Fishing
Property owners oppose new access on northeastern lake
Duluth, Minn. – The state DNR has had opposition to new lake accesses in the past, but this might be the first time residents of a lake have banded together to block an access on
DNR: Ohio bow hunt compares favorably with neighbor states
Archery hunting for deer is an eagerly awaited sport in Ohio these days, and with a fast growing deer herd, success rates are sure to be high. This year, bow and crossbow hunters will have
Paper company works to improve WVa trout streams
Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – MeadWestvaco says it is joining with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to improve trout fishing on 146,000 acres of company-owned forest. The Glen Allen, Va.-based company said it plans
NM to offer leftover hunting licenses
Santa Fe, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Game and Fish Department is giving hunters another chance at deer, elk and javelina licenses. The department said Monday more than 1,700 public-land hunting licenses went unsubscribed
ODFW releases 18 Rocky Mountain goats
Baker City, Ore. (AP) – The U.S. Forest Service and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife released 18 Rocky Mountain goats in the Umatilla National Forest last month as part of an effort to
NH offers women only hunter course
Concord, N.H. (AP) – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is offering women a chance to learn hunting skills in a special course just for them. The course includes self-paced online study, a written
N.D. early Canada goose season opens Saturday
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – An early hunting season intended to reduce local Canada goose numbers in North Dakota opens statewide on Saturday. It’s the second straight year the early season opened before Sept. 1. The
Tony Dean Festival raises about $6,500
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – A festival to honor of the life of the late South Dakota conservation leader and outdoorsman Tony Dean raised about $6,500. Proceeds from the weekend event will help fund the purchase
S. Ind. reservoir closed to evaluate flood damage
Greensburg, Ind. (AP) – A public fishing area in southeastern Indiana has been closed while a small reservoir’s water level is lowered to evaluate the condition of its levees, dam and spillway. The Indiana Department
