Portland, Ore. (AP) – A California man has been fined $50,000 and banned for life from hunting in Oregon for poaching a trophy bull elk. Federal prosecutors said 38-year-old Ronald Ray Jurin of Redding, Calif., pleaded guilty to a felony violation of the Lacey Act, which prohibits the import, export, sale or transport of wildlife …
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Pierre, S.D. (AP) – Hunters in South Dakota donated 90,000 pounds of venison and 3,066 pheasants to feed the needy last year. The meat is processed and given to community food banks through the South Dakota Sportsmen Against Hunger program. Last year’s donation total increased by 17 percent over 2007. Hunters donate deer or antelope
Des Moines, Iowa (AP) – An Indiana man has pleaded guilty to taking more than 70 trout from a fish hatchery in Iowa. Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say that 30-year-old Mark Liebner, of Monticello, Ind., entered his plea Friday morning. He was charged with no fishing license, no trout fee, unlawful
Nearly 90,000 Minnesotans will receive a postcard this spring that encourages them to continue to enjoy Minnesota’s outdoors by going fishing. The mailing is a joint effort of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) and the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF) “We are reminding folks that purchasing a fishing license is an inexpensive
Jeff Mulhollem Game and fish commissioner appointments have been controversial for a century. Today, with deer-management and trout-stocking issues at the forefront of sportsmen debate, that is likely more true than ever. “If Jesus Christ himself were nominating commissioner candidates, there would still be people unhappy with his selections,” says Robb Miller, adviser to Gov.
Bill Parker MAKE_A_DIFFERENCE. The goal of most conservation groups is to make a difference in the field of outdoor recreation they represent. Most accomplish that goal, either in modest measurements or drastic accomplishment, through volunteer efforts. A conservation group in northern Lower Michigan is making a big difference in the continued survival and proliferation of
Great Bend, Kan. (AP) – Authorities are seeking any information about who may have shot about 15 animals and laid them across a county road in central Kansas. The carcasses of several rabbits, a possum, a turkey, a duck and possibly a raccoon were found last week on a road about a mile south of
One of California’s biggest trout fishing openers is coming up on April 25. Numerous waters opening April 25 are already planted with 8-12 inch-long catchable size trout. The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) will plant roughly nine million rainbow trout state-wide in 2009 providing outstanding angling opportunities. Many families plan annual camping and fishing
Oslo, Minn. (AP) – Ray and Jane Bushaw have been cut off from the outside world for several weeks since the Red River began creeping up on the ring dike that surrounds their property south of Oslo. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have company. Almost 50 deer have taken up residence in the Bushaws’
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