Fishing
Coming to a town near you: Lessard-Sams council
St. Paul – The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council is set to hit the road. Council members will be in Alexandria next Tuesday for a business meeting, and in Fergus Falls on Wednesday to hear from
Reward offered in shooting death of Florida panther
Big Cypress National Preserve, Fla. (AP) – A $15,200 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the shooting death of an endangered Florida panther. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says
Maine House nixes saltwater license
Augusta, Maine (AP) – The Maine House has rejected a bill calling for a saltwater license for recreational fishermen. The bill voted down by a 96-45 roll call vote Monday would have brought Maine into
Illinois teenager lands rare fish
Hudson, Ill. (AP) – Though the calendar reads 2009, Chad Enright of El Paso came face to face with a chapter from the pages of prehistoric times recently when he was fishing with friends below
Idaho Fish and Game considers fishing rule change
Boise, Idaho (AP) – The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is collecting public comment on a dozen proposed fishing rule changes. Department officials say the changes would improve fishing opportunities, increase management flexibility, correct
Wis. Senate lowers hunting age to 10
Madison, Wis. (AP) – The state Senate has approved lowering the state’s hunting age to 10. Right now children must be at least 12 years old to hunt. Democrats introduced a bill that would allow
Maine governor signs hunting preserve bill
Augusta, Maine (AP) – Gov. John Baldacci has signed into law a bill that paves the way for a game-hunting preserve to open in Piscataquis County. The law will also allow game preserves currently in
WI proposal allows 10-year-olds to hunt with mentor
Wausau, Wis. (AP) – Supporters say that allowing 10-year-olds to hunt in Wisconsin under the close supervision of an adult is a way to preserve the state’s hunting heritage. The state Senate takes up a
Fish killed in Tenn. pond restoration project
Oak Ridge, Tenn. (AP) – Department of Energy contractors have poisoned some 30,000 fish at three ponds near the former K-25 uranium-enrichment plant in East Tennessee as part of a restoration project. A team from
