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St. Johnsbury, Vt. (AP) – A man who accidentally shot his 17-year-old son to death while they were turkey hunting pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter Tuesday under a plea agreement that calls for a

Idaho Falls, Idaho (AP) – Idaho fishery managers expect more than 28,000 fall chinook to cross Lower Granite Dam in neighboring eastern Washington on their return from the Pacific Ocean, which would make it the

Idaho Falls, Idaho (AP) – Wolf hunting quotas will be considered Monday by Idaho Fish and Game commissioners. The commissioners may phase in state hunting quotas for wolves as part of efforts to reduce their

Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) – The Game, Fish and Parks Commission has voted to increase the daily bag limit from 15 roosters to 20 for part of the year at commercial pheasant preserves. The privately

Billings, Mont. (AP) _ The Montana Board of Outfitters has disciplined a Wyoming outfitter for harassing a Montana hunter on state land by fining him $400 and requiring he attend a training course. Cole Benton,

FORT THOMAS, Ky. (AP) _ A lawsuit aimed at stopping deer hunting in the northern Kentucky city of Fort Thomas will continue without Lisa Kelly. The City Council member filed a motion on Tuesday to

Melville, N.Y. (AP) – Wanna shoot some wild turkeys? Then head out to Long Island this fall for Suffolk County’s first-ever wild turkey hunting season – taking place just in time for Thanksgiving. State officials

Santa Fe, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Game and Fish Department is giving hunters another chance at deer, elk and javelina licenses. The department said Monday more than 1,700 public-land hunting licenses went unsubscribed

Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – MeadWestvaco says it is joining with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to improve trout fishing on 146,000 acres of company-owned forest. The Glen Allen, Va.-based company said it plans