Fishing
Art of bow building
PerkinsS, Okla. (AP) _ Traditional arts that are as old as red dirt are alive and well in a wooded enclave near Perkins. Recently up to 250 selfbow enthusiasts gathered for the fifth annual Oklahoma
National park in Tennessee closes caves to protect bats
Gatlinburg, Tenn. (AP) – Officials of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have closed all caves over concern about a disease affecting bats. The National Park Service said the malady known as White-nose Syndrome has
Maryland black bear birth rate declines
Oakland, Md. (AP) – A wildlife biologist says the black bear birth rate in Maryland has declined, apparently due to the decreased availability of acorns in the western mountains. Department of Natural Resources biologist Harry
Maine fishing season opens
Belgrade, Maine (AP) – The calendar says Maine’s open-water fishing season is under way, but it’s a different story on the lakes, most of which remain socked in with ice. Still, the heartiest of anglers
Virginia hunter killed in accidental shooting
Bedford, Va. (AP) – Bedford County authorities say a 71-year-old hunter was killed when his shotgun went off accidentally. Sheriff’s Maj. Ricky Gardner says Elisha Cheek Jr. was groundhog hunting Tuesday morning when he apparently
Feds propose delisting wolves in Great Lakes area
Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a formal rule calling for removing gray wolves from the federal endangered list in Montana and Idaho while leaving them on the list
Funding bill clears first big committee
St. Paul – In what supporters hailed as a “huge first step,” the bill carrying recommendations of the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council cleared its first Senate hurdle Friday, when members of the Environment and Natural
Hunt looks unlikely for early BWCA deer
Tower, Minn. – It could be the end of the road for a proposal to allow an early season for deer in the Boundary Waters. The DNR took public comment on the idea at three
