October 2, 2009

Madison, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin’s deer donation program is celebrating a milestone anniversary. This hunting season marks the 10th year of hunters donating deer that are processed into ground venison and given to needy families. The Department of Natural Resources established the program in 2000 to encourage hunters to shoot more antlerless deer, primarily does, […]

Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) – With the arrival of hunting season, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has compiled a list of five of the most common laws that hunters violate. Game and Fish officials say many hunters overlook tagging requirements for big and trophy game. Hunters must detach, sign and date the tags on hunting

Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – Like a growing number of states, West Virginia was aiming to make a dent in its fast-growing deer population when it created its first-ever September hunting season this year. But the upshot of such changes across the country often is more hunters spending more time – and money – pursuing deer.

Springfield, Ill. (AP) – The date’s set for the start of the fall trout-fishing season. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says the season begins Oct. 17 at nearly 40 ponds and lakes around the state. Anglers must have a fishing license and an inland trout stamp to begin catching trout. Certain groups are exempt

Chariton, Iowa (AP) – Iowa will become the focus of the deer hunting world when archers take to the woods to hunt the animals. An estimated 55,000 hunters will participate in the archery season, which runs from Thursday through Dec. 4. It closes for the two shotgun season, then opens against from Dec. 21 through

Greenville, Maine (AP) – The first day of Maine’s 2009 moose hunting season is coming to a close. The season’s first week ends Saturday, and the second week will be Oct. 12-17 in a number of other areas of northern Maine. Permit holders will also be allowed to hunt moose in very select areas of

Madison, Wis. (AP) – The state Department of Natural Resources is planning a series of public hearings on when and how the agency could close public lands. Generally, land acquired through the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program must be open to hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking and cross-country skiing. The state Legislature has created exceptions, however, including protecting