May 1, 2009

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issues a weekly fishing report on Thursdays in an effort to provide the latest information heading into the weekend. The weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys, and county and state parks staff. For current information, contact the district fisheries office […]

Athens, Texas – The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center has announced the winners in the 2009 State-Fish Art Contest. The 624 entries received was the largest number ever entered from a single state in this national contest, which is sponsored by Wildlife Forever of Brooklyn Center, MN. Winners in the 4-6 grade level division were: First

Augusta, Maine (AP) – Maine officials have decided to cancel the monthlong catch-and-release Atlantic salmon season on the Penobscot River that was scheduled to begin Friday. The decision came after federal regulators met with Gov. John Baldacci and the Atlantic Salmon Commission last week urging them to scrap the season, citing the need to focus

Richmond, Va. (AP) – Officials in Virginia and West Virginia are trying to figure out what’s killing fish in the Shenandoah River basin. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Fish Health Lab in Leestown, W.Va., recently found a link between a bacterium found in diseased fish and lesions and deaths among experimentally infected laboratory

Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are conducting a ceremonial bison hunt on the National Elk Refuge. The hunt was scheduled to start Wednesday and continue on Thursday. This is the second year the tribes are holding a hunt on the refuge. Seventy tribal members killed seven bulls there last year. The U.S. Fish

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – Plea agreements are being worked out with five people charged in what North Dakota wildlife officials say is the worst case of illegal animal killings they have ever seen. Game warden Pat Lothspeich says more than 40 deer and antelope and hundreds of porcupines, rabbits and coyotes were killed in Billings

Scotland, Ark. (AP) – If someone called for a miniature of the Ozark Mountains, Gulf Mountain Wildlife Management Area could answer. It has characteristics of the entire upland region. It’s got history, the remains of early settlers who struggled to make a living from the thin, rocky soil. And it’s got an abundance of wildlife