Fishing
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
S.D. panel OKs shooting more pheasants at preserves
Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) – The Game, Fish and Parks Commission has voted to increase the daily bag limit from 15 roosters to 20 for part of the year at commercial pheasant preserves. The privately
Idaho officials to set wolf hunt quotas
Idaho Falls, Idaho (AP) – Wolf hunting quotas will be considered Monday by Idaho Fish and Game commissioners. The commissioners may phase in state hunting quotas for wolves as part of efforts to reduce their
Montana disciplines outfitter in hunting dispute
Billings, Mont. (AP) _ The Montana Board of Outfitters has disciplined a Wyoming outfitter for harassing a Montana hunter on state land by fining him $400 and requiring he attend a training course. Cole Benton,
Wanted dead: Wild turkeys in suburban NY county
Melville, N.Y. (AP) – Wanna shoot some wild turkeys? Then head out to Long Island this fall for Suffolk County’s first-ever wild turkey hunting season – taking place just in time for Thanksgiving. State officials
Councilwoman drops out of Northern Kentucky deer hunting suit
FORT THOMAS, Ky. (AP) _ A lawsuit aimed at stopping deer hunting in the northern Kentucky city of Fort Thomas will continue without Lisa Kelly. The City Council member filed a motion on Tuesday to
DNR: Pheasant, duck, grouse hunter success mixed in 2008
St. Paul – While the harvest fell by more than 130,000 birds from the previous year, pheasant hunters in 2008 killed more than 500,000 roosters, the fifth time in six years harvest exceeded half a
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
