National Fishing

Deer River, Minn. (AP) – A Minnetonka man is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the chest during Minnesota’s deer opener weekend. The Itasca County sheriff says 77-year-old Daniel Otto Cermak was hunting north of

Spooner, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin’s nine-day whitetail deer hunt is just around the corner and the Department of Natural Resources says there are some common questions that hunters ask. The agency says one of them

Billings, Mont. (AP) – A 41-year-old Florence man shot and killed a young mountain lion after it stalked his father on a hunting trip near Boulder. Late last month, 64-year-old Duane Cole and his son

Millsfield, N.H. (AP) – Federal wildlife officials are offering a reward to anyone with information that helps catch the person who shot a young bald eagle in Millsfield, N.H., last month. The U.S. Fish and

Lansing, Mich. (AP) – The state is considering expanding options for crossbow hunting. Michigan’s Natural Resources Commission was scheduled to meet Friday to begin discussing expanded opportunities to hunt with the crossbow. Restrictions were loosened

Gillette, Wyo. (AP) – The Gillette City Council plans to decide whether bow hunting within city limits is legal. City Attorney Charlie Anderson says there is nothing in city law clearly written prohibiting it, and

Pierre, S.D. (AP) – This time as a private citizen, former Vice President Dick Cheney hunted pheasants in South Dakota this week. In past years, Air Force II would touch down at the Pierre airport

Green River, Wyo. (AP) – Federal officials are working on a new management plan for the little-known Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge that could open the property to the public. The refuge lies along a

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – State wildlife officials say a fall survey has confirmed that the severe winter and spring reduced mule deer production in North Dakota. Game and Fish Department biologist Bruce Stillings says observers