Fishing
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
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
License and stamp sales lag
St. Paul – Pheasant and duck population surveys earlier this year showed numbers of both species had dropped since 2008. So far this year, the number of hunters targeting them also has dropped. As of
Higher gun, ammo sales to help here
State College, Pa. – No matter which side they fall on the political divide that has arisen in this country, Pennsylvania sportsmen are going to benefit from increased sales of firearms and ammunition nationwide.
PGC’s Delaney wants special youth rabbit season
Harrisburg – Jay Delaney wants to take an idea that seems to have worked and expand it.
Lawmakers ponder getting treasurers out of licensing
Harrisburg – If critics have their way, the folks who process pink envelopes will instead be handed pink slips when it comes to issuing doe tags.
Olmsted Co. elk herd eliminated; three more test CWD-positive
St. Paul – The Minnesota Board of Animal Health last week announced depopulation testing of an elk herd in Olmsted County had been completed. Three more elk from the herd of 558 tested positive for
