Fishing
Moose lottery draws crowd in northern Maine
Fort Kent, Maine (AP) – More than 500 people filled the University of Maine at Fort Kent Sports Center for Maine’s 29th annual moose-hunt lottery. In all, 3,015 names were chosen Thursday night to take
Salmon fishing closing on 3 rivers in Idaho
Boise, Idaho (AP) – The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says the salmon fishing season has closed on the Clearwater River upstream of the Orofino Bridge. Next Wednesday, the season will also close on
Rare panther caught on camera in SW Florida
Naples, Fla. (AP) – A rare Florida panther has been caught on camera in the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. Park volunteer Dick Brewer captured a panther strolling down the sanctuary’s 2-mile boardwalk with his videocamera
Falcons removed from Florida endangered species list
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) – Florida wildlife officials have removed the peregrine falcon from the state’s list of endangered species. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved removal Wednesday. Officials say bird populations were severely
Grand Lake saugeye project capped by release of 23,000
St. Marys – An Ohio DNR project to stock Grand Lake St. Marys with a new generation of sport fish culminated with the release of 23,000 sterile (triploid) saugeye fingerlings on May 29. A saugeye
Ruffed grouse numbers take a big jump in state
Grand Rapids, Minn. – Ruffed grouse drum counts in the state have risen dramatically this year, following three consecutive years of moderate increases. Statewide drum counts saw a 43-percent increase from last year, and counts
Unallotment means more cuts for DNR
St. Paul – Right back where we started from isn’t necessarily a good thing. The state DNR’s operating budget faces another 2.25 percent reduction in state general funds following Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s “unallotment” on Tuesday.
Construction finally starts on lavish elk-viewing center
Benezette, Pa. – The largest elk-watching and conservation-education center in the eastern United States has finally begun to take shape.
Deer audit may be done by fall
State College, Pa. – If some hunters are expecting the audit of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deer-management program to provide an exact count of the state’s deer, they are going to be disappointed, warns the
