October 14, 2011

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) reminds hunters the north coast black brant hunting season is open from Nov. 7, 2011 through Dec. 6, 2011. An error in the California Waterfowl Association’s 2011-12 Waterfowl Hunter’s Pocket Guide shows the season beginning and ending a day earlier. A brief list of season dates and bag …

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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission honored the legacy of local rancher John Fetcher, a water visionary who was instrumental in the creation of Steamboat Lake and Stagecoach Reservoir State Parks, during its monthly meeting Thursday in Steamboat Springs. Fetcher’s son, Jay, was presented with a partnership award from Colorado Parks

Pheasant season brings family and friends together to share old memories and create new ones. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department offers the following basic guidelines encouraging hunters to be safe and legal: 1. A safe hunt is a successful hunt. Safety First — Safety Always. Know where everyone is in your group.

This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s fishing report for October 13, 2011. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please call or e-mail with information on possible sources for that lake or river.   Fishing Highlight of the Week: White Oak Lake’s gate has been plugged,

With big game hunting opportunities for black bear, antelope, elk and mule deer available, Oklahoma is becoming a “land of opportunity” to hunters. But the whitetail deer remains the most abundant big game hunting opportunity in Oklahoma, with archery season already underway and muzzleloader season to open Oct. 22. Deer are plentiful in every part

Opportunities to attend an Oklahoma hunter education class between now and opening day of deer gun season Nov. 19 are plentiful, and most hunters need the certification to hunt deer without supervision. Hunters have many class dates and locations to choose from across the state before deer gun season arrives, with nearly 30 classes scheduled

PIERRE, S.D. – Much of South Dakota is extremely dry, and that has created the potential for wildfires this fall. The Game, Fish and Parks Department is asking for diligence on the part of hunters going into fields this autumn to assist not only in the prevention of fires, but also in detecting fires. While

New Orleans (AP) – Given the current political climate, it’s easy to consider Dale Hall a hopeless optimist when reading this: the CEO of Ducks Unlimited is pushing Congress to raise the price of the federal duck stamp from $15 to $25. But then you want to change “hopeless optimist” to “just plain crazy” when