February 10, 2009

Des Moines – Keep your head up and your eyes peeled for majestic bald eagles along Des Moines’ rivers this winter.  While taking leisurely walks around Gray’s Lake, or fishing on the bridge at the Scott Street Dam, make sure to look to the skies to spot bald eagles soaring overhead in search of a […]

Harrisburg – Samples taken from the 39 hunter-killed elk during the state’s 2008 hunting season have all tested negative for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to Dr. Walt Cottrell, the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s wildlife veterinarian.  Samples also tested negative for brucellosis and tuberculosis. Cottrell noted that the Game Commission still is awaiting the results of

Registration will be 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., April 21, at the regional Fish, Wildlife and Parks office, 4600 Giant Springs Road. Classes will be 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., April 27, 29, 30, May 4, 6, and 7, at C.M. Russell High School, 228 17 Ave NW. A field day will take place on

Des Moines, Iowa (AP) _ A national convention that brings millions of dollars to the state is heading back to Des Moines in 2010, and organizers expect it to set attendance records. Organizers for the National Pheasant Fest announced on Sunday that the convention is returning to Des Moines, and bringing with it an expected

Columbus, OH – For the seventh straight year, testing of Ohio’s deer herd has found no evidence of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a degenerative brain disease that affects elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife, state and federal agriculture and wildlife officials collected 1,021

Registration will be 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., March 17; and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 18-20, at the Region 4 Fish, Wildlife and Parks office, 4600 Giant Springs Road. A parent or guardian must accompany each student 17 or younger to co-sign the registration card and liability release. Classes will be 7 p.m.

Biloxi, Miss. (AP) _ Menhaden is a small fish creating a big controversy on the Mississippi Gulf Coast between those who want a catch limit and greater controls on the industry and Omega Protein, the Moss Point company that nets the fish and processes them into fish oil that contain omega-3 fatty acids. On Jan.

Clear Lake – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has extended the deadline to remove permanent ice fishing shelters from public waters of the state from Feb. 20 to Feb. 23.  The extension gives owners an extra weekend to remove their shelters from the lakes. Most of the permanent shelters are found in northern Iowa