Fishing
S.D. pheasant hunt campaign to feature Greenway
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Tourism Office is enlisting the help of Mount Vernon native and NFL player Chad Greenway to promote fall pheasant hunting. In a release, the Tourism office says its
Warden wants more talks on Wolf River boat safety
Fremont, Wis. – A recent state law change that will limit boat speeds within 100 feet of a lake’s shore beginning in 2010 has at least one DNR conservation warden wondering why the same law
Duck season likely ‘moderate to liberal’
DNR Report Madison Madison – With the overall picture on the 2009 waterfowl breeding populations being very good, state wildlife officials say hunters can expect average to liberal season frameworks for this fall. Public hearings
Sportsmen: NRB should hire DNR head
Madison – State sportsmen and conservation groups turned out in big numbers to deliver passionate testimony in favor of the “DNR secretary bill” to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee during a July 28 public hearing
WVs DNR creates September antlerless deer season
Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s deer hunters will get to pursue their favorite quarry a little earlier this fall. Regulators have scheduled two six-day antlerless-deer hunting seasons for September, roughly a month before the
Neb. turkey-hunting permits available Aug. 10
Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says turkey-hunting permits will be available to buy starting Aug. 10. Turkey season runs from Sept. 15 through Dec. 31, and hunters may use either
Arizona ends ban on lion hunting in Kofa refuge
Tucson, Ariz. (AP) – The Arizona Game and Fish Department has ended a moratorium on shooting lions in the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge north of Yuma. The agency says the mountain lion population in Arizona
Neb. accepting applications for bighorn sheep hunt
Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska hunters wanting a shot at bringing down a bighorn sheep have until Aug. 7 to apply for the 2009 bighorn sheep hunting lottery. The lottery is open only to state
Sage grouse season remains closed in ND
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s sage grouse hunting season will be closed for a second straight year because of low counts during a spring survey. The state Game and Fish Department says a record-low
