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Aiken County’s Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve will be open to the public on four Saturdays during the month of March (3, 10, 17 and 24). Scouting, some recreational activities and fishing will be allowed. No weapons will be permitted during March. Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve is 10,470 acres owned […]

ROSEBURG, Ore. – After several reports of anglers fin clipping wild steelhead in the Umpqua Basin, Oregon State Police are stepping up enforcement efforts. “We’ve heard some anglers are catching wild winter steelhead, clipping the adipose fins and releasing them back to the river. This type of violation is extreme and people caught fin clipping

The boat ramp at Highway 89 Bridge Fishing Access Site five miles east of Livingston on the Yellowstone River is closed to public use for approximately one month while work continues mid-river on the removal of materials associated with the old highway bridge. Fish, Wildlife and Parks will announce when the boat ramp will reopen.

(Helena, MT) – Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) is reminding the public that permit applications to float the Smith River State Park and River Corridor must be submitted by Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Permits required to float the 59-mile section of river between Camp Baker and Eden Bridge are issued each year through a lottery. “The

The hunting of all mountain lions in south-central Montana hunting district 580, which includes portions of Meagher, Park, Sweet Grass and Wheatland counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Friday, February 10, 2012. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established

The National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory in Ashland, Ore., has determined that Mexican wolf mp1242 died as the result of a gunshot wound. On Nov. 23, 2011, Arizona Game and Fish Department personnel on the Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team (IFT) were contacted by a member of the public who reported seeing an injured

The Indiana Department Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Outdoor Recreation divisions are partnering to offer an online All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) safety course. ATVs and other off-road vehicles have increased in popularity over the past decade, but so have accidents. Indiana Conservation Officer Maj. Michael Portteus reports that ATV accidents are have increased nearly 40 percent

Idaho Fish and Game needs volunteers to help plant thousands of sagebrush and bitterbrush seedlings during March on the Boise River Wildlife Management Area east of Boise, where a human-caused fire last summer burned critical winter range. The annual volunteer planting project will begin on Saturday, March 3. Subsequent planting projects will be conducted on

Fish and Game’s statewide Fisheries Management Plan is up for renewal this year, and the public is invited to help craft the plan that will chart fish management in Idaho from 2013 through 2018. The plan will outline various long-term strategies and objectives for programs such as wild trout, hatchery trout, and warm water fish.