February 16, 2012

Teenagers can apply now to attend the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s annual Wildlife Youth Camp slated for June 24-29 at Oklahoma University Biological Station at Lake Texoma. The free camp increases awareness of conserving and managing Oklahoma’s wildlife resources through courses on wildlife-related career opportunities, rifle and shotgun training, archery, wildlife identification, wildlife law […]

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will treat Lake Harris for hydrilla during the week of Feb. 20, weather permitting, and will monitor the lake for 90 days after treatment. Lake Harris is in Lake County and is part of the Harris Chain of Lakes. The treatment will be on about 1,150 acres

HILO – The Department of Land and Natural Resources announces the opening of the 2012 Spring Bearded Turkey Hunting Season on Hawaii Island beginning Thursday, March 1, 2012. The spring season will run 31 consecutive days through Saturday, March 31, 2011. The spring season will be for bearded turkeys only. Tags are required and may

HONOLULU – The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife announces an opportunity for interested individuals to assist the Division in its control of feral goats in Hunting Unit F on Kaua‘i. Animal control is being limited to archery and muzzleloader due to safety concerns. Interested individuals will need to show

JEFFERSON CITY-Some invasive plants and animals come in ships from halfway around the globe. Others leapfrog from one watershed to the next in bait buckets. Occasionally they arrive in pickup trucks under cover of darkness. The National Invasive Species Council (NISC) wants to get all Americans involved in stopping them. Invasive plants and animals are

By order of the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission, the season for taking bobcats in Trapping District 7 in southeastern Montana will close at midnight on the evening of Friday, February 17, 2012. The district includes portions of Bighorn, Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, McCone, Musselshell, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Rosebud, Treasure, Yellowstone and

The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed new rule that would establish a statewide “no-wake zone” at all commercial marinas in Montana, including Fort Peck Reservoir’s Fort Peck Marina. “At this time more than half of the state’s commercial marinas have a wake restriction,” said Ron Jendro, FWP’s

This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local businesses. Conditions may vary as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northeast Charette Lakes – Closed for the season and will reopen next spring. Cimarron

LITTLETON, N.C. (Feb. 15, 2012) – Lake Gaston, a 20,300-acre reservoir located in Halifax, Warren and Northampton counties, has long been a favorite fishing spot among striped bass and largemouth bass anglers. But what may be a surprise to many anglers is that the lake also contains a little-known and rather robust fishery for walleye,