Here’s what’s worth reading today, Tuesday, April 9, 2019:
This fish-zapping robot is hunting invasive lionfish in coral reefs: The Guardian, developed by the inventor of the Roomba, is designed to stop the voracious species before it can clean out native fish.
Texas antlerless white-tailed deer hunting opportunities expanded for 2019-20 season: White-tailed deer hunters in 41 Texas counties in the Blackland Prairies and Post Oak Savannah ecoregions will see expanded opportunities to take antlerless deer during the 2019-20 season, following changes adopted recently by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.
How tax dollars paid on hunting and fishing gear support wildlife: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has released figures for money allocations from 2018 excise taxes and the numbers are impressive. The USFWS released just over $1 billion in combined funds to states. That is money hunters shooters, and anglers gladly contributed to support improvements in wildlife and fish habitat, shooting range development and hunter safety training.
Watch rare footage of a great white hunting seals in a kelp forest: A new study dispels the belief that the sharks are too large to maneuver through dense kelp growths.
A bear pinned a Montana teenager to a tree. He fought back with bear spray: It was about 2 p.m. and the teen was walking down a hill near a remote creek in Montana in search of shed antlers when he heard a thump. He turned to find a bear charging at him.
Passing down the love of hunting is a rewarding experience: Every person has a different point in their life where they are ready to hunt. Some are ready at ages even younger than my daughter. Some people participate as tag-alongs and eventually want to hunt for themselves. Some kids never are ready and choose not to hunt. Everyone has their own journey to take as a hunter.
New Mexico hunters should expect roadblocks: Officials with the Department of Game and Fish will conduct the stops throughout the state during hunting and fishing seasons to collect harvest data and to detect wildlife law violations.
As spring arrives, tick season will soon be here — and soon may last longer: For the most part, ticks are inactive throughout the winter and begin to look for their next meal as seasonal temperatures warm up. But as the global climate warms, it is more likely that some ticks will remain active through the warmer winters and can expand their habitats into new areas.
Gulf Council approves quotas for recreational red snapper fishery: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has approved plans for states to manage the red snapper recreational fishery for the upcoming season. The five states will get the quota share they originally requested in their applications. Florida holds the largest share with 44.8 percent of the allocation. Alabama will receive 26.3 percent. Louisiana will receive 19.1 percent, while Texas (6.2 percent) and Mississippi (3.6 percent) get the remainder.
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