National Hunting

Newcastle, Wyo. (AP) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is investigating the illegal shooting of five pronghorn antelope in the northeast part of the state. The agency says the antelope were killed along U.S.

St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – A sure sign of fall’s approach: Minnesota hunters are getting ready to dig out their blaze orange. The Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters that they must be in

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – A state wildlife official says hunters should expect fewer birds in the field than in the past few years when North Dakota’s sharp-tailed grouse and Hungarian partridge seasons open on Saturday.

Mountain Home, Ark. (AP) – Feral hog populations are growing in Arkansas and wildlife officials are concerned about the damage the animals are doing to wilderness areas. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Officer Chris Majors

Marion, Ky. (AP) – Pickup trucks represent a major segment of vehicular traffic in Marion, and during the right time of year, a good many are hauling deer in the back. “Deer hunting is probably

Nebraska City, Neb. (AP) – A Dunbar man has been ordered to pay more than $6,000 in fines and court costs for 18 hunting violations. Nicholas Maloney was sentenced in Otoe County Court for eight

Harrisburg, Pa. (AP) – A proposal to restrict crossbow use in Pennsylvania for the 2009-10 hunting seasons has failed after a deadlock vote by the state Board of Game Commissioners. Commissioners voted 4-4 Thursday on

Burlington, Vt. (AP) – Court papers show a Georgia man who pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting a hunting companion in 2007 may end up taking a plea bargain, avoiding trial. Thirty-nine-year-old Timothy Madden was

Richmond, Va. (AP) – Virginia’s annual prohibition on feeding deer is in effect through January. The ban that runs from Sept. 1 through the first Saturday in January is intended to keep back yards from