National Fishing

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) _ One in eight fish taken from Indiana waterways and analyzed over a five-year period was tainted with the toxic metal mercury, according to federal scientists who last year reported that precipitation

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) _ Catching a lake trout in Jackson Lake could net a lucky fisherman $25 from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Last month the department set gill nets on known lake trout

The National Rifle Association of America strongly opposes President Obama’s nomination of Andrew Traver as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). Traver has been deeply aligned with gun control advocates

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ An assistant wrestling coach at the University of Iowa is under investigation into illegal hunting. The Des Moines Register reports Wednesday that Iowa conservation officers seized hides and hunting equipment

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is reminding outdoors enthusiasts that some national wildlife refuges in North Dakota open to late-season upland game bird hunting the day after the deer gun

Membership in the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), which is the industry trade association for the firearms industry, has reached 6,000 companies and individuals. In less than a year, NSSF has added more than a

KAHOKA, Mo. (AP) _ Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has shot an eight-point buck, and is donating the meat to an area food bank. Nixon’s office said in a news release that the governor killed the

Another election-night victory for hunters: With all precincts having reported results as of Nov. 9 (AP), Kansas voters passed Senate Resolution 1611, clarifying the right to bear arms. Kansas Amendment 1: Right to Bear Arms,