Fishing

Wheelock, Vt. (AP) – Vermont State Police say a 17-year-old from Lyndon Center was shot and killed by his father Friday morning while the two were turkey hunting in the town of Wheelock. Police say

Zimmerman, Minn. (AP) – An auction of confiscated firearms has resulted in a standing-room-only crowd of bidders in Zimmerman this weekend. State Department of Natural Resources warden Chad Thesing estimated Saturday’s auction attracted more than

Milwaukee (AP) – Wisconsin cranberry growers will be working with state and federal scientists this month on a study of common loon nesting areas. The U.S. Geological Survey says the common loon’s habitat has been

Columbia, S.C. (AP) – Gator hunters, gear up. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources beginning Friday is accepting online applications for the 2009 public alligator hunting season. Applicants for the alligator hunting season are

Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are conducting a ceremonial bison hunt on the National Elk Refuge. The hunt was scheduled to start Wednesday and continue on Thursday. This is the second year the

Scotland, Ark. (AP) – If someone called for a miniature of the Ozark Mountains, Gulf Mountain Wildlife Management Area could answer. It has characteristics of the entire upland region. It’s got history, the remains of

Richmond, Va. (AP) – Officials in Virginia and West Virginia are trying to figure out what’s killing fish in the Shenandoah River basin. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Fish Health Lab in Leestown,

Augusta, Maine (AP) – Maine officials have decided to cancel the monthlong catch-and-release Atlantic salmon season on the Penobscot River that was scheduled to begin Friday. The decision came after federal regulators met with Gov.

Athens, Texas – The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center has announced the winners in the 2009 State-Fish Art Contest. The 624 entries received was the largest number ever entered from a single state in this national