Fishing
MN residents can fish free in most state parks
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota residents can fish without a license in most state parks beginning Wednesday. The change is meant to lure people who’ve never fished before into trying it during their state
PF, DU, others high on ‘climate change’ bill OK’d by House
Washington – Several noted conservation groups this week had high praise for a “climate change” bill passed last week by the U.S. House of Representatives. The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership said the bill, aimed at
Duck Stamp increase hits legislative snag
Washington – The latest version of legislation that would increase the price of the federal duck stamp, enabling stamp funding to keep pace with current land prices, hit a load of buckshot last month as
Bear roaming unfamiliar territory
Springboro, Ohio – Wildlife diversity continues to spread through the state, most recently in the southwestern corner of Ohio. A young male black bear, estimated at 11/2 years old, has been sighted while traveling over
ND pheasant crowing counts down
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota pheasant numbers are down, and state wildlife officials say the harsh winter is to blame. The spring pheasant crowing count survey showed a 25 percent drop statewide from last
Sales tax cash will keep Minn. forest wild
Grand Rapids, Minn. (AP) – Hunters and hikers have lost access to swaths of the northern Minnesota forest in recent years, but taxpayers are stepping in to keep nearly 300 square miles near the Mississippi
Antelope season proposed in Custer State Park
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The state’s wildlife managers want to reopen a limited antelope hunting season in Custer State Park after a 25-year hiatus. It proposes a nine-day season in October that would allow three
Great Lakes wolves returning to endangered list
Traverse City, Mich. (AP) – More than 4,000 gray wolves in the upper Great Lakes region are going back on the federal endangered species list – at least temporarily. A coalition of activist groups said
New Wyoming Game and Fish laws to effect July 1
Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) – Listen up outdoors enthusiasts: New state laws to regulate elk feeding, antler collection and Internet hunting are among a slate of Game and Fish Department laws taking effect this July. The
