National Fishing

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

Boise, Idaho (AP) – Hunters reached the five-wolf limit in eastern Idaho’s Upper Snake Wolf Zone, prompting state wildlife managers to close the season there. Two other zones were also approaching their limits Monday. In

Springfield, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois State Police has announced its firing ranges will be open on Nov. 14 to hunters for sighting in and test-firing shotguns before deer hunting season. Firing ranges in Joliet,

Gulfport, Miss. (AP) – This time of year, waterfowl hunters across the nation are asking the same question. “Where are the ducks?” But duck hunting enthusiasts are in for a bountiful season, according to Duck’s

Columbia, S.C. (AP) – Hunters may find it more difficult to bag a wild turkey in South Carolina next spring. The state Natural Resources Department said Thursday it found wild turkey reproduction decreased in 2009

St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – The “World’s Original Ice Fishing Contest” will return to the St. Paul Winter Carnival this year, if Mother Nature cooperates. The event once drew up to 10,000 people to White

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department once again will be collecting deer head samples for its chronic wasting disease surveillance program. Officials this year are collecting samples from western and

Butte, Mont. (AP) – The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has determined that the shooting of a cougar by a 14-year-old elk hunter from Anaconda was justified. Game warden Shane Yaskus says the

Loncoln, Neb. (AP) – Another type of nontoxic shot is available to waterfowl hunters in Nebraska and other states. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved for immediate use tungsten-iron-polymer shot for hunting waterfowl