Fishing
Montana hunter shot by friend during Mont. bear attack
Liningston, Mont. (AP) – A hunter attacked by a grizzly bear in southern Montana also had the misfortune of being shot in the arm by a companion trying to stop the attack. The incident last
Mich. trappers can begin to take badgers, raccoons
Lansing, Mich. (AP) – Michigan trappers with a fondness for fur can begin to capture badgers and other creatures. Trapping season opens Thursday in much of the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Michigan for raccoons
Montana closes wolf hunting near Yellowstone
Billings, Mont. (AP) – Montana wildlife commissioners on Tuesday shut down wolf hunting adjacent to Yellowstone National Park after nine of the predators were killed there in recent weeks, but kept the statewide wolf harvest
West Virgina park to make trout fishing area for disabled
Camp Creek, W.Va. (AP) – Work is under way at Camp Creek State Park to create a trout fishing area accessible to anglers who use wheelchairs. The site is near the Marsh Creek Falls in
Reckless boaters pushing fishermen off Wolf River
Dan Hansen Contributing Writer Fremont, Wis. – The annual walleye and white bass spawning runs have, for decades, drawn thousands of anglers to the Wolf River. However, many veteran Wolf River anglers now stay away
Deer on western Bighorns has chronic wasting
Cody, Wyo. (AP) – A mule deer buck killed on the west slope of the Bighorn Mountains has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The buck was killed last month in hunt area 46, in
SC man sentenced in teen hunting death
Orangeburg, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina man has been sentenced in the shooting death of a teenager killed while hunting in the woods. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reported Wednesday that 53-year-old Dennis
Turkey tag fiasco nets $90,000 for state youths
Madison – Turkey hunters were frustrated: They stood many hours in line, and some even missed getting the time period or zone they wanted when the state’s system of issuing leftover spring tags crashed in
Bighorn sheep could be taken to other states
Helena, Mont. (AP) – As many as 85 bighorn sheep could be shipped from Montana to Utah and Washington under a proposal endorsed by the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission. The sheep would come
