Over 100 Black Bear Sightings in Ohio in 2009
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ATHENS, OH – One hundred-nineteen black bear sightings were reported in Ohio last year, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Of that number, state wildlife personnel confirmed 51 of those sightings, an increase compared to the 38 confirmed sightings in 2008.
The confirmed sightings of 2009 occurred [...]
PA Game Commision Urges Outdoorsmen to Participate in Christmas bird Count
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials are urging wildlife enthusiasts to join the tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the United States in the Audubon Society’s 110th Annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC), which will take place Dec. 14, through Jan. 5.
“Bird enthusiasts, armed with binoculars, bird guides and checklists, will head out on an annual mission – [...]
Dec 5th: FHFH Day
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Farmers and Hunters Feeding Hungry Day
COLUMBUS, OH – With the opening day of Ohio’s deer-gun season on November 30, hunters are reminded that donating a deer is free at meat processors participating in the Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) venison donation program.
Participating meat processors can be found by visiting the FHFH [...]
PA Game Commission Posts Online Field Forecasts
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Pennsylvania Game Commission Wildlife Conservation Officers (WCOs), Land Management Group Supervisors (LMGSs) and foresters spend a considerable amount of time gathering information about wildlife population trends in their districts. With the hunting and trapping seasons just around the corner, the Game Commission now is sharing that information – through its website [...]
Photography Contest: Best Oriole Goes on Stamp
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COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio shutterbugs are encouraged to enter their best Baltimore oriole photos in the first Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp photo contest.
The winning photograph of this colorful orange-and-black bird will be featured on the inaugural Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp to be issued March 1, 2010. The contest is open to all Ohio [...]
