Fishing

Gulfport, Miss. (AP) – This time of year, waterfowl hunters across the nation are asking the same question. “Where are the ducks?” But duck hunting enthusiasts are in for a bountiful season, according to Duck’s

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department once again will be collecting deer head samples for its chronic wasting disease surveillance program. Officials this year are collecting samples from western and

Butte, Mont. (AP) – The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has determined that the shooting of a cougar by a 14-year-old elk hunter from Anaconda was justified. Game warden Shane Yaskus says the

Loncoln, Neb. (AP) – Another type of nontoxic shot is available to waterfowl hunters in Nebraska and other states. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved for immediate use tungsten-iron-polymer shot for hunting waterfowl

Waterbury, Vt. (AP) – Vermont officials are reissuing warnings about importing possibly tainted deer and elk meat to the state. The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, which is trying to avoid the spread of

Concord, N.H. (AP) – Hunters killed 341 moose in New Hampshire’s nine-day moose hunting season. Fish and Game officials are calling the season a success, since 65 percent of the 522 hunters who were issued

Columbia, S.C. (AP) – Hunters may find it more difficult to bag a wild turkey in South Carolina next spring. The state Natural Resources Department said Thursday it found wild turkey reproduction decreased in 2009

St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – The “World’s Original Ice Fishing Contest” will return to the St. Paul Winter Carnival this year, if Mother Nature cooperates. The event once drew up to 10,000 people to White

Indianapolis (AP) – Fishing is apparently becoming more popular in Indiana and nationally. A report issued this week showed that fishing license sales in Indiana so far this year are up 8.1 percent. That’s higher