Fishing
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,
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
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,
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
Warden wants more talks on Wolf River boat safety
Fremont, Wis. – A recent state law change that will limit boat speeds within 100 feet of a lake’s shore beginning in 2010 has at least one DNR conservation warden wondering why the same law
Duck season likely ‘moderate to liberal’
DNR Report Madison Madison – With the overall picture on the 2009 waterfowl breeding populations being very good, state wildlife officials say hunters can expect average to liberal season frameworks for this fall. Public hearings
WVs DNR creates September antlerless deer season
Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s deer hunters will get to pursue their favorite quarry a little earlier this fall. Regulators have scheduled two six-day antlerless-deer hunting seasons for September, roughly a month before the
Neb. turkey-hunting permits available Aug. 10
Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says turkey-hunting permits will be available to buy starting Aug. 10. Turkey season runs from Sept. 15 through Dec. 31, and hunters may use either
