National Hunting

Madison, Wis. (AP) – State wildlife officials reeling from hunter frustration and distrust announced a $2 million project to better track Wisconsin’s deer population Wednesday. Department of Natural Resources officials hope the effort will give

Washington (AP) – Fishermen and charter boat captains from Massachusetts to Florida rallied outside the Capitol Wednesday to demand changes to a federal fisheries law they say is killing jobs and eroding fishing communities. Participants

Oshkosh, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin wildlife official says a record-setting sturgeon speared over the weekend may have been more than 100 years old. Ron Bruch, a fisheries supervisor with the Wisconsin DNR says officials

Butte, Mont. (AP) – State wildlife officials have authorized the killing of the remaining one or two members of a wolf pack in the Big Hole Valley after repeated attacks on cattle west of Wisdom.

Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The state Game, Fish and Parks Department has drawn up a five-year management plan for pheasants that puts special emphasis on protecting and developing habitat. Other goals involve research, providing places

Madison, Wis. (AP) – State wildlife officials say hunters as young as 10 will be allowed to participate in a youth turkey hunt this spring. The state Department of Natural Resources says the move is

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – The number of spring turkey licenses is down 7 percent in North Dakota this year, to 6,640. The state Game and Fish Department cites poor turkey production in the badlands units

Lancaster, Pa. (AP) – Bethe Gettle lies awake at night straining to figure out where buck deer might have “dropped” their antlers. “I’m not even kidding. I think about sheds every single day,” she says.

The buck was running away at a pretty good clip from the driving hunters when Al Ladd placed his sights on the animal’s vitals. There were four does with the buck, but he stayed focused