Bemidji State anglers finish fourth in Bassmaster College Series season finale
Great Lakes region teams find success in New York state event.
Grizzly spotted in north-central Idaho for first time in a decade
USFWS says the bear crossed into Idaho last August, but wildlife officials captured it and sent it back to Montana.
Illegal antler hunting costs man $15K, loss of hunting privileges for 5 years
Man pleaded guilty to illegally possessing and transporting 104 pounds of unlawfully taken antlers. Sold the antler pieces he collected for dog chews.
Big jump in North Dakota spring breeding duck numbers
72nd annual spring breeding duck survey showed an index of 3.4 million birds, up 20 percent from last year. That's the 22nd highest index on record and stands 40 percent above the 71-year average.
Social media does in Yellowstone mountain lion poachers
Three Montana men all pleaded guilty and were ordered to pay $1,666 each in restitution, sentenced to three years of unsupervised probation and stripped of their hunting and fishing privileges for three years.
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With hunting in limbo, grizzlies on the move in U.S. Rockies
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'This is basically the Olympics of taxidermy'
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North Dakota's Lake Sakakawea: 'Overall, the fishery has probably never been in better shape'
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Walleye that topped 16 pounds not a North Dakota record after all
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Great Lakes water levels surge, record highs predicted
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