National Hunting

Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska hunters wanting a shot at bringing down a bighorn sheep have until Aug. 7 to apply for the 2009 bighorn sheep hunting lottery. The lottery is open only to state

Rochester, Ind. (AP) – A northern Indiana city is allowing goose hunting on a golf course where a large flock has been causing damage. Round Barn Golf Club in Rochester asked the City Council to

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota program that distributes venison to the needy will resume accepting deer that have been killed with lead bullets. The North Dakota Community Action Partnership, which administers the Sportsmen

Lafayette, Ind. (AP) – The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will conduct hunter education classes in the Lafayette area beginning in September. The 10-hour course covers firearm safety, wildlife conservation, game care, survival, first aid

Hebron, Neb. (AP) – Authorities suspect anhydrous ammonia killed thousands of fish in a stretch of southeast Nebraska’s Little Blue River. Thayer County Sheriff David Lee reports several calls about the fish, which were spotted

Billings, Mont. (AP) – Supporters of proposed public hunts of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies are intervening in a federal court case brought by environmentalists who want to stop the hunts. The federal government

Laramie, Wyo. (AP) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says many anglers need help identifying a hybrid fish called a “splake” that’s stocked in many lakes in the southeastern part of the state. Splake

Wichita, Kan. (AP) – For a guy who loves the outdoors, Dave Beeler doesn’t get there very often. His weekdays are spent at Coleman and most of his evenings and weekends in his home workshop.