Fishing
Man gets second lifetime hunting ban
Franklin, Ohio – A Warren County hunter convicted of poaching deer was banned for life from hunting in Ohio under the state’s recently enacted Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact. George Plessinger, of Carlisle, was convicted in
Va man convicted of baiting, killing bears
Roanoke, Va. (AP) – A Pembroke man has pleaded guilty to baiting and killing bears at a popular Giles County recreation area. Merrill Conley pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to illegally baiting bears in
2009 moose lottery to be held in Fort Kent
Augusta, Maine (AP) – Maine’s moose permit lottery is coming to the St. John Valley for the first time. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announced Tuesday that the drawing will take place June
Report: CA Police wrong to shoot mountain lion cub
Santa Paula, Calif. (AP) – Santa Paula police officers were not justified in shooting a mountain lion cub and the killing fell outside the department’s own rules, according to an outside review. Police Chief Steve
Hunt on for person who wounded bald eagle in Texas
Angelton, Texas (AP) – Volunteers are rehabilitating a wounded bald eagle that two fishermen found after it fell from its nest near the Brazos River. Meanwhile, federal wildlife officers are trying to find the person
2 arrested for killing bears in Mobile County
Mobile, Ala. (AP) – Authorities arrested two members of the Bucks Outdoorsman Hunting Club in north Mobile County on charges of killing three black bears on club property. Kevin Dodd, assistant chief of the enforcement
Public invited to elk management plan meetings
Minnesota’s elk management plan will be the focus of two upcoming Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) public meetings. The plan will address population levels, crop depredation and hunting season management of wild elk in
Oklahoma bear hunting bill heads to governor
Oklahoma City (AP) – A measure to legalize bear hunting in parts of southeast Oklahoma is headed for Gov. Brad Henry’s desk. The bill won final legislative approval Monday. Governor’s spokesman Paul Sund says Henry
Virginia Confirms Cases of White-Nose Syndrome in Bats
Richmond, VA — The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) has received results from specimens sent for analysis to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and the
