For many South Carolina hunters the end of deer season arrives much too quickly.
Scott Hammond is one of those people who can’t spend enough time in the woods. During the past season the Colleton County resident hunted deer 107 times.
“I love squirrel hunting. It’s a great way to kind of wind your deer season down and get rid of those withdrawals,” Hammond said. “It’s a wonderful time of year to be…
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(CNN)The first major winter storm of 2021 blasted New York City and other parts of the the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Monday, snarling transportation, closing government offices and shutting down coronavirus vaccination sites.The combination of heavy snow, gusty winds and coastal flooding was expected to make travel anywhere from dangerous to impossible in much of the region Monday and could knock out power over a wide area.”I want New Yorkers to hear me loud and clear — stay home and off the roads,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in declaring a state of emergency for 44 counties.This could be a historic snowstorm. As of 1 p.m., Central Park had reported 13.3 inches of snow (8 inches in the last 6 hours) and it…
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WARSAW — Poland has found its first case of COVID-19 in mink, the agriculture ministry said, raising fears of costly culls in an industry that counts over 350 farms in the country.
Late on Sunday the ministry said in a statement it had been informed by veterinary inspectors on Saturday of a case in Kartuzy county in northern Poland.
“I hope this is a single case, although we must take all measures to limit possible transmission of the virus,” Deputy Health Minister Waldemar Kraska told local broadcaster Radio Gdansk on Monday, adding that all mink at the affected farm would be culled.
Denmark, the world’s top exporter of mink furs, ordered a cull of the country’s entire population of some 17 million mink in 2020, and in January announced it would compensate farmers with up to 19 billion Danish crowns ($3.09 billion).
In a statement sent to state-run news agency PAP, representatives of the Polish fur industry said the state was not offering any compensation for culled animals, and that they would launch a class action lawsuit demanding damages.
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The agriculture ministry did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
The General Veterinary Inspectorate said in a statement it was investigating whether the farm had followed sanitary regulations and that possible compensation or penalties would depend on its findings.
The Regional Veterinary Inspectorate in Gdansk said four samples from the farm had tested positive on Saturday, and that 5,845 mink were in the area affected by the outbreak.
On Friday, January 15th, two activists drove eight hours from Eugene, Oregon, to a remote corner of public land in Nevada, where they pitched a tent in below-freezing temperatures and unfurled a banner declaring: “Protect Thacker Pass.” You’ll be forgiven if you’ve never heard of the place—it’s seriously in the boonies—but these activists, Will Falk and Max Wilbert, hope to make it into a household name.
One of the activists is Will Falk, a writer and lawyer who helped bring a suit to US District Courtseeking personhood for the Colorado Riverin 2017. He describes himself as a “biophilic essayist” and he certainly lyrical in describing the area where they set up:
“Thacker Pass is a quintessential representation of the Great Basin’s specific beauty. Millions of years…
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona regulators plan to consider prohibiting motion-activated trail cameras for hunting, with supporters saying the ban would allow wildlife to reach watering holes and give animals a fighting chance to live another day.
Animals can be deterred from using scarce water sources in drought-stricken areas because so many people place and check on remote cameras, the Arizona Daily Star reported.
“The technology has gotten much cheaper, and it has been proliferating in use,” said Kurt Davis, chairman of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. “There are some that will have water holes with 30 to 40 cameras on them.”
The commission plans to vote at a March 19 meeting in Bullhead City on a proposed rule that, if adopted, would not…
DEC recently announced a new statewide photo and essay contest for hunters and trappers to share stories about why they hunt or trap in New York State.
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos recently announced a new statewide photo and essay contest for hunters and trappers to share stories about why they hunt or trap in New York State. Photos and essays submitted will be used to support DEC’s ongoing efforts to introduce more New Yorkers to hunting and trapping.
“Whether it’s a family tradition, a connection to nature, or to feed your family, DEC would like to hear from New York hunters and trappers about what motivates them to venture afield,” Seggos said.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces the state’s first Primitive Deer Hunt will be open Feb. 1-3 statewide. Hunters with a valid hunting license, or those exempt from the hunting license requirement, may use primitive bows or muzzleloaders to hunt sika and white-tailed deer during these days.
Hunters’ existing 2020-21 archery and muzzleloader bag limits for antlered and antlerless deer will apply for this opportunity. An exception is in Region A, where hunters may harvest one antlerless deer that will not count against their existing archery or muzzleloader bag limits.
Hunters are encouraged to consult the Maryland Guide to Hunting and Trapping for more information on the Primitive Deer Hunt and other deer hunting regulations.
HB224 “Allow the Snaring of Wolves in Montana” will be heard Tuesday, 2/2, in the House Fish Wildlife and Parks Committee. The Committee meets at 3pm, MST.
This hearing is especially important for outdoor recreationists! If your pet has been caught in a trap or snare, please be a voice for them! Our sincere apologies, as we know some of your animals were killed. If we can help provide your testimony, we will.
Although snares are alreadylegal and in secreted, unattended, widespread use, year round in Montana, snares for wolves will be that much bigger, stronger, and deadlier.
We need Montanans and non-residents totake effective action, butin different ways, tokill this dangerous bill that will cruelly destroy wolves and more.
Unless you are an expert on the topic, we’ve beentold nonresidents providingpublic commentactually hurts us. Historytells us that it is used against us. However, our state economy depends greatly…
A photovoltaic solar panel installation north of Milford, Beaver County, is pictured on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Environmental researchers note there are few incentives to recycle solar panels, as the cost of recovering the materials outweighs the costs of extracting what can be recycled.
Wind farms and massive arrays of solar panels are cropping up across public and private landscapes both in the United States and abroad as users increasingly turn to “green energy” as their preferred flavor of electricity.
President Joe Biden, in fact, has directed the Interior Department to identify suitable places to host 20 gigawatts of new energy from sun, wind or geothermal resources by 2024 as part of a sweeping effort to move away from a carbon-based economy and electrical grid.
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