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Dickinson, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota is selling small game licenses to out-of-state hunters online, a change that in-state business owners say will hurt. “It’s not going to be good for local businesses,” said Greg

Rapid City, S.D. (AP) – Officials are investigating the shooting of a moose that wandered into the Black Hills. Mike Kintigh with the Game, Fish and Parks Department at Rapid City says hunters found the

Greenville, Maine (AP) – The first day of Maine’s 2009 moose hunting season is coming to a close. The season’s first week ends Saturday, and the second week will be Oct. 12-17 in a number

Chariton, Iowa (AP) – Iowa will become the focus of the deer hunting world when archers take to the woods to hunt the animals. An estimated 55,000 hunters will participate in the archery season, which

Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – Like a growing number of states, West Virginia was aiming to make a dent in its fast-growing deer population when it created its first-ever September hunting season this year. But the

Madison, Wis. (AP) – The state Department of Natural Resources is planning a series of public hearings on when and how the agency could close public lands. Generally, land acquired through the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program

Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) – With the arrival of hunting season, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has compiled a list of five of the most common laws that hunters violate. Game and Fish officials say

Springfield, Ill. (AP) – The date’s set for the start of the fall trout-fishing season. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says the season begins Oct. 17 at nearly 40 ponds and lakes around the

Madison, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin’s deer donation program is celebrating a milestone anniversary. This hunting season marks the 10th year of hunters donating deer that are processed into ground venison and given to needy families.