February 17, 2012

(Helena, MT) – Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) is reminding the public that they can still apply online, through March 15, to be the 2012 “Super Permit” winner to float the Smith River. The Smith River State Park and River Corridor is a 59-mile section of river between Camp Baker and Eden Bridge south of Great […]

The Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program is hosting a trout fishing workshop March 17 at Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area. The all-day workshop is for women age 16 and up who want to catch rainbow trout in one of the nation’s premier trout fisheries using spinning and fly-fishing gear. The cost is $15. Fishing and

  Register now for novice or experienced hunter clinics. RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 16, 2012) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, in conjunction with the National Wild Turkey Federation, will hold two free turkey hunting clinics at the Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education, just in time for the spring turkey hunting season. The first clinic,

PITTSBORO, N.C. (Feb. 16, 2012) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has temporarily closed the Bells Church Public Fishing Area located on Jordan Lake in Chatham County, until further notice. Commission personnel closed the public fishing area this morning after being notified that a hinge on the pier had broken, due to damage most likely

The S.C. Natural Resources Board, the policy-making body of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), met in Charleston on Friday, Feb. 17th. During the meeting, the board formally accepted a monetary donation from the Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund, Inc. This year’s Hampton Fund donation was $104,050. The total donated to DNR by the

Antlers will abound throughout the Palmetto State as the search for new state record deer antlers gets underway during the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ annual series of measuring sessions. Each year during March, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) measures deer antlers throughout the state, with a major effort during the Palmetto Sportsmen’s

DENVER – As the 2012 Big Game brochure hits the streets, hunters will begin preparing for the all-important April 3 deadline for applications. Sportsmen and women in the Boulder County area are invited to attend one of several Big Game Seminars, where applications and hunting access will be discussed in detail and hunters can meet

PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be hosting a meeting to inform the public about the status of a proposed public shooting range in Archuleta County. The process for developing a shooting range in the Pagosa Springs area has been underway for several years. The meeting will be an opportunity to learn

BEAR LAKE: (February 16) Biologist Scott Tolentino reports that Bear Lake still has quite a bit of floating ice, mainly concentrated in the area north of Garden City. The fishing is red hot! There is a lot of ice off the Utah State Park Marina and launching is not recommended there, but boats can be