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The regular gun deer season closes tomorrow, and while several late-season deer hunting opportunities are available, many sportsmen will turn their attention back to hunting small game in Pennsylvania’s fields and woods.

There are still several unfilled deer tags in our family, and while I’m sure we’ll be out for a few days where the bow or shotgun will be taken out into the field looking for another deer, our main focus will be taking the dogs out for rabbits. . and pheasants.

Just in time for family members to head home for vacations from college or distant jobs, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is stocking the last of this year’s pheasants for holiday enjoyment.

Three Late Season Stockings will occur throughout the Christmas season: Christmas Season, Late Season 1, and Late Season 2. Every county in our area will receive birds during each of the stockings.

Little Rock – With turkey season over, many hunters will put away their shotguns until fall, but there’s another spring season that gives Arkansas hunters plenty of reason to keep the shotgun clean and ready. Arkansas chipmunk season kicks off May 15, and for those who enjoy chasing these targets into the treetops, it’s a great excuse to be out in the woods.

Marlborough – Bryan Morgan Pollard went home to Jesus on May 4, 2022 at the young age of 57 after battling years of severe hyperacusis, extreme photophobia, and crippling Parkinson’s disease.

Bryan was born to Steve and Gail Pollard on June 25, 1964, in Cleburne County, Alabama. When he was a boy, Bryan loved the woods on his family’s land in Borden Springs. When he wasn’t cutting grass or firewood for the winter, Bryan spent his spare time building trails in the field. He also built a cabin in the style of the old settlers, where he spent many nights after hunting squirrels. He graduated Valedictorian from Piedmont High School in 1982.

Bryan met his wife, Melanie, while attending Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tennessee. They were married at Borden Springs Church of Christ on a sweltering day in August 1985. They moved to Auburn, Alabama, where Bryan earned his electrical engineering degree in 1988. Bryan’s degree led to his first job as a Semiconductor process engineer with Digital Equipment Corporation in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Bryan loved living in Marlborough and lived there until his last day. He took his love into the woods with him and built trails in a natural area near his home, as well as trails for sledding in the snow in winter. He dedicated himself to fellowship in Jesus with believers in the area and always made time to share the gospel with others through Bible studies. Bryan and Melanie were blessed with the birth of his daughter, Amber, in the spring of 1998. This began a new adventure for Bryan to share his love of the forest and Jesus with Amber. They spent many winter days sledding down the trails he built behind his house.

After working for Digital for 10 years, Bryan started working for Intel Corporation. Bryan worked at Intel for 16 years as a process development, process improvement, defect reduction, and performance expert engineer. Bryan spent the last 8 years working for Verizon Wireless as a Risk and Quality Program Manager.

Bryan was also a dedicated research scientist in his spare time. When he and his wife began to suffer from hyperacusis, he searched for solutions. When he couldn’t find help in the medical community for the increasing pain of noise intolerance, he started a nonprofit organization, Hyperacusis Research, in 2011. Bryan worked tirelessly traveling across the country to bring attention to the greatest need and funding for research with this debilitating condition. Through its efforts to connect researchers at John’s Hopkins Hospital, the University of Maryland Center for Tinnitus and Hyperacusis, the University of South Florida, the University of Alabama, along with an NIH-sponsored trial, the advocacy Bryan’s brought new diagnoses to the field of otology.

In addition to being a dedicated and loving husband and father, Bryan also loved capturing memorable moments for his Church and family through photo and video production. He created a beautiful tribute to her mother on her 60th birthday and many videos of her daughter’s moments throughout her many dance recitals. Throughout his life, Bryan maintained an unwavering faith in God, which led him to generously share with anyone in need around him.

Bryan joins his grandparents, Rollie and Beatrice Morgan and Will and Lottie Pollard in Heaven. Bryan is survived by his wife Melanie, his daughter Amber, his brother Rodney, his sister Renae Shah, his parents Steve and Gail Pollard. He is also survived by many aunts, including Kay Baswell, Vivian Brown, Nell Ponder and uncles, Ken Pollard, Richard Pollard, Sam Morgan, as well as numerous cousins.

A memorial celebration of Bryan’s life will be held at Borden Springs Church of Christ on what would have been his 58th birthday on Saturday, June 25 at 2 p.m.

The family asks for donations to Bryan’s non-profit organization in his memory. Visit https://hyperacusisresearch.org/ to make a donation and help researchers find a solution for those with this condition.

Rickey “Rick” Lee Middleton, 70, of Nabb, Indiana, died Thursday, June 16, 2022, at Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville.

He was born on April 7, 1952, in Scottsburg, Indiana, the son of Harold Middleton and Leora Bressler Middleton. He was a member of the Lexington Christian Church and a former teacher and member of English Lodge No. 622 in Lexington, Indiana. He helped start Lexington’s youth league sports programs in 1985 and worked with the programs for more than 13 years. He loved to tell a good story and was a great teacher. He enjoyed squirrel hunting, beekeeping, trapping, hobby farming with his chickens, and hunting for mushrooms and ginseng roots.

Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Sharon Walker Middleton of Nabb; three sons, Jason Middleton of Scottsburg and Justin Middleton and Joshua Middleton, both of Nabb; and 12 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Gary Middleton.

Funeral services will be at 3 pm on Saturday, July 2, at English Lodge No. 622, 87090 E. Main Street, Lexington, followed by a meal and time of fellowship. Visits are from 1 pm until the time of services. A private family burial will be held at Lexington Cemetery.

Arrangement entrusted to Christensen-Hoagland Funeral Home in Scottsburg.

Online condolences, www.christensenfamilyfuneral.com.

It seems that we have blinked and it is already August. Squirrel season opened on August 1.

