Missouri seeing progress in battle against feral hogs
A trapper in Wayne and Bollinger counties reported significant declines in damage from the invasive animals since he adopted trapping technique.
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High school anglers come to the rescue during fishing tournament
FLORENCE, Ala. — Two young anglers competing in a high school fishing tournament rescued two other competitors whose boat was sinking on a lake in northwest Alabama. Sardis High School 10th graders Garrett Howington and Issac Darden are being called heroes for their actions during an Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association tournament at Pickwick Lake. Howington and Darden were…
Jury convicts man who said he didn’t need license to hunt deer
Convicted of two counts of taking a buck with eight antler points or more.
Sick bighorn sheep herd in North Dakota might be improving
Game and Fish Department biologists counted 283 bighorns in a population survey that began last fall and was completed in March to see how many lambs survived the winter. The total number is up 7% from the previous year’s count of 265, which was the lowest in a dozen years.
Wolf population declining in Yellowstone National Park
Disease – including distemper, mange and the parvo virus – and packs moving out of the park blamed for the decline; numbers across Wyoming also down.
Outdoor enthusiasts still support CWD bounties program
Wisconsin DNR corrects vote totals on program, but it’s still favored.
Pennsylvania aims to hook anglers young, spur interest
Pennsylvania fishing license sales are down, and the state is trying to improve participation by focusing on water quality and nontraditional fishermen.
Michigan experts warn about invasive spotted lanternflies
The question isn’t if the spotted lanternfly will get to Michigan – it’s when.
New Wisconsin DNR chief waiting for science on CWD
DNR Secretary Preston Cole says he knows people want the DNR to “step on the gas” in regard to controlling CWD, but needs science to justify new strategies and spending.
‘Epic morel season in Missouri’
Morel mushroom lovers in Missouri could luck out this spring.
University of Toledo biologists search rivers for grass carp
A crew from the University of Toledo working with the U.S. Geological Survey found the larvae during sampling last June in the Maumee River, a Lake Erie tributary.
Hudson, Upper Mississippi listed among most endangered rivers
American Rivers released its annual report that lists the Gila River in New Mexico as most endangered, followed by the Hudson River in New York and the Upper Mississippi.
U.S. agency reconsidering status of bistate sage grouse
Announces it will reopen the public comment period and reconsider whether to protect the grouse under the Endangered Species Act.
Yellowstone biologists finally making headway against invasive lake trout
Twenty-four years of gillnetting operations are starting to turn the tide with a reduction of lake trout numbers.
Wisconsin Senate takes no action on deer carcass removal
The measure would erase a DNR rule that angered hunters who wanted to bring their kills home to a different county.
Report: Record number of wolves in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. — A record number of wolves are roaming the forests and fields of Oregon, 20 years after the species returned to the state. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported Monday that the number of known wolves in Oregon at the end of 2018 was 137, a 10% increase over the previous year. There are likely even…
Survey: More Mexican gray wolves roaming southwestern U.S.
Agency officials declared progress for the endangered species in New Mexico and Arizona, saying there are at least 131 wolves in the wild in the two states. That represents a 12% jump in the population.
Lowest number of mountain lions killed in Black Hills in 10 years
But largest was a bruiser that tipped the scales at over 160 pounds.
Study: Wyoming mule deer may be suffering because of mountain lion hunt
Research suggests that lion hunters tend to kill older cougars, which happen to be specialists at feeding on elk. However, the numbers of younger lions that tend to eat deer are largely left unchanged.
Washington wolf census finds more packs, breeding pairs
And for the first time the state documented a pack living west of the Cascade Range.
North Carolina continues to keep CWD at bay
State reportedly remains free of the disease, although two bordering states – Tennessee and Virginia – have had confirmed cases.
For national crappie tournament winner and runner-up, weight of a nickel difference between tens of thousands of dollars
FARMERVILLE, La. — Less than a nickel’s weight made the difference between first and second place – and tens of thousands of dollars – at a recent fishing tournament in Louisiana. Tony Hughes and Jeff Riddle, both of Hornbeak, Tenn., pulled in 35.94 pounds of fish at the American Crappie Trail ‘s national tournament at Lake D’Arbonne. Daniel Porter of…
One-of-a-kind school teaches the art – and more – of muskie fishing
It’s believed to be the only one of its kind in the world and a recent offering included 37 different classes attended by nearly 250 students from Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan.
Study: Effort to protect Mississippi River headwaters shows benefits
The Mississippi River headwaters at Itasca State Park. (Photo by Brian Peterson) ST. PAUL, Minn. — The economic benefits of preserving and restoring land in the upper Mississippi River’s headwaters region nearly outweigh the costs, according to a new study. Protecting the roughly 200,000 acres would cost between $400 and $600 million, but it would yield almost $500 million in…
Bill would lower threshold for hunting while intoxicated
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Democratic-controlled state Legislature has passed a measure to lower the legal blood-alcohol content threshold for hunting while intoxicated. The Senate passed the legislation Wednesday, a day after it was approved in the Assembly. The current legal BAC threshold for hunting while intoxicated is 0.10 percent. The legislation seeks to lower it to 0.08 percent, the same…
North Dakota pronghorn hunters enjoy successful season
State wildlife agency last year more than doubled the number of pronghorn licenses from the previous year, due to a rebound in the population.
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