Wisconsin manure spill kills more than 1,100 fish
Could have long-term impacts on a popular trout stream.
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Funding change means less enforcement time for Montana game wardens
HELENA, Mont. — A legislative change in the funding for the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department means game wardens will be required to do more wildlife management work, making them less available for conservation law enforcement needs. The agency published a fact sheet on its website last week explaining the change. Big game hunting season begins
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In Wyoming, hunting brings disabled veterans together
At the center of it all is the idea that getting veterans together to shoot big game is one of the best ways to build friendships and ease lingering pains.
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Program to protect against invasive mussels in Montana has money issues
POLSON, Mont. — A pilot program to help protect the Flathead Basin from invasive aquatic mussels faces funding problems on two fronts. The Flathead Basin Commission was to administer a program that could add more boat certification stations along with automated inspection and detection devices with funding from the sale of a boat sticker. However,
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Mille Lacs walleye assessment under more scrutiny this time around
ONAMIA, Minn. — The Minnesota DNR is netting fish on Lake Mille Lacs as part of the agency’s annual fall assessment. The department’s work is under intense scrutiny because of tighter walleye regulations on the large central Minnesota lake in the last few years, Minnesota Public Radio reported. The survey’s data is expected to determine the harvest
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Mussel, once feared extinct, brought back to Ohio River
WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — “We’re in rare company,” said Tyler Hern, a biologist with the White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery, as he examined a small tub containing 48 of what may be the rarest freshwater mussels in the world. “Very few people have ever seen a shell from one of these, let alone a live
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In Idaho, canoe carving brings tribal traditions to life
LAPWAI, Idaho — Wood chips were flying as fourth- and fifth-grade Lapwai Elementary students helped carve a traditional canoe. Nez Perce Tribe member Julian Matthews organized the evening carving session to instill a sense of culture in the youngsters. About 30 kids helped bite out chunks of the canoe’s interior with shaped axes or shaved
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Wisconsin officials consider dropping elk hunt requirements
Would allow hunters to kill elk before the state’s two herds reach a minimum size, with DNR saying it would bring in money and the herds could still be managed responsibly.
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New Jersey sees substantial drop in bear harvest numbers on opener; future of hunt remains in limbo
Hunt remains a hot-button topic in the state, with two protesters arrested.
