Fishing
Bill would let lawmakers oversee hunting seasons
Baton Rouge, La. (AP) – Lawmakers are weighing whether they should be allowed to meddle in the dates set each year for hunting seasons in Louisiana. In a 9-3 vote, the House Natural Resources and
Va regulators set to act on bay crab rules
Newport News, Va. (AP) – The Virginia Marine Resources Commission is considering proposed limits to the 2009 blue crab season in the Chesapeake Bay. Meeting in Newport News on Tuesday, regulators are expected to vote
Pheasant hunting drops in Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa (AP) – Iowa Hunters killed the smallest number of pheasants on record last year, but state officials expect that to rebound this season. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said Thursday that
Turkey hunters set new record
Third year in a row that such a record has been set Madelia, Minn. – It’s starting to sound like a broken record: Springtime wild turkey hunters have killed a record number of birds. It’s
FWP investigating bear’s death
Columbia Falls, Mont. (AP) – The state wildlife agency is investigating the death of a black bear that was found north of Columbia Falls – not a grizzly bear. The agency misstated the type of
Upper Miss Pool 6 drawdown in bit of limbo
Trempealeau, Wis. – State and federal officials have three times previously tried to draw down the Upper Mississippi River’s Pool 6 between Winona, Minn., and Trempealeau, but they’ve been sidetracked each time – by recreational
Volunteers want higher deer goals in some units
Stevens Point, Wis. – Finding consensus can often be an even more elusive quarry than a 12-point buck on public land, especially when several individuals representing diverse groups of stakeholders are making recommendations on deer
Hmong anglers enjoy new access to white bass in MN
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – About 100 white bass hitched a short ride recently between two small Ramsey County lakes, but the fish relocation was a bigger step in relations between the Minnesota Department of
