Fishing
Wisconsin attorney general to appeal deer-snowmobile incident decision
Madison, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he will appeal judges’ decisions to drop animal cruelty charges against two men accused of running down deer with snowmobiles last January, killing four of
Negotiations for Lake Vermilion state park at ‘impasse’
St. Paul – Two years ago, everything seemed in line for the shores of Lake Vermilion to be the home of Minnesota’s newest state park. Legislative approval in 2008 of $20 million in bonding money
DNAP_plans 32 permitted deer hunts
Columbus – While filling out your applications for Ohio’s special deer hunts – known as controlled hunts in the Ohio Division of Wildlife parlance – don’t overlook additional opportunities being offered at 26 state nature
Festival to honor life of Tony Dean
Pierre, S.D. (AP) _ An Aug. 8 festival is planned at Spring Creek Marina north of Pierre to honor the life of South Dakota conservation leader and outdoorsman Tony Dean, who died last fall. Dean
Hawaii closing forest reserve for aerial hunting
Honolulu (AP) – The state plans to close a Big Island forest reserve for two days next month so it can hunt invasive goats and sheep from helicopters to protect an endangered bird’s habitat. The
Fishing area at Winfield Locks and Dam to reopen
Huntington, W.Va. (AP) – A fishing access area at the Winfield Locks and Dam that’s been closed since October for improvements is reopening. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Route 35 fishing access
Second wolf pack confirmed in Washington
Spokane, Wash. (AP) – State biologists have confirmed a second wolf pack in Washington state, this time in a remote area of Pend Oreille County. The Spokesman-Review reports biologists were able to confirm the presence
Charges dropped in East Tenn. turkey hunting case
Decatur, Tenn. (AP) – Prosecutors have dropped criminal charges in a Meigs County case in which a man was mistaken for a turkey and was shot several times. Shane Godsey had been turkey hunting in
Hennepin County sheriff to take kids fishing
Spring Park, Minn. (AP) – The Hennepin County Sheriff Foundation is hosting an event Wednesday that’s designed to get kids hooked on fishing, not drugs. The program is a national effort sponsored by the U.S.
