North Dakota Drought Conditions Tough on Ducks
The results of North Dakota’s annual mid-July waterfowl production survey are in and they are not as encouraging as many duck hunters would have hoped. Counting broods across many areas of the state, biologists create what is known as a brood index which simply indicates the number of broods per square mile. This year’s index […]
Upstate NY Duck Hunting Guide Hit with $5k Fine, Ordered to Advertise Apology
A well-known guide and TV personality was handed a $5,000 fine yesterday in a federal court based on charges for leading illegal waterfowl hunts for profit. William Saiff III, otherwise known as Bill Saiff, was ordered to pay the fine as well as pay upwards of $10,000 in charitable donations and was also ordered to […]
Pennsylvania Hunters Prepare for Battery-Operated Decoys
According to the rule book enforced by the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners, hunters in the Keystone state are unable to hunt with the help of any electronic devices, with a few exceptions. Rangefinders, hearing aids, lighted sight pins and electronic calls for bobcats, coyotes, raccoons and the like are all fair game for hunters […]
Lead Ammo Proposal Leads to Debate Among Minnesota Hunters
Covering what is referred to as the ‘farmland zone’ of the state of Minnesota, wildlife officials are proposing a ban on certain types of lead ammunition on state-owned hunting lands in the zone covering the southern portion of the state. Given the prairie-type swaths of land in the southern portion of the state, the DNR […]