Fishing

Kennewick, Wash. (AP) – Wildlife officials say a wildfire on the Hanford Reach National Monument in southeast Washington led to a small decline in the size of its elk herd. Still, Mike Livingston, district wildlife

Traverse City, Mich. (AP) – Federal officials have decided against placing the coaster brook trout on the endangered species list, even though the fish has become increasingly rare after long flourishing in the upper Great

Missoula, Mont. (AP) – The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership in Missoula is mapping favorite hunting spots in Montana in hopes of avoiding conflicts between hunters and oil and gas developers. The map is based on

Pinnacles National Monument, Calif. (AP) – No. 286 was the old man of this park’s California condor restoration program. Hatched in a zoo seven years ago, he learned to live in the wild, a hopeful

Concord, N.H. (AP) – Saltwater anglers off New Hampshire’s coast would need a fishing license under legislation sent to the governor by the Senate on Wednesday. Licenses for individuals would be $15 starting in 2011.

Mobile, Ala. (AP) – Someone is shooting black bears in Mobile County and a state conservation group wants the killings to stop. The Alabama Wildlife Federation has offered a $10,000 reward that leads to the

Springville, Utah (AP) – Four Utah County men are facing 13 felony counts in the poaching of 18 mule deer in Juab County. State officials say it’s one of the largest poaching cases in recent

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – State wildlife officials have confirmed winter fishkills in 37 North Dakota lakes. Winterkill happens when conditions such as heavy snowfall make it difficult for fish to get enough oxygen to survive.