National Fishing

Baton Rouge, La. (AP) – Lawmakers are weighing whether they should be allowed to meddle in the dates set each year for hunting seasons in Louisiana. In a 9-3 vote, the House Natural Resources and

Newport News, Va. (AP) – The Virginia Marine Resources Commission is considering proposed limits to the 2009 blue crab season in the Chesapeake Bay. Meeting in Newport News on Tuesday, regulators are expected to vote

Des Moines, Iowa (AP) – Iowa Hunters killed the smallest number of pheasants on record last year, but state officials expect that to rebound this season. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said Thursday that

Columbia Falls, Mont. (AP) – The state wildlife agency is investigating the death of a black bear that was found north of Columbia Falls – not a grizzly bear. The agency misstated the type of

St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – About 100 white bass hitched a short ride recently between two small Ramsey County lakes, but the fish relocation was a bigger step in relations between the Minnesota Department of

Madison, Wis. (AP) – Background-check fees on handgun purchases would increase less than Gov. Jim Doyle wanted, under a proposal approved by the Legislature’s budget committee. The Joint Finance Committee voted 12-4 Tuesday to increase

Bay City, Mich. (AP) – Michigan officials want federal permission to kill more cormorants to help reduce the shorebirds’ impact on human fishing in the Great Lakes. Russ Mason is wildlife chief for the state

Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – Wildlife officials say results from tests on white-tailed deer in northeast Nebraska show the deer are free of bovine tuberculosis. Officials say the 42 wild deer tested were taken from an

Reno, Nev. (AP) – Nevada wildlife commissioners have approved fewer mule deer hunting tags than in years past because of drought and other habitat conditions that have taken a toll on the state’s deer herds.