Opinions
Michigan DNRE to Hold Information Meetings about Deer Hunting Regulations in DMU 487
DNRE Report The Department of Natural Resources and Environment will hold a pair of meetings to provide information regarding recently proposed antler restrictions for deer hunters in Deer Management Unit (DMU) 487. Meetings are scheduled
Mother falcon attacks dog, people
Buffalo, N.Y. (AP) — Her chicks have left the nest, but a peregrine falcon nesting on a Buffalo tower is proving to be an overprotective mother. Antoine Lanier says he saw the falcon recently chase
A quick review of 2010 OWAA conference in Rochester
Spent Friday at the Outdoor Writers Association of America annual conference in Rochester. The four-day event travels every year, and it last visited Minnesota in 1996. (Madison hosted the conference in 2005, but I missed
Advocates want more wolf protection
Montpelier, Vt. (AP) — Some wildlife advocates are decrying a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service not to provide special protection for wolves in upstate New York, northern New England and Massachusetts. Wildlife
Minnesota finalizes agreement for Lake Vermilion State Park
St. Paul — Gov. Tim Pawlenty and officials from U.S. Steel Corporation today signed documents formally transferring property on the shores of Lake Vermilion to the state of Minnesota, the first step in creating Minnesota’s
Deer competition coming to Illinois, new group claims
There’s no indication where they will be, but a new professional “deer tour” will include Illinois, according to a statement by a group called “The American Whitetail Authority.” AWA announced last week the creation of
Board of Game Commissioners to meet June 28-29
Harrisburg — Pennsylvania Game commissioners will hold their upcoming meeting on June 28-29, in the auditorium of the agency’s Harrisburg headquarters at 2001 Elmerton Ave., just off the Progress Avenue exit of Interstate 81 here.
Free Fishing Days on the horizon
A reminder for those looking for something free from the state: The 2010 Illinois Free Fishing Days are scheduled for June 11-14, which means anyone may fish without the need to have a sport fishing
DEP plans thorough investigation into Marcellus shale well blowout in Clearfield County
Harrisburg — Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said today that his agency intends to investigate aggressively the circumstances surrounding a blowout at a Marcellus Shale natural gas well in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County,
