Four new car tag designs will be available in June, according to the Alabama Department of Revenue. The following plates will be available starting June 1: National Wild Turkey Federation - $50 in fee proceeds go to the Alabama Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation to be used for wild turkey habitat improvement on public lands in Alabama, land acquisition and other wildlife practices .
By Tom Cross
News of a successful turkey season has been dashed as not only have I been skunked, but according to the latest from Ohio Wildlife, a lot of turkey hunters shared the same fate. Ohio’s turkey season has taken a nose dive as statewide turkey hunters harvest numbers have declined by 16.5 percent at the end of the third week of a four week long season.
With only a week to go I suspect it will get worse. According to ODNR the turkey take stands at 13,361 after the third week of the season. Last year at the three week mark, 16, 013 gobblers had been bagged in Ohio. Locally it’s not much better. Adams County turkey hunters so far have managed to bag 333 gobblers, down 13 percent from last year. Brown County hunters are much the same with 323 gobblers, down 21 percent from last year’s season. In Highland County turkeys hunters have tagged 295 birds, down by nearly 23 percent. Scioto County reports 225 birds checked, that too is down by 12 percent. Turkey hunters in Cler
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Feral hog and prescribed burning legislation now on Missouri governor’s desk
Bipartisan legislation toughening penalties on residents who knowingly release feral hogs in Missouri is now on Governor Mike Parson’s desk.
House Bill 369, which is sponsored by State Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Bunceton), is a wide-ranging conservation bill, with a main focus on prescribed burning. The Missouri House gave final approval to the bill on Friday afternoon, by a 150-1 vote.
State Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Bunceton) discusses House Bill 369 on the Missouri House floor on May 14, 2021 (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)
State, national groups partner to combat invasive species in Mo.
State, national groups partner to combat invasive species in Mo. By Ashley Smith | May 14, 2021 at 3:35 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 6:12 PM
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KFVS) - Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have partnered with state and federal groups to combat invasive species in Mo.
The partnership, called the Scenic Rivers Invasive Species Partnership, was developed to focus on the Scenic River Region which includes the Current, Jacks Fork and Eleven Point rivers.
They chose this area because it is one of the state’s most ecologically diverse landscapes.
While the region has few invasive species, some parts have established invasive species.