Fishing
Wis. DNR: No new evidence of fish virus
Madison, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says new testing has found no evidence of a deadly fish virus in several dozen more lakes and rivers. The agency says the fish disease
Deer lottery areas increase; antlerless deadline Sept. 10
St. Paul – With nearly half of the 127 permit areas designated as lottery areas for the upcoming deer-hunting season, Sept. 10 is an important date for hunters to remember. That’s the deadline for them
Fall turkey tag drawing under way
Wautoma, Wis. – The DNR planned to complete the fall turkey drawing the week of Aug. 17, with tags mailed to successful applicants later that week. “Winning” hunters should be notified by the last week
Committee: Moose hunt likely to go on
Recommendations could affect deer hunting in northeast St. Paul – In about a month, the state’s moose hunt will begin in northeastern Minnesota. That hunt will continue, at least in the near future, based on
Pennsylvania hunter to change plea
Guildhall, Vt. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man charged in a hunting mishap that cost a Granby man part of his leg is scheduled to change his plea on Tuesday. Forty-six-year-old John Boppel of Ashland, Pa.,
Lewis County deputy injured in collision with elk
Packwood, Wash. (AP) – A Lewis County sheriff’s deputy remains in the intensive care unit Tuesday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in critical condition with injuries suffered when his patrol car hit an elk.
VT. man pleads no contest in son’s hunting death
St. Johnsbury, Vt. (AP) – A man who accidentally shot his 17-year-old son to death while they were turkey hunting pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter Tuesday under a plea agreement that calls for a
Judge poised to sentence Montana family in hunting scheme
Billings, Mont. (AP) – A Saco-area ranch family snared in an illegal hunting scheme is getting ready to appear in federal court in Billings for sentencing. U.S. District Judge Jack Shanstrom is expected to sentence
Fishery managers predict big fall chinook run
Idaho Falls, Idaho (AP) – Idaho fishery managers expect more than 28,000 fall chinook to cross Lower Granite Dam in neighboring eastern Washington on their return from the Pacific Ocean, which would make it the
