Fishing
Mighty caribou herds dwindle, warming blamed
On the Porcupine River Tundra, Yukon Territory (AP) – Here on the endlessly rolling and tussocky terrain of northwest Canada, where man has hunted caribou since the Stone Age, the vast antlered herds are fast
Wis. deer donation program in 10th year
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin’s deer donation program is celebrating a milestone anniversary. This hunting season marks the 10th year of hunters donating deer that are processed into ground venison and given to needy families.
Maine moose hunt under way
Greenville, Maine (AP) – The first day of Maine’s 2009 moose hunting season is coming to a close. The season’s first week ends Saturday, and the second week will be Oct. 12-17 in a number
Archery deer hunting season begins in Iowa
Chariton, Iowa (AP) – Iowa will become the focus of the deer hunting world when archers take to the woods to hunt the animals. An estimated 55,000 hunters will participate in the archery season, which
Wis. to hold hearings on closing public lands
Madison, Wis. (AP) – The state Department of Natural Resources is planning a series of public hearings on when and how the agency could close public lands. Generally, land acquired through the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program
Longer seasons likely to increase hunting pressure
Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – Like a growing number of states, West Virginia was aiming to make a dent in its fast-growing deer population when it created its first-ever September hunting season this year. But the
Date set for Ill trout fishing
Springfield, Ill. (AP) – The date’s set for the start of the fall trout-fishing season. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says the season begins Oct. 17 at nearly 40 ponds and lakes around the
Wyo. Game and Fish lists often-neglected hunting laws
Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) – With the arrival of hunting season, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has compiled a list of five of the most common laws that hunters violate. Game and Fish officials say
Hearings set for EAB alternative
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. – Deer hunters will be able to register their views on the DNR’s proposed earn-a-buck alternative during any of 11 public hearings in October and November. Meeting in Sturgeon Bay on Sept.
