National Fishing

Columbia, S.C. (AP) – Gator hunters, gear up. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources beginning Friday is accepting online applications for the 2009 public alligator hunting season. Applicants for the alligator hunting season are

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issues a weekly fishing report on Thursdays in an effort to provide the latest information heading into the weekend. The weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from

Scotland, Ark. (AP) – If someone called for a miniature of the Ozark Mountains, Gulf Mountain Wildlife Management Area could answer. It has characteristics of the entire upland region. It’s got history, the remains of

Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are conducting a ceremonial bison hunt on the National Elk Refuge. The hunt was scheduled to start Wednesday and continue on Thursday. This is the second year the

Richmond, Va. (AP) – Officials in Virginia and West Virginia are trying to figure out what’s killing fish in the Shenandoah River basin. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Fish Health Lab in Leestown,

Augusta, Maine (AP) – Maine officials have decided to cancel the monthlong catch-and-release Atlantic salmon season on the Penobscot River that was scheduled to begin Friday. The decision came after federal regulators met with Gov.

Athens, Texas – The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center has announced the winners in the 2009 State-Fish Art Contest. The 624 entries received was the largest number ever entered from a single state in this national

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – Plea agreements are being worked out with five people charged in what North Dakota wildlife officials say is the worst case of illegal animal killings they have ever seen. Game warden

Hagerstown, Md. (AP) – A study commissioned by the National Park Service concludes that mushroom hunting probably isn’t to blame for a reported decline in morels in two western Maryland parks. The draft document suggests