National Fishing

Necedah, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin youths interested in learning how to hunt deer have a deadline coming up. Applications for a deer-hunting workshop and special hunt at Buckhorn State Park located on the Castle Rock

Portland, Maine (AP) – Conservation groups and state officials say initiatives to purchase commercial fishing rights and distribute them to local fishermen will help preserve Maine’s fishing communities. Three nonprofits – the Island Institute, The

Billings, Mont. (AP) – Montana and Idaho are moving to host their first gray wolf hunts in decades this fall, following the animal’s recent removal from the endangered list across much of the Northern Rockies.

Newport News, Va. (AP) – Tim Wilson thought the James River was too orange and murky for fishing when he cut up chunks of shad for bait and dropped a few lines in the water

Dickinson, N.D. (AP) – Four men accused of illegal wildlife killings in western North Dakota have accepted plea deals. State wildlife officials say the shooting of more than 40 deer and antelope and hundreds of

St. Johnsbury, Vt. (AP) – A Vermont man charged with killing his son on the first day of spring turkey hunting season has pleaded not guilty. Forty-five-year-old Kevin Kadamus, of Lyndon, entered his plea Monday

Lynchburg, Va. (AP) – State biologists are seeing fewer fish kills in the James River this year. The springtime phenomenon causes fish to develop lesions or die from illness and was first seen in the

Winston-Salem, N.C. (AP) – State wildlife officials say a veteran officer will not face charges for fatally shooting a turkey hunter. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission said state and local investigators have determined that