National Fishing

Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) – Floridians no longer will be able to fish for free. Beginning Aug. 1, residents must have licenses for shoreline saltwater fishing. They’ll cost $7.50 plus administrative and handling fees when they

Chesterton, Ind. (AP) – No deer hunting will be allowed at Indiana Dunes State Park this year even as hunts are planned at 17 other parks across the state. State parks natural resources chief Mike

Baton Rouge, La. (AP) – State wildlife commissioners have proposed dates for the 2010 turkey hunting season. The statewide opening date would be March 20, with the season extended into April in various areas of

Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – It’s a problem every fisherman faces. Plans have been in place for weeks for a fishing trip to some distant stream or river, but a series of storms has put 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

Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission has approved a mountain lion hunting season aimed at letting hunters kill more of the cats next year. The season last winter allowed

Cody, Wyo. (AP) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says a Powell man has mistakenly killed a grizzly bear that he mistook for a black bear. Warden Craig Sax says the hunter killed the

Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The number of South Dakotans hunting ducks and Canada geese continues to decline. State wildlife officials say there were 13,376 resident duck hunters in 2008, down 14 percent from three years

Waupaca, Wis. (AP) – A judge Monday dismissed felony animal cruelty charges against the second of three men accused of running down deer with snowmobiles last January, killing four of the animals. A fifth deer