By Ken PerrotteFeb 21, 2019VDGIF Director Bob Duncan Retiring After 45 Years of Service, Including 11 as the BossBon Duncan's tenure as executive director was considerably longer than many other heads of state fish and wildlife agencies. He had...
By Ken PerrotteDec 1, 2018Grow Next Generation of ConservationistsKaylie Cook, age 10, shoots her muzzleloader. Kaylie had a shot at a deer but unfortunately missed, according to her day Michael Note:...
By Ken PerrotteNov 21, 2018THANKSGIVING 2018 – THANKS A MILLION 'Outdoors Rambler' is 1 Year Old this WeekBenjamin Franklin is said to have written a letter to his daughter in which he suggested that the wild turkey might be a more fitting...
By Ken PerrotteOct 25, 2018Virginia's Hunters Restricted from Millions of Acres of Public Land -- Even Their Own!Note: This is a slightly expanded version of a column that ran Oct. 25 in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star. Another autumn is upon us...
By Ken PerrotteOct 9, 2018Virginia Among States Stepping Up Efforts to Contain & Prevent Chronic Wasting DiseaseNote: This article appeared in Ken Perrotte's newspaper column in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star (www.fredericksburg.com). Chronic...
By Ken PerrotteSep 6, 2018Family, Friends, Fun and FOOD -- lots of it -- at Annual Dove Shoot for Cedar MountaGood times in the Virginia Piedmont dove fields. Some dove shoots are small family and friend affairs, others are commercial events that...