Fishing
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
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
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,
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
Deer reduction recommended at Kansas park
Shawnee, Kan. (AP) – Johnson County park officials want to bring in sharpshooters to remove about 75 percent of the deer at Shawnee Mission Park next fall. Surveys in 2007 and 2008 found there were
NC officials investigate over 54,000 dead fish
Blounts Creek, N.C. (AP) – More than 54,000 dead fish have been found in Blounts Creek in eastern North Carolina. The North Carolina Division of Water Quality says the fish were found Wednesday morning in
Is JFC action an access threat?
Madison – Sportsmen rallied last week to a call to arms, so to speak, from conservation leaders who claim that recent Joint Finance Committee action jeopardizes hunting, fishing, and trapping access to some future public
Committee to look at EAB alternative
Baraboo, Wis. – If legislative hearings on the deer season in April and the DNR’s decision to cancel earn-a-buck rules for 2009 were the death knell for EAB, the nail in the coffin could be
Coming to a town near you: Lessard-Sams council
St. Paul – The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council is set to hit the road. Council members will be in Alexandria next Tuesday for a business meeting, and in Fergus Falls on Wednesday to hear from
