National Fishing

Spencer, Ind. (AP) – State officials will hold a public hearing next month on proposed changes to Indiana’s deer hunting regulations, including a move that would allow more young hunters. The Aug. 13 hearing will

Soda Springs, Idaho (AP) – Eight miles of the upper Blackfoot River will be opened to anglers after nearly a decade. The Monsanto Company in Soda Springs recently purchased the Fox Hills Ranch, a 2,200-acre

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – Pronghorn licenses available for this fall’s hunting season in North Dakota are down nearly 50 percent from a year ago. The Game and Fish Department says the drop is due to

Seymour, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut man has been charged with using a light to startle deer at night, then hunting them. Fifty-year-old Gustavao Useda of Waterbury is charged with possessing jacklight equipment after he

St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is giving hunters a chance to comment online about waterfowl hunting regulations. The DNR is conducting an online survey on its Web site. Wildlife

Waterbury, Vt. (AP) – Gearing up for the annual influx of migrating Canada geese, the state of Vermont has set dates for a statewide open hunt on the birds. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s deer license lottery had 94,000 applicants, tying the record set in each of the last two years. The first lottery application process is for the deer gun, muzzleloader, youth

Madison, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin’s mink production has dipped slightly, but the state still leads the nation easily in that category. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Wisconsin produced 910,000 mink pelts in 2008, down