National Hunting

Portland, Ore. (AP) – Three former governors of Oregon, Idaho and Washington are urging the Obama administration to reject a Bush-era plan to save the region’s salmon. In their Tuesday letter, John Kitzhaber of Oregon,

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

Madison, Wis. (AP) – Researchers in Madison are hoping to rid a northern Wisconsin lake of an invasive fish species by manually raising the water’s temperature. Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison plan to stir

Concord, N.H. (AP) – The New Hampshire Fish and Game department has finalized its calendar for bird hunting season. The fall season starts and ends with crows, which may be hunted between Aug. 15 and

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Office of Special Prosecutions says a New Mexico man has been penalized nearly $20,000 and put on five years’ probation for multiple hunting violations. The Anchorage Daily News says

Billings, Mont. (AP) – An agreement proposed between Montana, Idaho and Wyoming calls for the three states to coordinate any future public hunts for grizzly bears, although no hunts are immediately planned. An estimated 600

Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says turkey-hunting permits will be available to buy starting Aug. 10. Turkey season runs from Sept. 15 through Dec. 31, and hunters may use either

Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s deer hunters will get to pursue their favorite quarry a little earlier this fall. Regulators have scheduled two six-day antlerless-deer hunting seasons for September, roughly a month before the

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s sage grouse hunting season will be closed for a second straight year because of low counts during a spring survey. The state Game and Fish Department says a record-low