October 9, 2009

Baton Rouge, La. (AP) – Two Louisiana hunting guides have pleaded guilty to charges they helped a hunter kill an alligator in an area where they weren’t authorized to hunt. Travis Dardenne and Jeffery Brown, both of Plaquemine, each face up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine following their guilty pleas Tuesday […]

Ketchum, Idaho (AP) – Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials said a female wolf with the Phantom Hill pack was killed by a hunter, marking the 29th wolf kill since Idaho’s hunting season opened this year. Senior Conservation Officer Lee Garwood said the kill occurred in the Eagle Creek drainage north of Ketchum. The

South Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is predicting good hunting for wild turkey this fall. The agency says poor and spotty food conditions in West Virginia’s woods will cause the birds to concentrate in open fields and field borders. Paul Johansen, the DNR’s assistant chief for game management, says

Sterling, Alaska (AP) – A Kenai National Wildlife Refuge enforcement officer has cited one of two hunters who opened fire on a bear in front of people who had been taking pictures as it fished in the Kenai River, next to the Sterling Highway bridge. Discharging a firearm is prohibited along that section of the

Santa Rosa, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Game and Fish Department has issued an emergency order relaxing fishing rules at Blue Hole Park Pond in an effort to remove as many fish from the eastern New Mexico pond before they go to waste. The department says all fishing regulations related to bag limits, tackle

Kandiyohi, Minn. (AP) _ A 13-year-old Kandiyohi boy is recovering from a hunting accident. Brady Damhof was wounded Saturday while duck hunting near the west-central Minnesota town of Svea. Authorities say another member of his hunting party apparently stumbled, and his gun went off. His mother, Betty Damhof, says Brady was in stable condition Monday