Ted Williams is one of the greatest baseball players to ever hit the diamond, and really established the Boston Red Sox franchise. But, he was more than a baseball player. Williams served in World War II and Korea, and was one of the most famous hunters and anglers to ever live. A massive lot of [...]
Massachusetts Hunting
Boone & Crockett Bucks up 400 Percent in 30 Years, Organization Ranks Big Buck States
Quality deer management has taken it's toll, and whitetail hunters are reaping its benefits.According to the Boone & Crockett Club, the number of bucks qualifying for their books increased 400 percent over the course of 30 years. The conservation group is perhaps the most respected record-keeping organization of all big game animals, and for your [...]
Three-Legged Dog Goes Missing on Bird Hunt. Found A Week Later
Zip, the three-legged English setter, was a little stubborn and antsy on a bird hunt on New Year's Eve day near North Hampton, N.H., and bolted. His owner, Peter George, fired a few shots in the air hoping Zip would return, but when he didn't, they filed a missing dog report with the Granite State [...]
Sunday Hunting Ban Passes Hurdle in Virginia
At the Field & Stream Heroes of Conservation lunch, one of their conservation leaders said that if the few states would legalize Sunday hunting where it's banned, it would add $1 Billion to the economies of those states.I'm guessing that is one of the reasons why the Virginia Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee voted [...]
Federal Government Gives $6.8 Million to Conserve Coastal Wetlands
With the massive amounts of budget cuts, hunting and fishing has had to endure more than our fair share of slashes to funding to vital conservation efforts. But we got some good news for coastal wetlands.Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced nearly $6.8 million worth of grants for projects to improve the habitats in Delaware, [...]
State Trooper Mistakingly Shoots 66-year-old Woman
On Saturday evening, state trooper John Bergeron was out hunting in Norton, Mass., when he mistakenly shot Cheryl Blair after believing her dogs were deer. The 66-year-old woman was out walking her dogs mid-evening when she was hit in the hip by the bullet and immediately fell to the ground in shock. Upon realizing his mistake, [...]
Deer Rescued After Falling Through Thin Ice in Massachusetts
It's not just anglers and houses falling through the unseasonably thin ice. Area fire departments were called to Lake Gardner when a deer fell through the ice. After deciding that they'd rather have trained professionals try to rescue the deer than civilians, they brought the deer to shore. Unfortunately, the deer did not survive the ordeal, [...]
Cape Cod to Use Air Cannons, Not Hunters to Curb Eider Problem
There are too many eiders in Chatham, Mass., and officials know just how to solve the problem, bring in the air cannons.In Chatham Harbor, eiders hang out munching on the mussels, eating about $800,000 worth of the tasty bivalve. They also consume an estimated $500,000 in young softshell crabs. Officials want to scare off the [...]
Five Gray Seals Found Shot on Cape Cod
Over the last six weeks, five gray seals, which are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, have been found shot on various Cape Cod, Mass. beaches. The International Fund for Animal Welfare, based in Yarmouth, Mass., discovered them during routine stranding response efforts. Ballistic evidence is being examined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's [...]
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick Bands a Bald Eagle at Quabbin Reservoir
Thanks to a great conservation effort across the United States, bald eagles are seeing a great recovery. So, when a nest was found near famed Massachusetts fishery, Quabbin Reservoir, Gov. Deval Patrick joined officials from both state and federal environmental agencies to tag these majestic birds.Bald eagles are still listed as endangered in Massachusetts, but [...]
