Fishing
S.D. panel OKs shooting more pheasants at preserves
Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) – The Game, Fish and Parks Commission has voted to increase the daily bag limit from 15 roosters to 20 for part of the year at commercial pheasant preserves. The privately
Idaho officials to set wolf hunt quotas
Idaho Falls, Idaho (AP) – Wolf hunting quotas will be considered Monday by Idaho Fish and Game commissioners. The commissioners may phase in state hunting quotas for wolves as part of efforts to reduce their
Montana disciplines outfitter in hunting dispute
Billings, Mont. (AP) _ The Montana Board of Outfitters has disciplined a Wyoming outfitter for harassing a Montana hunter on state land by fining him $400 and requiring he attend a training course. Cole Benton,
Councilwoman drops out of Northern Kentucky deer hunting suit
FORT THOMAS, Ky. (AP) _ A lawsuit aimed at stopping deer hunting in the northern Kentucky city of Fort Thomas will continue without Lisa Kelly. The City Council member filed a motion on Tuesday to
Wanted dead: Wild turkeys in suburban NY county
Melville, N.Y. (AP) – Wanna shoot some wild turkeys? Then head out to Long Island this fall for Suffolk County’s first-ever wild turkey hunting season – taking place just in time for Thanksgiving. State officials
Property owners oppose new access on northeastern lake
Duluth, Minn. – The state DNR has had opposition to new lake accesses in the past, but this might be the first time residents of a lake have banded together to block an access on
Crappie rules may expand to 38 more Ohio lakes
Columbus – A minimum keeper length requirement for crappies in six Ohio lakes has been so successful that the program could be expanded six-fold by next year. A proposal on the table now could add
PF&BC to study effect of trout regulations
Harrisburg – It’s a question that has bugged fly-fishermen in Pennsylvania and elsewhere for generations – does hooking mortality from using bait in catch-and-release areas affect trout populations?
DNR invites public comment on wildlife issues
DNR Reports (AP) Columbus – The DNR Division of Wildlife will welcome the public to six regional Open Houses on Saturday, Aug. 29, from noon until 3 p.m. “Anyone interested in providing input and participating
