National Fishing

Augusta, Maine (AP) – Maine officials have decided to cancel the monthlong catch-and-release Atlantic salmon season on the Penobscot River that was scheduled to begin Friday. The decision came after federal regulators met with Gov.

Athens, Texas – The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center has announced the winners in the 2009 State-Fish Art Contest. The 624 entries received was the largest number ever entered from a single state in this national

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – Plea agreements are being worked out with five people charged in what North Dakota wildlife officials say is the worst case of illegal animal killings they have ever seen. Game warden

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issues a weekly fishing report on Thursdays in an effort to provide the latest information heading into the weekend. The weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from

Atlanta (AP) – A federal grand jury in Atlanta accuses a Charlotte, N.C., man of illegally importing endangered fish and coral into the United States. Federal prosecutors say 33-year-old Qi Gui Nie, owner of a

Roanoke, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities are investigating the death of a Lewis County turkey hunter whose body was found near Stonewall Jackson Lake. Searchers found the body of 32-year-old Shawn Stewart at about 12 p.m.

An error on Montana’s special big game resident hunting license and permit applications resulted in incorrect instructions for resident hunters born after Jan. 1, 1985. The paper applications state in error that resident hunters born

Douglas, Wyo. (AP) – It took three days of waiting out a nasty spring snowstorm with lots of stalking through the snow and making turkey calls peeking out from the inside of a chilly blind.

Phoenix – The 2009-10 Arizona Hunting and Trapping Regulations are available now at the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Web site at www.azgfd.gov/draw. Applications are now being accepted for hunting permits for fall deer, turkey,