February 17, 2009

Flatwoods, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia bowhunters are unhappy with a National Rifle Association push to open four southern coalfield counties to gun hunting for deer. During Sunday’s Natural Resources Commission meeting in Flatwoods, about 152 bowhunters opposed expanding hunting in Logan, McDowell, Mingo and Wyoming counties from an archery-only season. “We need the NRA […]

Detroit (AP) — Wildlife officials are celebrating the sighting of a beaver in the Detroit River for the first time in decades, signaling that efforts to clean up the waterway are paying off. The Detroit Free Press reports that a beaver lodge has been discovered in an intake canal at a Detroit Edison riverfront plant.

Lincoln, Neb. (AP) — Length limits have been lifted on fish taken from two southeast Nebraska lakes. The water levels are being lowered at Big Indian Reservoir in Gage County and Iron Horse Trail Reservoir in Pawnee County so the lakes can be renovated. Authorities want to empty the lakes of fish before the work

Reno, Nev. (AP) — Mountain lion advocates are up in arms over new plans announced by Nevada wildlife officials to kill more lions in order to help reverse a decline in mule deer numbers. Ken Mayer, director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife, said his agency now plans to conduct regular statewide studies of deer