/fall edition of the Ohio Environmental Council’s (OEC) Green Watch magazine said four conservation organizations joined forces in May to lobby for tougher rules regarding oil and gas exploration and drilling
Help stop delayed mortality in fish by fishing at night
Lack of rain and HOT weather around southeastern Wisconsin has caused many muskie anglers to subscribe to a self-governed ban on fishing the last couple of weeks. Delayed mortality of these beasts has been the
