April 27, 2011

STRAWBERRY – Commissioners with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission today unanimously approved an emergency proclamation closing the upcoming permit turkey hunt on Shirey Bay Rainey Brake Wildlife Management Area in Lawrence County. Recent heavy rain has caused several rivers across Arkansas, including the Black River which courses through the WMA, to rise well above […]

BAYOU METO – A land swap near Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area has been tentatively approved contingent upon the outcome of two public meetings being held by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Two tracts totaling 160 acres owned by the AGFC will be traded for two tracts totaling 155.5 acres owned by Goose Lake

WAUBAY, S.D. (AP) – The northeast South Dakota city of Waubay is being pinched on three sides by flooding lakes. Mayor Kevin Jens tells the American News that several families have moved out, and many others have water in their basements. He says he’s working on getting state and federal assistance. To the north, Blue

Closure comes in the case of matriarch whooping crane shooting because of a citizen tip Wade Bennett of Cayuga, Ind. pled guilty and was sentenced on March 30, 2011, for his involvement in the shooting of a whooping crane in Vermillion County, Ind. Bennett and a juvenile were charged and sentenced in Indiana State Court,

Hunters have through May 18 to apply for special hunting permits for fall deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, bighorn sheep, and turkey seasons in Washington state. Permit winners will be selected by random drawing conducted by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) in late June. The special permits qualify hunters to hunt at