National Fishing

SALEM, Ore.-Applications for controlled spring bear hunting are due by Feb. 10, 2012. Hunters may apply online, at a license sales agent or ODFW office that sells licenses, or by mail or fax order using

(1) Below Wauna power lines (near Cathlamet) downstream to mouth: Through Apr 30 per permanent rule, white sturgeon retention allowed 7 days per week, 38-inch fork length minimum size and 54-inch fork length maximum size.

A trapper education class is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Missoula Office (3201 Spurgin Road). The class is free of charge and all are welcome to attend. Pre-registration

BILLINGS – Montana hunters have a new, earlier deadline in 2012 to apply for bull elk and buck mule deer permits in some hunting districts. In districts where a special permit is required to harvest

BILLINGS – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has scheduled a special weekend hunter education class for Feb. 24-25 in Billings. The class is set for FWP’s regional headquarters at 2300 Lake Elmo Dr. in Billings

JEFFERSON CITY Mo – With catch-and-keep trout season opening March 1, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds trout anglers to help prevent the spread of a new threat to Missouri’s cold-water streams and rivers.

Guide hunts, gun giveaway to highlight event; application deadline March 30 HIAWATHA – The Thundering Toms Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) – representing Northeast Kansas and Southeast Nebraska with headquarters in Hiawatha,

2012 statewide summary helps anglers find best spots to fish PRATT – Each year, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) prepares the Kansas Fishing Forecast, an indispensable tool that forecasts fishing prospects

Outta’ the Woods It seems the deer in my neck of the woods have been a lot more nocturnal than usual, and my hunting season has been pitiful thus far. As I type this, I