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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.

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

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

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

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

Boise, Idaho (AP) – Idaho’s wolf hunt is on – at least for now. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is overseeing hunts in selected parts of the state Tuesday, the first day of

Honolulu (AP) – The state plans to hold meetings on Oahu and Lanai over the next six weeks to discuss possible regulations for fishing parrotfish, or uhu, goatfish, or weke, and Jacks, or ulua. These

Madison, Wis. (AP) – Experts who study waterways say one Madison lake is cleaner than it’s been in many years. Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say Lake Wingra is so clear because more than