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Mich. Senate okays funding change for access to state parks

November 19, 2009

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan drivers would get unlimited access to state parks for $10 a year if a new funding plan that cleared a legislative hurdle last week wins final approval. The Senate... Read Story.

Poison will be used in fight vs. Asian carp

November 19, 2009

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Thousands of fish may die when poison is dumped into a canal near Lake Michigan, but it's necessary to prevent an onslaught of Asian carp that could devastate the $7 billion Great... Read Story.

[$] Fallow deer are observed in Ohio

November 12, 2009

XENIA -- Hunters along the Clinton and Warren County border have sighted several fallow deer in recent weeks according to biologists of the Ohio Division of Wildlife (DOW). Fallow deer are native to Europe but are... Read Story.

Officials confirm more cougar evidence in U.P.

November 12, 2009

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- A photograph and tracks found recently in the Upper Peninsula have rekindled a debate over whether Michigan has an established, breeding cougar population. The state Department... Read Story.

[$] Panel on oceans visits Great Lakes

October 29, 2009

Panel on oceans visits Great Lakes Associated Press A White House panel developing a strategy for managing oceans and their coastlines is including the Great Lakes in its plan, which will propose ways to protect the environment while preventing... Read Story.

[$] Anticipation greater than end result for October

October 29, 2009

Anticipation greater than end result for October Anticipation was far greater than the end result. That pretty much explains the outdoor scene in October, a month that normally is a hunter and fisherman's delight. Not so this year. Rain, wind, cooler... Read Story.

[$] Mike Tressler, of Defiance, took this eight-point buck

October 8, 2009

Mike Tressler, of Defiance, took this eight-point buck last week in the Oxbow Lake Wildlife area northwest of Defiance while using a compound... Read Story.

[$] More Ohio local chapter coordinators are needed to help in hunger fight

September 24, 2009

COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Division of Wildlife (DOW) has collaborated with Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) in an effort to assist with the processing costs associated with... Read Story.

[$] Officials target, kill coyotes in LA

September 24, 2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Wildlife officials have conducted a coyote hunt in Los Angeles' Griffith Park after a coyote bit a man's foot. California Department of Fish and Game said Tuesday that trappers killed eight... Read Story.

[$] Mich. record brown trout caught in Manistee River

September 24, 2009

MANISTEE, Mich. (AP) -- An angler has landed the heaviest brown trout on record in Michigan. The Ludington Daily News said Tom Healy of Rockford caught the 41-pound, 71/4-ounce trout on Sept. 9 from a... Read Story.

[$] 'Limberlost' author to receive honor

September 24, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- One of Indiana's earliest environmentalists -- 20th century writer Gene Stratton-Porter -- is set to be inducted into the Indiana Conservation Hall of Fame. Porter, who died in 1924, will be... Read Story.

[$] IGFA gets documentation, photos on the pending world record bass

September 17, 2009

IGFA gets documentation, photos on the pending world record bass DANIA BEACH, Fla. -- Documentation for a much talked about 22 pound, four ounce largemouth bass, caught from Japan's largest lake in July, has arrived into the International Game Fish... Read Story.

Governments killing once-endangered cormorants

September 10, 2009

Governments killing once-endangered cormorants ALPENA, Mich. (AP) -- The mostly bird-free skies above Lake Huron's Thunder Bay during the recent Brown Trout Festival were a welcome sight to anglers who have spent years competing -- often unfavorably --... Read Story.

Albion College student runs with wolves at animal park

September 10, 2009

ALBION, Mich. (AP) -- Spending a summer working with wolves at an Indiana animal park gave an Albion College basketball player thrills quite different from those he gets on the court. Center Wayne... Read Story.

[$] Waterfowl festival returns to Pointe Mouillee Sept. 12-13

September 3, 2009

Waterfowl festival returns to Pointe Mouillee Sept. 12-13 The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) will co-host the 62nd annual Pointe Mouillee Waterfowl Festival Sept. 12-13 at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area (PMSGA). Activities begin at 8... Read Story.

Two sunfish certified as state records

August 27, 2009

New state record warmouth and pumpkinseed sunfish have been certified by the Outdoor Writers of Ohio (OWO) state record fish committee. An Ohio state record warmouth sunfish, weighing 1.32 pounds was caught by... Read Story.

Randy Ashbaugh catches big flathead

August 27, 2009

Randy Ashbaugh, of Defiance, hoists a 40-pound flathead catfish he caught last Saturday below the Power Dam in the Auglaize River. He used a shad to catch the big fish, which was 42 inches... Read Story. 1 comment

Dates for 2009-10 waterfowl hunting seasons approved by Ohio Wildlife Council

August 20, 2009

Dates for 2009-10 waterfowl hunting seasons approved by Ohio Wildlife Council COLUMBUS -- Ohio hunters will again enjoy a 60-day duck hunting season and a six-duck bag limit this year. The 2009-2010 waterfowl hunting season dates have been approved by... Read Story.

Youth deer gun hunts set at state nature preserves

August 20, 2009

COLUMBUS -- An increasing deer population, resulting in extensive damage to plant communities, has led the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Natural Areas and Preserves to... Read Story.

Ohio DOW honored with agency of the year award

August 20, 2009

COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Division of Wildlife (DOW) was recently honored with the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) Agency of the Year Award. Each year, QDMA recognizes a state department of natural... Read Story.

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