Fishing
MN anglers find plenty of fish on Ely lake
Ely, Minn. (AP) _ Butch Diesslin derricked the fish aboard his 16-foot Lund on Basswood Lake. The fish, a pale green, couldn’t have been more than 4 inches long. Diesslin, a longtime Basswood angler from
New York county seeking bowhunters to control deer
Somers, N.Y. (AP) – New York’s Westchester County is seeking bowhunters to help curb its growing deer population. The hunting program was among recommendations contained in a county study on how to control its deer
Committee: Moose hunt likely to go on
Recommendations could affect deer hunting in northeast St. Paul – In about a month, the state’s moose hunt will begin in northeastern Minnesota. That hunt will continue, at least in the near future, based on
Fall turkey tag drawing under way
Wautoma, Wis. – The DNR planned to complete the fall turkey drawing the week of Aug. 17, with tags mailed to successful applicants later that week. “Winning” hunters should be notified by the last week
Deer lottery areas increase; antlerless deadline Sept. 10
St. Paul – With nearly half of the 127 permit areas designated as lottery areas for the upcoming deer-hunting season, Sept. 10 is an important date for hunters to remember. That’s the deadline for them
Lewis County deputy injured in collision with elk
Packwood, Wash. (AP) – A Lewis County sheriff’s deputy remains in the intensive care unit Tuesday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in critical condition with injuries suffered when his patrol car hit an elk.
VT. man pleads no contest in son’s hunting death
St. Johnsbury, Vt. (AP) – A man who accidentally shot his 17-year-old son to death while they were turkey hunting pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter Tuesday under a plea agreement that calls for a
Judge poised to sentence Montana family in hunting scheme
Billings, Mont. (AP) – A Saco-area ranch family snared in an illegal hunting scheme is getting ready to appear in federal court in Billings for sentencing. U.S. District Judge Jack Shanstrom is expected to sentence
Fishery managers predict big fall chinook run
Idaho Falls, Idaho (AP) – Idaho fishery managers expect more than 28,000 fall chinook to cross Lower Granite Dam in neighboring eastern Washington on their return from the Pacific Ocean, which would make it the
