Fishing
Pennsylvania hunters bagged 3,458 bears in 2008
Harrisburg, Pa. (AP) — Bear hunters had a good year in Pennsylvania in 2008. According to figures released Wednesday by the state Game Commission, hunters took a total of 3,458 bears. That number includes bears
Mille Lacs regs to remain intact
St. Paul – Fishing interests around Minnesota’s popular Lake Mille Lacs suggested and state officials agreed: simple is best. Despite a hefty increase in the walleye poundage allotment for state-licensed anglers this year, the regulation
South Dakota appeals court rules against game processor
Pierre, S.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court issued a decision Tuesday that could reinstate the conviction of a Pierre game processor who argued that a federal game warden had framed him for possessing untagged
Officials at North Dakota’s Theodore Park Roosevelt National park Dakota start hearings on elk
Dickinson, N.D. (AP) — Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent Valerie Naylor says the park has received more than 100 comments on its plan for controlling the size of its elk herd. The first in a
Feds seek anglers’ help in policing Ohio River
Parkersburg, W.Va. (AP) — Federal authorities are asking fishermen for help in policing Ohio River islands. John E. Starcher with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says fishermen are on the river more than the
Game transporter fined $10,000 in Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — A Ketchikan big game transporter who helped two hunters leave carcasses of black bears to rot on a beach a day before it was legal to do so has been fined
Arizona Game and Fish collars first wild jaguar in United States
Jaguar conservation has just experienced an exciting development with the capture and collaring of the first wild jaguar in Arizona by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. The male cat was incidentally captured yesterday in
Deadlines approach for ice fishing shelter removal
Madison – Deadlines are approaching for ice anglers to remove ice fishing shelters from inland and boundary waters. The regulations for removing ice shanties changed last year, and state conservation wardens report the change has
Snow goose season opens March 1 in Minnesota
Minnesotans can harvest light geese (including white and blue phase lesser snow geese and Ross’ geese) from March 1 to April 30, under the terms of a federal conservation order. The order, which affects 24