This hunting season runs through February 15, 2021. In counties that are open to gun deer hunting, squirrel season takes a break and is closed November 20-22, 20 to November 22 and from December 3 to 6. The daily limit for squirrels is 5, with 10 being the possession limit at any one time.

Believe it or not, the Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations brochure for the 2020-2021 season is now available. Yes!

The last two years have been rough, with waiting until hunting season was almost over and relying on last year’s brochure for everything besides current sunrise/sunset calculations.

With all the closures due to the pandemic, having the regulations booklet available in AUGUST, it almost feels like Christmas came early, it was that exciting here at Gibson House.

PHOENIX – This is the time of year Arizona’s waterfowl and small game hunters have been waiting for.

In addition to the start of the tree squirrel and band-tailed pigeon seasons on Friday, October 9, hunters can chase sooty (blue) grouse through November 8 and chukar through February 7, 2021. for cottontail rabbits it runs through June 30, 2021, with the Gambel and scaled quail seasons beginning October 16.

Johnathan O’Dell, a small game biologist with the Arizona Game and Fish Department and avid squirrel hunter, expects even better hunting this season than in 2019.

“The second straight year of wet winters, and not all snow in the highlands, means acorns and pine cones should be plentiful this fall and provide excellent resources for Abert’s squirrels,” O’Dell said. “They are still recovering from previous years, but squirrel numbers are changing rapidly in many areas.”

Both Arizona gray squirrel and Mexican fox populations should also be improving due to recent wet winter conditions, O’Dell said.

For more information on Arizona small game, check out the AZGFD Small Game Forecast at https://bit.ly/33xyCBt.

Spring tag applications are due October 13

Applications for spring turkey, javelin, bison and bear hunts must be received no later than Tuesday, October 13. To apply, visit www.azgfd.gov/hunting/draw.

Information provided by the Arizona Department of Fish and Game

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds everyone that the squirrel hunting season and the black bass fishing season begin May 22.

SQUIRRELS

The eastern gray squirrel and fox hunting season runs from May 22 to February 15, 2022.

Allowed methods include:

• shotguns
• rifles
• archery equipment
• Slingshots or atlatls.

The daily hunt and capture limit is ten and the possession limit is 20.

Hunters may hunt squirrels with the following permits:

• archery hunting
• Daily Small Game
• Hunting and fishing for small game
• Small game.

Squirrels can also be hunted with cage-style traps during hunting season, as long as the hunters have valid permits.

Traps must be labeled with the hunter’s full name and address, or Conservation Number, serviced daily, and have an opening of 144 square inches or less.

Click here for more information on squirrel hunting.

BLACK BASS

Anglers can catch and keep Black Bass, such as Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Kentucky/Spotted Bass, from May 22 to February 22, 2022.

These fish can be found in most streams south of the Missouri River.

Black bass can be legally caught and released year-round anywhere in Missouri.

Legal-size largemouth bass can be kept year-round away from reservoirs and streams with no closed season.

In most state waters, the daily limit for largemouth bass is six.

Fish caught in most rivers and streams should be 12 inches long.

Additional regulations may apply to specific waters or areas.

Anglers must have a valid fishing permit or be exempt.

Click here for more information on black bass season.

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We have all heard of a “white whale”. Believe it or not, Huntsville may have its own version of that.

It’s much smaller, much faster, and much cuter.

The story begins on a cloudy and rainy October morning at the Monte Sano viewpoint.

“We don’t have the ideal day with the rain,” said Carolyn Cavender Alexander.

She is on the hunt, looking for her next target.

“Most of them have migrated south now,” he said.

Alexander is not hunting like most Alabamans do. Instead, she is hunting with her camera.

“There have been very few days where I haven’t gone out and used this camera,” Alexander said.

There is something special you are looking for this Monday morning.

“He’s a fast little boy,” he explained. “As soon as he sees you, he’s gone!”

That “little friend” is a red-eyed, snow-colored squirrel, appropriately named Monte.

“I think the general consensus, with the red eyes, is that he’s an albino,” Alexander said.

WAAY 31 asked the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources if Monte really is an albino. And, just as Alexander thought, they said those red eyes gave him away.

Alexander has seen his furry friend several times. On Monday we joined her to see if we could have the same luck.

Lo and behold, as we prepared to get a video of her honing her photography skills, Monte decided to make an appearance.

“Come on, boy,” Alexander said as he took photos. “Come on, sweet Monte.”

There she was, munching on some nuts and storing some for the winter, posing for the cameras all the while.

“Who would have thought I’d show up for you, Luke?” Alexander asked after Monte ran into the woods.

Like all of our “Alabama Originals”, Monte is special. Only 1 in 100,000 squirrels is born albino. Experts said that those that are actually born white don’t last long, because their sheer color makes them easy targets for predators.

But we’re happy to say that so far Monte is doing well.

“He’s good at elusion,” Alexander said.

This is also not Monte’s first time at WAAY 31.

Alexander He sent us some photos of him through the “Alabama the Beautiful” Facebook group. We use them in the air using #ATBWAAY31.

To see other “Alabama Originals”, click HERE. If you have an idea for an “Alabama Original”, email Luke at [email protected].

January 18, 2022

INDIANA – While hunting season is drawing to a close, there are still plenty of opportunities to hunt waterfowl, squirrels and rabbits.

Be sure to dress appropriately.

Hunting dates:

• Rabbit until February 28, 2022
• Gray squirrel and fox until January 31, 2022
• Red & Gray Fox through February 28, 2022
• Coyote & Skunk striped until March 15, 2022
• Geese until February 13, 2022
• Ducks, coots, mergansers until January 23, 2022
• Raccoon and Opossum until January 31, 2022