National Fishing

Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The state Game, Fish and Parks Department will be surveying hunters to find out who’s using walk-in hunting areas and why. The GF&P pays landowners to allow hunting on private land.

Boise, Idaho (AP) – Outlets that sell Idaho hunting licenses reported brisk wolf tag business, as shooters across the state prepare for the chance to bag up to 220 of the predators starting Sept. 1.

Kalgin Island, Alaska (AP) – Alaska State Troopers say an 18-year-old woman has died after being shot while hunting with two companions. Troopers say Hannah Frye was flown to Anchorage’s Providence Alaska Medical Center Friday

Great Falls, Mont. (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward for information leading to the conviction of whoever illegally shot and killed what officials say was one of Montana’s largest

Richmond, Va. (AP) – When the James River gets low this time of year, big catfish get caught in isolated pools, where waders and snorkelers like to watch them. In recent weeks, however, this river

Madison, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says new testing has found no evidence of a deadly fish virus in several dozen more lakes and rivers. The agency says the fish disease

Ely, Minn. (AP) _ Butch Diesslin derricked the fish aboard his 16-foot Lund on Basswood Lake. The fish, a pale green, couldn’t have been more than 4 inches long. Diesslin, a longtime Basswood angler from

Somers, N.Y. (AP) – New York’s Westchester County is seeking bowhunters to help curb its growing deer population. The hunting program was among recommendations contained in a county study on how to control its deer