Fishing
Helicopters to be used to hunt wild hogs in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City (AP) – The Oklahoma Senate has voted overwhelmingly to allow the hunting of wild feral hogs from helicopters. Feral hogs have increased in number in Oklahoma and are causing damage to crops. Sen.
Man sentenced for poaching in Montana, Alaska
Boulder, Mont. (AP) – A Jefferson City man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail and was ordered to pay about $15,000 in fines and restitution for his involvement in the poaching of 41
At least 15 accused of turkey hunting violations in Louisiana
Baton Rouge, La. (AP) – Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents have accused at least 15 men of breaking turkey hunting rules in the season’s first two weeks. Five were cited for hunting over baited areas
Commission reviews Willamette Valley habitat partnership
Corvallis, Ore – Members of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on Thursday toured the largest federally funded Wetland Reserve Program project on privately owned land in the Willamette Valley. The 580-acre parcel, located in
Summer Flounder, Black Sea Bass Regulations Amended for 2009 Fishing Season
Following a March 26 public hearing and review of public comments, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has issued a Secretary’s Order amending state Tidal Finfish Regulations concerning summer flounder and black sea
Early muskie season set for repeal
Eagle River, Wis. – With overwhelming legislative support, Gov. Jim Doyle is expected to sign a bill that nixes an early catch-and-release muskie season and that removes a barbless hook requirement for early muskie and
Information needed to solve killing of 89 bats near Superstition Mountains
Phoenix – The Arizona Game and Fish Department is asking for the public’s help in solving a case involving the unlawful killing of nearly 90 bats in an abandoned mine near the Peralta Trailhead in
Another whitetail apparently has bovine TB
Middle River, Minn. – For a while, it looked like this might be the first year since bovine tuberculosis was discovered in deer in the northwest that no animals tested positive. That apparently won’t be
Battle lines drawn as HSUS sets up shop
Madison – While the Humane Society of the United States has been active in Wisconsin in the past, the organization now appears poised to take a more aggressive role in advocating for strong animal rights
