Fishing
Stores report brisk wolf tag sales in Idaho
Boise, Idaho (AP) – Outlets that sell Idaho hunting licenses reported brisk wolf tag business, as shooters across the state prepare for the chance to bag up to 220 of the predators starting Sept. 1.
Alaska woman fatally shot while hunting
Kalgin Island, Alaska (AP) – Alaska State Troopers say an 18-year-old woman has died after being shot while hunting with two companions. Troopers say Hannah Frye was flown to Anchorage’s Providence Alaska Medical Center Friday
Reward offered for information about dead grizzly found in Montana
Great Falls, Mont. (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward for information leading to the conviction of whoever illegally shot and killed what officials say was one of Montana’s largest
Louisiana hunters worked up about bag limits
New Orleans (AP) – Mottled ducks have seldom whipped up a lot of passion among Louisiana waterfowlers. They are resident birds, as common in local marshes as egrets and seagulls, and about as exotic. They
Walk-in hunting to be evaluated in S.D.
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The state Game, Fish and Parks Department will be surveying hunters to find out who’s using walk-in hunting areas and why. The GF&P pays landowners to allow hunting on private land.
MN anglers find plenty of fish on Ely lake
Ely, Minn. (AP) _ Butch Diesslin derricked the fish aboard his 16-foot Lund on Basswood Lake. The fish, a pale green, couldn’t have been more than 4 inches long. Diesslin, a longtime Basswood angler from
New York county seeking bowhunters to control deer
Somers, N.Y. (AP) – New York’s Westchester County is seeking bowhunters to help curb its growing deer population. The hunting program was among recommendations contained in a county study on how to control its deer
SD GFP to hold meetings on fishing regulations
Watertown, S.D. (AP) – Staff members from the state Game, Fish and Parks Department plan to hold two public meetings in northeastern South Dakota on possible changes in fishing regulations for walleyes and bass. The
Big catfish poached out of James River
Richmond, Va. (AP) – When the James River gets low this time of year, big catfish get caught in isolated pools, where waders and snorkelers like to watch them. In recent weeks, however, this river
