Fishing

While it’s exciting to see lots of big game animals, having a large number of animals can have a downside, too — if the populations get too big, the animals can damage their habitat. To

Caledonia, Wis. (AP) – Anna Lashley can’t forget her surprise when she looked out her kitchen window three years ago and spotted a big cat. “I looked up and there’s this lion in the backyard,

Durango, Colo. – The Colorado Division of Wildlife has scheduled two public meetings to discuss big game management and license allocation for the 2009 hunting seasons in the Four Corners area. DOW staff will be

North Dakota’s nonresident any-deer archery licenses, good for either whitetail or mule deer, have all been issued for the 2009 bow season. A total of 1,290 any-deer bow licenses were available for nonresidents. The North

Olympia – The Puget Sound recreational crab season gets under way June 18, although anglers will see later start dates for Hood Canal and the San Juan Islands this year. The Dungeness crab season in

Pennsylvania artist Steve Oliver’s painting featuring a canvasback duck will become the 2010 Delaware Duck Stamp. A painting of brook trout by Donnie Hughes of Lexington, S.C., will appear on the 2010 Delaware Trout Stamp.

A Pendleton County man has been convicted and fined for illegally trapping a black bear, according to Captain Charles Schollar of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Section. On October 21, 2008,

Richmond, VA — The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) and the Wildlife Services Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are working together to offer Virginia farmers an additional tool to

Gatlinburg, Tenn. (AP) – The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting for its “Elk Bugle Corps” – a volunteer group that helps visitors who want to see the park’s elk herd. The elk have