Fishing
ND pantries to resume giving venison to needy
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota program that distributes venison to the needy will resume accepting deer that have been killed with lead bullets. The North Dakota Community Action Partnership, which administers the Sportsmen
Southeast Neb. fish kill blamed on fertilizer
Hebron, Neb. (AP) – Authorities suspect anhydrous ammonia killed thousands of fish in a stretch of southeast Nebraska’s Little Blue River. Thayer County Sheriff David Lee reports several calls about the fish, which were spotted
Austen abruptly ousted as PF&BC chief
Harrisburg – It took 18 months and loads of negotiations, but Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners finally got rid of an executive director they no longer wanted.
Hunt supporters back feds in wolf lawsuit
Billings, Mont. (AP) – Supporters of proposed public hunts of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies are intervening in a federal court case brought by environmentalists who want to stop the hunts. The federal government
Goose bag limit jump unlikely after flyway meeting
Bemidji, Minn. – A proposal by the DNR to simplify Canada goose regulations and increase the daily bag limit across much of the state has run into a roadblock called the Mississippi Flyway Council. During
Game Department helps identify different fish
Laramie, Wyo. (AP) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says many anglers need help identifying a hybrid fish called a “splake” that’s stocked in many lakes in the southeastern part of the state. Splake
Kansas man crafts hunting bows
Wichita, Kan. (AP) – For a guy who loves the outdoors, Dave Beeler doesn’t get there very often. His weekdays are spent at Coleman and most of his evenings and weekends in his home workshop.
DNR seeking $24.5 million for state AMAs and WMAs
St. Paul – Conservation would receive a huge shot in the arm if the capital investment proposals made by the DNR and Board of Water and Soil Resources come to fruition. The two, along with
License-display rule remains in question
Harrisburg – The display of hunting and fishing licenses has become a hot topic for Pennsylvania sportsmen, and it looks like the two agencies serving them may be going in different directions.
