As light drained from the sky, conservation officer Alexander Birdsall bumped along in his Silverado 2500, crisscrossing isolated farm fields and patrolling for trouble. His focus west of Waconia, ...

MICHIGAN — Deer overpopulation discussions are common in West Michigan, including reporting from Grand Haven neighborhoods on deer management programs and recommendations from Kent County to reduce ...

Nov. 13—CO Derek Peterlin (Brookston) spent a lot of time investigating leads on deer baiting prior to the opening day of the firearms deer season. He observed a lot of hunters in the field over the ...

IT IS ILLEGAL TO USE BAIT TO HUNT DEER IN PENNSYLVANIA, BUT STATE LAWMAKERS CONTINUE TO TRY AND TACKLE A GROWING DEER POPULATION. THEY ARE CONSIDERING A REMOVAL OF THAT BAN, AT LEAST SOMEWHAT. DAUPHIN ...

Baiting also doesn’t represent hunters well. Birdsall issued one of more than 60 deer-baiting citations written during the week across the state. Other offenders transported uncased or loaded firearms ...