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Illinois Crossbow laws may be in for overhaul
Bowhunter groups fighting the proposed legislation, which would open up crossbow hunting in the state, were dealt a blow this month when the bill literally rose from the dead and ran off.

Illinois fishing finals featured plot twists, big bass
The team of Jake Lipe, Brian McClanahan and Troy Stewart, took second place in the Illinois High School Association’s bass fishing finals on May 4-5.

CRP, similar conservation programs would take hits
Washington — In a move interpreted by some as a sign an updated federal Farm Bill may be on the immediate horizon, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry unveiled a bill authors say
Idaho's Southwest Region Fishing Report May 17, 2012
This report highlights a few of the best places to fish, what anglers are using and what they are catching. The information is compiled from regional Fish and Game fishery managers, local tackle shops and
Hawaii DLNR, NOAA ask for Kokua fishermen's help in reporting Monk Seal hookings or entanglements
Early Reporting Gives Monk Seals Increased Chance of Survival

Senate committee gets ’12 Farm Bill ball rolling
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry late last month unveiled a bill authors say will reduce the federal deficit by $23 billion over 10 years

New 40-inch muskie size limit in place in Wisconsin
When northern Wisconsin’s muskie season opens Saturday, May 26, about 600 of the state’s muskie waters will bear a new 40-inch size limit.

Kentucky considered as source for more Wisconsin elk
If the DNR’s preliminary field work and an updated elk plan evolve into an endorsement by the Natural Resources Board, the state could begin receiving elk from Kentucky by 2014
New Santa Fe River speed zones enforceable Memorial Day weekend in Florida
Five new slow-speed, minimum-wake zones are now in place on the Santa Fe River and will be in effect during Memorial Day weekend, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and county