National Hunting

Seattle (AP) – A federal appeals court in Seattle has ruled the Suquamish Indian Tribe has the right to fish Saratoga Passage and Skagit Bay east of Whidbey Island. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Augusta, Ga. (AP) – The Army Corps of Engineers says more than 130 striped bass have died at Thurmond Dam this week because of oxygen problems. Jamie Sykes, fisheries biologist with the Corps, says there

Greensburg, Ind. (AP) – A public fishing area in southeastern Indiana has been closed while a small reservoir’s water level is lowered to evaluate the condition of its levees, dam and spillway. The Indiana Department

Madison, Wis. (AP) – State wildlife officials are set to consider a new plan to fight chronic wasting disease. The plan says Wisconsin must accept the disease, but hunting could suffer if wildlife officials don’t

Boise, Idaho (AP) – State wildlife managers are seeking public comment on proposed rules for this year’s sage grouse and waterfowl hunting seasons. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says comments on rules for

Pensacola Beach, Fla. (AP) – Kenneth Darga reeled in a 95-pound black drum from a ledge beneath a toll bridge last Christmas, catching the monster fish using a light action rod and 10-pound test line

Kennett, Mo. (AP) – Alligator Gar are beneficial to strengthening sport fish populations because the fish most often feed as scavengers in their habitats, according to area conservationists. Recently young Alligator Gar were stocked at

Concord, N.H. (AP) – Moose hunters, here’s a chance for a permit to hunt in New Hampshire. The Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire is auctioning five moose hunting permits for the 2009 moose hunt,

Dixon, Ill. (AP) – The fish in the Rock River are about to have some company. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is set to release of about 4,000 hatchery-raised channel cat fish in the