Fishing
Idaho Fish and Game seeks comment on bird hunting rules
Boise, Idaho (AP) – State wildlife managers are seeking public comment on proposed rules for this year’s sage grouse and waterfowl hunting seasons. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says comments on rules for
Wis. ponders new chronic-wasting disease plan
Madison, Wis. (AP) – State wildlife officials are set to consider a new plan to fight chronic wasting disease. The plan says Wisconsin must accept the disease, but hunting could suffer if wildlife officials don’t
NH moose permits available through new auction
Concord, N.H. (AP) – Moose hunters, here’s a chance for a permit to hunt in New Hampshire. The Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire is auctioning five moose hunting permits for the 2009 moose hunt,
Pawlenty unallots $1.5 mil from DNR’s FY2010 budget
St. Paul – Gov. Tim Pawlenty unallotted nearly $1.5 million from the DNR’s Fiscal Year 2010 operating budget as part of his effort to balance the state’s budget. Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Tom Hanson
Alligator gar stocked at Mingo National Refuge
Kennett, Mo. (AP) – Alligator Gar are beneficial to strengthening sport fish populations because the fish most often feed as scavengers in their habitats, according to area conservationists. Recently young Alligator Gar were stocked at
Thousands of catfish to be released in Rock River
Dixon, Ill. (AP) – The fish in the Rock River are about to have some company. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is set to release of about 4,000 hatchery-raised channel cat fish in the
S.D. pheasant hunt campaign to feature Greenway
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Tourism Office is enlisting the help of Mount Vernon native and NFL player Chad Greenway to promote fall pheasant hunting. In a release, the Tourism office says its
RMEF grants to 16 counties in state total more than $53,000
Missoula, Mont. – Sixteen counties in Wisconsin are slated for wildlife habitat conservation and education projects using $53,172 in new grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The 2009 RMEF grants will affect Ashland, Bayfield,
Florida angers amateur anglers with new fees
Pensacola Beach, Fla. (AP) – Kenneth Darga reeled in a 95-pound black drum from a ledge beneath a toll bridge last Christmas, catching the monster fish using a light action rod and 10-pound test line
