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Austwell, Texas (AP) — Eighteen whooping crane deaths around a South Texas wildlife refuge has made this winter the second-worst for whooper mortality in 20 years. Another 34 cranes from last year failed to return

Des Moines, Iowa (AP) — A Senate committee approved plans Thursday to charge out-of-state visitors more to hunt and fish in Iowa. Some outdoor groups had signaled a willingness to see fees increased if the

Lewiston, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is trapping fishers in northern Idaho’s Clearwater Basin and fitting them with radio collars to learn more about their habits. Joel Sauder, a non-game

Detroit (AP) — Despite warnings, a Michigan dentist repeatedly turned to eBay to spend thousands of dollars on dried insects without reporting the imports to federal wildlife officials. The details are in a plea agreement

Austin, Texas (AP) _ Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for March 4. (Report also available on Web as www.txfishing.com.) CENTRAL BASTROP: Water lightly stained. Black

Deer River, Minn. (AP) — If you take Jerry Zahl’s words at face value, you might believe that retirement is work. “I don’t get any days off,” Zahl, 67, of Grand Rapids said recently as

Jackson, Wyo. (AP) — Conservation groups say more parts of the Greater Yellowstone Area in Wyoming and Idaho could be set aside for lynx habitat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week announced 39,000

Columbus, OH – In order to allow greater fishing access without altering the quiet recreational nature of Burr Oak Lake in Morgan County, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has modified the lake’s horsepower

Madrid (AP) — A hunting trip that cost the Spanish justice minister his job has now cost him euro2,000 ($2,500). It turns out Mariano Fernandez Bermejo was shooting deer in an area where he did