Fishing
Harvest down as deer hunt wraps up
St. Paul – The firearms deer kill in the state continues to lag behind last year’s pace. Through the third weekend of hunting, hunters had killed just more than 151,000 whitetails, which is about 12
Early reports indicate good bear season
Madison – Judging by preliminary harvest reports, Wisconsin’s 2009 black bear season was one to remember, with 3,907 bear registration stubs counted through Nov. 16. That number will increase as more stubs are tallied. The
Early reports: firearms deer license sales down from ’08
Madison – As of Nov. 1, the total sales of resident gun deer licenses was 14 percent less than the number of gun licenses sold at the same time last year. However, the number of
Idaho extends wolf hunt 3 more months
Boise, Idaho (AP) – Hunters will have three more months to hunt wolves in Idaho. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission voted Thursday to stretch the season to March 31, 2010 in the Panhandle, Palouse-Hells
Signs point to fewer deer as Wis. gun season nears
Madison, Wis. (AP) – All signs indicate hunters will find fewer deer on the landscape when the Wisconsin gun deer season opens Saturday. “The deer population is definitely down,” said Rick Weide, Department of Natural
Idaho shuts another wolf hunting zone
Boise, Idaho (AP) – State officials say hunters have reached their limit for killing wolves in a hunting zone in northern Idaho. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game on Tuesday closed the Dworshak-Elk City
2 AZ men fined for illegal hunting practices
Tucson, Ariz. (AP) – Two Willcox men cited a combined 22 times for illegal hunting practices have been fined $12,500 and had their hunting and fishing privileges either suspended or revoked by the Arizona Game
Commissioners split on Sunday hunt prospects
Harrisburg – There weren’t many people who turned out for the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s most recent meeting in Philadelphia, but Dave Laden was one of them.
‘Unstoppable’ movie crew members take time to fish
Port Matilda, Pa. – An entire 20-car train races down the railroad track at high speed while movie-camera-equipped helicopters chase the train at treetop level.
