National Hunting

San Francisco (AP) – State wildlife officials have rejected a petition seeking protections for the mountain-dwelling American pika under the California Endangered Species Act. The California Fish and Game Commission’s decision Wednesday comes after a

Inaianapolis (AP) – Indiana hunters bagged a near-record number of birds during wild turkey season this spring. The state Department of Natural Resources says the spring harvest of 12,993 fowl was the second highest since

Coeur D’Alene, Idaho (AP) – A state judge has imposed a lifetime hunting ban on a northern Idaho man convicted for illegally slaughtering five deer. Timothy Herbert, 32, of Athol, was also ordered to pay

Honolulu (AP) – The owner of a vessel caught fishing in a Northwestern Hawaiian Islands special preservation area regrets the incident and promises never to let it happen again. The 60-foot Ka Imi Kai was

Springboro, Ohio (AP) – Wildlife officials say a black bear roaming southwest Ohio probably doesn’t know where he’s going but will likely find his way back to Kentucky or West Virginia if left alone. People

Duluth, Minn. (AP) – The carp materializes like a brass dirigible, suspended in the murky backwaters of the St. Louis River. That’s all bowfisherman Ken Alto needs to see. In less than two seconds, his

Gunnison, Colo. (AP) – State wildlife officials plan to move some fish out of Blue Mesa Reservoir to protect Colorado’s primary producer of kokanee salmon. The Colorado Division of Wildlife says there are too many

Gillette, Wyo. (AP) – Gillette plans to rebuild a wetlands at Dalbey Memorial Park’s Fishing Lake and may dredge the lake because of a nutrient buildup that’s harmful to fish. Levi Jensen, a civil engineer