Fishing
Man dies after shooting self while deer hunting in MN
Deer River, Minn. (AP) – A Minnetonka man is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the chest during Minnesota’s deer opener weekend. The Itasca County sheriff says 77-year-old Daniel Otto Cermak was hunting north of
Wyoming makes argument for managing gray wolves
Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) – In a bid to take over management of gray wolves, Wyoming argues there’s no biological reason that the predators should be treated as a trophy game species throughout the entire state.
Officials eye fish passage on Yellowstone River
Billings, Mont. (AP) – State and federal officials are considering ways to create fish passage at Cartersville Diversion Dam on the Yellowstone River near Forsyth to help pallid sturgeon, an endangered species. Jim Darling, fisheries
Reward offered for info on shot NH bald eagle
Millsfield, N.H. (AP) – Federal wildlife officials are offering a reward to anyone with information that helps catch the person who shot a young bald eagle in Millsfield, N.H., last month. The U.S. Fish and
Michigan considers expansion of crossbow hunting
Lansing, Mich. (AP) – The state is considering expanding options for crossbow hunting. Michigan’s Natural Resources Commission was scheduled to meet Friday to begin discussing expanded opportunities to hunt with the crossbow. Restrictions were loosened
Gillette mulls law to ban bow hunting in the city
Gillette, Wyo. (AP) – The Gillette City Council plans to decide whether bow hunting within city limits is legal. City Attorney Charlie Anderson says there is nothing in city law clearly written prohibiting it, and
Former VP hunts pheasants in SD
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – This time as a private citizen, former Vice President Dick Cheney hunted pheasants in South Dakota this week. In past years, Air Force II would touch down at the Pierre airport
WI DNR says deer hunter have some common questions
Spooner, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin’s nine-day whitetail deer hunt is just around the corner and the Department of Natural Resources says there are some common questions that hunters ask. The agency says one of them
Mont. hunter shoots threatening mountain lion
Billings, Mont. (AP) – A 41-year-old Florence man shot and killed a young mountain lion after it stalked his father on a hunting trip near Boulder. Late last month, 64-year-old Duane Cole and his son
