Knoxville, Tenn. (AP) – Federal wildlife officials say a bald eagle, found dead at Norris Lake in February, died of lead poisoning. A release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in Knoxville on Thursday said the agency’s forensics laboratory consulted with the U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center in determining the bird’s …
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Test results have detected the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) agent in a total of seven white-tailed deer sampled during the 2009 spring collections in Hampshire County, according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR). These most recent deer testing positive for CWD were collected by Wildlife Resources Section personnel working in cooperation with
St. Johnsbury, Vt. (AP) – A 44-year-old Lyndon Center man is being charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of his son while the two hunted for turkeys earlier this month. The Vermont State police say that Kevin Kadamus was processed Thursday at the state police barracks in St. Johnsbury. He was cited into court
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has begun enforcing new recreational salmon fishing regulations for the Central Valley Basin. Catch and release fishing that intentionally targets salmon is now illegal in any river or stream closed to salmon fishing. DFG staff will be notifying anglers and posting information about the new regulations in the
Austin, Texas – Texas will likely revert this fall to the standard 74-day season and six bird daily bag limit framework for ducks during the general waterfowl seasons. The department is proposing dates and bag limit possibilities based on a liberal season package, pending authorization of the federal framework for the Central Flyway by the
The recreational red snapper harvest season in all Gulf of Mexico waters off Florida reopens on June 1. Anglers may take two red snapper daily from Gulf waters during the open season; however, the captain and crew of for-hire vessels in the Gulf may not keep the recreational bag limit. The minimum size limit for
From the Don’t Give Our Governor Any Ideas department comes news from Vermont that, amid that state’s fiscal crisis, a plan is on the table to close all of the Green Mountain State’s fish hatcheries. It’s been described by a spokesman for Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas as a scare tactic (all rest areas and historic
Knoxville, Tenn. (AP) – Federal wildlife officials say a bald eagle, found dead at Norris Lake in February, died of lead poisoning. A release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in Knoxville on Thursday said the agency’s forensics laboratory consulted with the U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center in determining the bird’s
Pratt – The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) reminds all nonresident hunters that 2009 nonresident deer permit applications are due by midnight, June 1. All applications must be made online through the KDWP website, www.kdwp.state.ks.us. Downloadable mail-in applications are not available, and none will be accepted. This application applies to Nonresident White-tailed Deer
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