Love-hate relationship complicates feral-hog issue

Texas hunters have a love-hate relationship with the state’s 2.6 million feral hogs, complicating efforts to control the invasive swine that provide recreation and food for many hunters, who support an i industry built around hunting the hogs i that are responsible for significant economic and environmental damage. less Texas hunters have a love-hate relationship with the state’s 2.6 million feral hogs, complicating efforts to control the invasive swine that provide recreation and food for many hunters, who support an … more Feral hogs, as one veteran Texas wildlife scientist with decades of studying and battling to control the invasive swine describes them, are “four-legged fire ants.”

Owen the Owl gets to go home

In this Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 photo, Allen holds up a Barred owl for an assembly at Pembroke Elementary School, in Pembroke, Ky. In this Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 photo, Allen holds up a Barred owl for an assembly at Pembroke Elementary School, in Pembroke, Ky.

Bradford pupils are supporting this year’s RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch

It is four years since the children at St Columba’s Catholic Primary School in Bradford started participating in the Big Schools Birdwatch run by the RSPB. Each and every year their findings contribute to the results which the charity utilises to discover the different species visiting our gardens and green spaces and, more importantly, find out those that are thriving and declining.

Jack Montoucet to take reins at LDWF on Jan. 16

If you didn’t take time from hunting deer, ducks, rabbits, snipe, quail, geese, doves, rails, gallinules or getting on the water for trout, bass, redfish or sac-a-lait before the weekend rains greeted the new year, then you probably didn’t take time to read Saturday’s news. Here’s the catch-up: Jack Montoucet is Gov. J.B. Edwards’ pick to take the reins at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

KY Afield Outdoors: A look ahead

KY Afield Outdoors: A look ahead By Kevin Kelly Frankfort, KY – The end of the year is a time for reflecting on the past 12 months and envisioning the possibilities for the new year. The directors of the Fisheries, Wildlife and Wildlife Diversity divisions at the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources recently previewed what’s ahead in 2017.