National Fishing

Madison, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin’s deer donation program is celebrating a milestone anniversary. This hunting season marks the 10th year of hunters donating deer that are processed into ground venison and given to needy families.

Greenville, Maine (AP) – The first day of Maine’s 2009 moose hunting season is coming to a close. The season’s first week ends Saturday, and the second week will be Oct. 12-17 in a number

Chariton, Iowa (AP) – Iowa will become the focus of the deer hunting world when archers take to the woods to hunt the animals. An estimated 55,000 hunters will participate in the archery season, which

Madison, Wis. (AP) – The state Department of Natural Resources is planning a series of public hearings on when and how the agency could close public lands. Generally, land acquired through the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program

Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – Like a growing number of states, West Virginia was aiming to make a dent in its fast-growing deer population when it created its first-ever September hunting season this year. But the

Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – Hunters worried that a lack of squirrel food will make the critters scarce during this year’s hunting season can relax. Paul Johansen of the state Division of Natural Resources says squirrels

Fenton, Mich. (AP) – State officials suspect the deaths of more than 100 deer in southeast Michigan may have been caused by the same disease that killed animals in 2006 and 2008. The Detroit Free

Oklahoma City (AP) – Oklahoma is to open a hunt for bear on Thursday in four counties in the southeastern part of the state. The hunt will be conducted in Latimer, Le Flore, McCurtain and

Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department says people can review the agency’s five-year draft management plan for pheasants. The 84-page report covers how the department proposes to manage the