June 9, 2009

Wausau, Wis. (AP) – Supporters say that allowing 10-year-olds to hunt in Wisconsin under the close supervision of an adult is a way to preserve the state’s hunting heritage. The state Senate takes up a bill Tuesday that would allow 10-year-olds to hunt as long as those supervising them are nearby and only one gun […]

Augusta, Maine (AP) – Gov. John Baldacci has signed into law a bill that paves the way for a game-hunting preserve to open in Piscataquis County. The law will also allow game preserves currently in operation to expand the variety of animals they offer for hunting. The law doesn’t change the state’s limit of 11

Eastman, Ga. (AP) – The state Department of Natural Resources says seven people have been charged with poaching and related crimes in Dodge and Laurens counties. The DNR said Friday that the charges mostly involve deer and turkeys and include hunting deer at night, possession of illegally taken wildlife, hunting out of season and taking

Oak Ridge, Tenn. (AP) – Department of Energy contractors have poisoned some 30,000 fish at three ponds near the former K-25 uranium-enrichment plant in East Tennessee as part of a restoration project. A team from Alabama-based Aqua Services Inc. on Thursday distributed Rotenone at the ponds. The chemical is lethal to fish but has no

Denver (AP) – The Colorado Division of Wildlife is accepting proposals from landowners and groups interested in preserving habitat for wildlife through conservation easements and other programs. The deadline is June 30. The agency is looking for habitat considered critical to wildlife. Habitat loss is a primary cause of the decline of many species. Funding