February 9, 2009

Portland, Maine (AP) — Two Maine groups have joined two federal lawsuits seeking to overturn a new policy that allows people to carry concealed, loaded guns in most national parks. Friends of Acadia and Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence filed documents Friday in U.S. District Court in Washington in support of previously filed lawsuits _ […]

They may not have classrooms or retirement plans, but a group of southeastern Montana educators have accumulated a combined 260 years of teaching experience. They’re local hunter and bowhunter education instructors, and what makes their service even more remarkable is that every hour of teaching has been voluntary. Together, they have taught thousands of southeastern

Big Game Scoring Day has been scheduled for Thursday, February 26, at the Fish and Game’s southeast regional office located in Pocatello. Measuring for Boone & Crockett, Pope& Young, and Longhunter’s Society will be conducted for entry into the big game record books. Interested individuals must bring their antlers, horns or skulls to Fish and

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) will hold three meetings in March to discuss mountain lion management in west-central Montana.   The public is invited to attend a meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the following locations: March 2: Lincoln, Lambkins Café, 460 Main Street March 3:   Superior, US Forest Service Office, 209 West Riverside March 5:  

Raleigh, N.C. (Feb. 9, 2009) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open the entire Roanoke River Management Area to striped bass harvest from March 1 through April 30. The Roanoke River Management Area includes the Roanoke River and tributaries from Roanoke Rapids Lake Dam downstream to Albemarle Sound, including the Cashie, Middle and Eastmost

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds hunters that the Nonresident General Big Game Combination Licenses and Landowner Sponsored Licenses are sold through a drawing process through the FWP State Headquarters office in Helena. Applications must be postmarked on or before March 16 and addressed to: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Attn: Nonresident Big Game Drawing,

Beginning Feb. 17 all over-the-counter licenses—including conservation licenses, spring black bear and turkey, fishing, deer and elk hunting licenses—are available at all FWP Regional offices and license providers. March 1 begins the new 2009 license year for Montana hunters and anglers. After this date all 2008 licenses are invalid. The new license year is especially

Nestbox News is an account of activity at a nestbox placed atop Mack-Cali Realty Corporation’s 101 Hudson St., Jersey City, by biologists in the Endangered and Nongame Species Program (ENSP). Follow this chronicle of the nesting behavior and activity of peregrine falcons and their chicks. February 5, 2009 Welcome to the 2009 edition of Nestbox

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking nominations for the board directing the state’s program to reduce livestock losses caused by wolves and to reimburse ranchers for wolf-related losses. The purpose of the board is to administer programs and funds to minimize livestock losses caused by wolves and to reimburse livestock producers for wolf-depredation losses.