National Fishing

Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners, in a notational vote, yesterday gave preliminary approval to a regulatory change that would allow hunters to use magnifying scopes on bows or crossbows during the archery

Austwell, Texas (AP) — Eighteen whooping crane deaths around a South Texas wildlife refuge has made this winter the second-worst for whooper mortality in 20 years. Another 34 cranes from last year failed to return

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Board of Game has loosened hunting rules in Chugach State Park. The decision Wednesday followed recommendations by state biologists who hope the changes lead hunters to kill some of

Austin, Texas (AP) _ Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for March 4. (Report also available on Web as www.txfishing.com.) CENTRAL BASTROP: Water lightly stained. Black

Des Moines, Iowa (AP) — A Senate committee approved plans Thursday to charge out-of-state visitors more to hunt and fish in Iowa. Some outdoor groups had signaled a willingness to see fees increased if the

Richmond, VA — “Bob-white, Bob-white” was a frequent bird call heard across Virginia some forty years ago. Today, with the loss of habitat, Northern Bobwhite Quail numbers have fallen off and are heard far less

Jackson, Wyo. (AP) — Conservation groups say more parts of the Greater Yellowstone Area in Wyoming and Idaho could be set aside for lynx habitat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week announced 39,000

Columbus, OH – In order to allow greater fishing access without altering the quiet recreational nature of Burr Oak Lake in Morgan County, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has modified the lake’s horsepower

Madrid (AP) — A hunting trip that cost the Spanish justice minister his job has now cost him euro2,000 ($2,500). It turns out Mariano Fernandez Bermejo was shooting deer in an area where he did