National Fishing

Jackson, Miss. (AP) – The only thing better than spending a relaxing day fishing is getting to fish for free. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is observing National Boating and Fishing Week

Bend, Ore. (AP) – The Bureau of Land Management is using some stimulus money to study the effect of wind farms on a dwindling sage grouse population in Central Oregon. BLM spokesman Michael Campbell said

Tallahassee (AP) – The hunting season is a few months away, but those looking to bag an alligator in Florida can now start applying for permits. Officials began accepting applications for the roughly 6,000 alligator

Panguitch, Utah (AP) – Two Panguitch men who pleaded guilty to a handful of wildlife violations have been sentenced to jail for illegally killing 13 animals. The men also lost their hunting privileges for several

Cheboygan, Mich. (AP) – Two state troopers from the Cheboygan post have lost their jobs for poaching deer while on duty. Earlier, Jeff Hadley was sentenced to four days in jail for shooting a buck

Shreveport, La. (AP) – Tucked neatly away inside his baby tote, young John Foster was oblivious to the gore and mayhem going on around him. Worms were being pulled from their mulchy homes, crickets got

Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – A St. Albans man has been sentenced to a year in prison for fatally shooting a teenager during a hunting trip. Twenty-year-old Andrew Scott Hardin admitted he accidentally shot Nicholas Caldwell

Fresno, Calif. (AP) – Anglers beware: California officials are enforcing new recreational salmon fishing regulations throughout the Central Valley basin. Starting this week, the Department of Fish and Game says catch-and-release fishing that intentionally targets

Pierre, S.D. (AP) – State fisheries officials say an abundance of precipitation this past winter and spring has added water to many South Dakota lakes, ponds and rivers, creating more demand for fish stocking. The