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The final regular deer season ended Jan. 10 when the late season muzzleloader and the archery season closed. Deer hunters had reported taking nearly 113,000 deer at the end of the season which is about 4 percent lower than was reported last year at this time and about 21 percent below the reported harvest in […]

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. Northwest Animas River – Slow with very little pressure. Chama River – Recent heavy

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia hunters harvested 2,007 black bears during the combined 2011 archery and firearms seasons, according to Paul Johansen, assistant chief in charge of game management for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. The preliminary harvest data for the combined 2011 seasons was 16 percent lower than the record harvest

Action: White Salmon River up to the county bridge below the powerhouse will reopen to fishing for hatchery steelhead. Species affected: Hatchery steelhead Effective dates: Jan. 18, 2012 until further notice Location: White Salmon River from mouth to county bridge below the powerhouse. Other information: The fishing boundary buoys at the mouth are no longer

MDWFP’s Marksmanship Program will be hosting shotgun classes on selected Saturdays throughout 2011. These intermediate and advanced classes begin at 8:30 a.m. and finish at approximately 1:00 p.m. They are hosted through the cooperation of local gun clubs and a grant from the National Shooting Sports Foundation. These “free of charge” classes are only open

ST. LOUIS — Winter may not be everybody’s favorite time of year, but many might be surprised to learn that trees are actually pretty sweet on it. For about six weeks, from mid-January to the end of February, Mother Nature cooks up her own sweet treat within sugar maple trees as the sap begins to

MAYSVILLE Mo — John Anderson enjoys hunting in woodlands. But he also wants a healthier white-tail deer herd and perhaps a return of bobwhite quail at his DeKalb County farm. So he gave his property the chainsaw treatment to boost bucks and birds. Down came honey locust and small shingle oak trees in carefully selected

EAGLE NEST — Eagle Nest Lake is now open to ice fishing and to all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles, the Department of Game and Fish and the State Parks Division announced. The only access to and from the ice for OHVs will be the south boat ramp. There will be no access at Moreno or Six-Mile

Hunters in Montana can get an early start on making plans for the upcoming season thanks to recent license-purchase and special permit-application deadline changes. This year hunting and fishing licenses go on sale Jan. 16 and the deadline for residents and nonresidents to apply for deer and elk permits has moved up to March 15.