SOCIAL CIRCLE — Georgia turkey hunters are practicing their best turkey calls and patterning their shotguns as they get ready for the statewide turkey hunting season opening Saturday, March 20,
By Editor | March 10, 2021
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Longtime Ste. Genevieve Parks and Recreation Board member Gerard “Gerry” Schwent died at his home at age 70, March 3.
Schwent was also a member of National Wild Turkey Federation, a past alderman for Ste. Genevieve and had been president of Ste. Gen. Eagles Club, Knights of Columbus 1037.
He was chairman of the park board for several years, helping see the board through some lean years when money and support was short.
“Gerry was a wealth of information,” long;time park board member Samer Zoughaib said. “He was on the board many years ago, stepped down, and came back.
TWRA Begins 4-Year Wild Turkey Banding Project Monday, March 8, 2021
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Wildlife and Forestry Division is launching a four-year, large-scale turkey banding project across the state to look at factors affecting gobbler harvest rates.
Officials said, Eastern wild turkey populations throughout much of the southeastern United States have declined over the past decade or more, including in parts of Tennessee. Of the possible causes of these declines, only impacts associated with harvest are directly influenced by state wildlife agencies responsible for management of the wild turkey resource. To make wise management decisions, the TWRA requires good science to understand the relationships between hunting regulations, harvest, and resultant population impacts. Given the diversity of landscapes, turkey densities, hunter attitudes and behaviors, etc. throughout Tennessee, responsible management will benefit from additional information on t
MASSENA — New York state Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Conservation police officers in St. Lawrence County are partnering with the Massena Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation to
On The Ridge: Where’s your money going?
Published: 3/3/2021 6:25:46 PM
Modified: 3/3/2021 6:25:43 PM
Not since 1996 has the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife proposed any serious changes to the hunting and freshwater fishing license fees in the Commonwealth. But now, to ensure the continued conservation of wildlife, fish and plants in Massachusetts, the topic has come back to the surface.
Over the past two decades, MassWildlife has maintained a high level of programs and services through responsible fiscal management without needing to raise license fees at all. But with inflation looming at 67 percent since 1996, added responsibilities on the agency and steadily increasing state-mandated costs, revenue has not been meeting expenses for several years. Sporting and hunting license sales have declined drastically over the last 25 years, and the number of free licenses issued to those 70 years and older has totaled almost 27,000 per year.