Fishing
Idaho Power prepares for osprey arrival
The return of spring signals the return of osprey from their wintering grounds in Central America. The Salmon River corridor from North Fork to Stanley supports about 40 nesting pairs of these large brown and
Riding the open range with America’s fox–er, coyote–hunters
GORMAN, California (AP) – It’s a pastime, participants will tell you, that’s as American as apple pie: one played in the great outdoors, on real grass, with lots of running and jumping and zig zagging
Minnesota DNR announces temporary, seasonal fishing closures
To protect fish spawning areas, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has begun to close certain portions of a number of Minnesota waters to fishing. The closings are routine and based on local conditions.
Maryland: Annual Spring Run Of Hickory Shad Has Begun
The recreational Hickory shad fishing season for Maryland’s sport anglers has started, offering several weeks of excellent fishing until mid-May. “Now is the perfect time to fish Hickory shad,” said Tom O’Connell, director of the
Maryland NRP Charge Nine Recreational Anglers With Rockfish Poaching
The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) have charged nine recreational anglers from Delaware and Texas for illegally fishing in a designated striped bass spawning area in the Choptank River. The charges come just days before
Snow geese pose dilemma for wildlife managers
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Sometime in the next few days, waves of snow geese will fill the sky across parts of North Dakota and western Minnesota as the birds race north toward their arctic
Army Corps activates new Chicago-area barrier to stop Asian carp
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has fired up a new electric fish barrier on a Chicago-area waterway linking the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds, the latest bid to
California park rangers trying birth control for geese
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) – Park rangers in Fremont are trying to control a spring pest – Canada geese. The Contra Costa Times says rangers in the East Bay Regional Park District are using a form
Alaska proposal would prevent using Tasers when hunting
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Board of Game has passed a statewide proposal to prohibit the use of Tasers when hunting game. It still would be OK to Taser a moose or bear if
