Fishing
NRB takes a look at 16-day gun hunt ideas
Madison – Between now and Dec. 9, Natural Resources Board members want public input on some sort of a deer season framework, possibly based on a 16-day November gun hunt that could take the place
Archers get first crack at state’s deer herd
St. Paul – The longest deer season kicks off Saturday, when bowhunters hit the woods. DNR officials expect nearly 100,000 of them to hunt during the season and, if this year is like those in
Officials ponder ban on hunting southwest Va. elk
Richmond, Va. (AP) – Game officials are considering a ban on hunting elk that have crossed into southwest Virginia from eastern Kentucky. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries’ board plans to vote on
Cautious optimism heading into grouse season
Grand Rapids, Minn. – Spring drumming counts that were up 117 percent in the northwest, 44 percent in the northeast, and 43 percent across the state, suggested it could be a good fall for grouse
Controversy over cougar-hunting season continues in Arizona
Tucson, Ariz. (AP) – The divisive conflict over how long the mountain lion-hunting season should be is far from over, even two years after a unanimous vote by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to
Alaska: Wolf, bear hunts increasing moose, caribou
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) – An Alaska wildlife management program in which wolves are shot from low-flying airplanes and black bears are baited and snared is helping to increase the numbers of moose and caribou, state
S.D. TIPs program yields 170 arrests in past year
Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) – Authorities made 170 arrests for hunting and fishing violations in the past year because of information provided through a tip line. The Turn In Poachers program administered by the Game,
N.D. park gets more than 11,000 comments on elk plan
Medora, N.D. (AP) – The superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Park says park officials have received more than 11,000 comments on a proposal to thin the park’s elk herd by using teams of shooters, including
Court backs conviction on illegal guiding charges
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) – The state Office of Special Prosecutions says a man convicted of illegally guiding a hunting party in 2006 has been resentenced to serve 30 days in jail and pay $7,000 in
