Fishing
Pa. hunting licenses on sale under new system
Harrisburg, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania Game Commission officials say a new automated license system will make it easier – and quicker – for hunters to get ready for deer season. Hunting and furtaker licenses for
Feds declare salmon endangered on 3 Maine rivers
Portland, Maine (AP) – The federal government is listing wild Atlantic salmon as endangered in three of Maine’s largest rivers while designating thousands of miles of rivers and lakes as critical habitat for one of
Late runs prompt closure of some Kodiak fisheries
Kodiak, Alaska (AP) – State officials are closing or restricting several sport fisheries in the Kodiak area because of late salmon runs. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says restriction go into effect Monday.
O’Fallon, IL man bags five species of wild turkey
O’Fallon, Ill. (AP) – William “Slim” Boente and several of his buddies are considered royalty in the turkey hunting world. Boente, a 42-year-old construction worker from O’Fallon, recently completed the Royal Slam of turkey hunting:
Va. fishermen plead guilty to rockfish trafficking
Greenbelt, Md. (AP) – A St. Mary’s County seafood company owner has pleaded guilty to creating false records and transporting illegally harvested wildlife. Robert Lumpkins, who owns Golden Eye Seafood LLC, falsely recorded the amount
SC spear fisherman: Fla. boats take too many fish
Charleston, S.C. (AP) – Some South Carolina fishermen say spear fishermen from Florida are exploiting the rules when they take thousands of pounds of game fish from the state’s artificial reefs. The South Carolina fishermen
Wis. officials: bass catch-release works too well
Spooner, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin wildlife officials say bass catch-and-release might be working too well. The Department of Natural Resources says a mail survey of bass anglers found they kept only 550,000, or 6 percent,
The Three Bears? Try 163,000 … and counting
Harlan, Kentucky (AP) – Bobby Koger was deer hunting on a Kentucky hillside when a black bear gave him the fright of his life. A 300-pound (136-kilogram) animal, apparently unhappy that an intruder was on
ND fall turkey season set
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota wildlife officials say 6,805 turkey licenses will be available to hunters this fall, a drop of 17 percent from last year. But an additional 1,300 licenses may be used
