Fishing
Blue catfish is now James River’s top predator
Newport News, Va. (AP) – Tim Wilson thought the James River was too orange and murky for fishing when he cut up chunks of shad for bait and dropped a few lines in the water
Park-closing threat seems to diminish
Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – Pennsylvania’s state parks and forests may not close this summer, but they may not be open for business as usual either.
A step back: Gray wolves to return to federal ‘list’
Washington – The gray wolf’s latest stint as a product of state management lasted just two months. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in late June announced it had reached a settlement with several animal
Number of fall turkey tags to remain the same as ’08
Madison – There will be no change from last year in the number of turkey tags to be issued this fall, and preliminary tag numbers for next spring could remain the same as 2009. That
Program aims to preserve Maine fishing communities
Portland, Maine (AP) – Conservation groups and state officials say initiatives to purchase commercial fishing rights and distribute them to local fishermen will help preserve Maine’s fishing communities. Three nonprofits – the Island Institute, The
Plea deals accepted in ND wildlife killings
Dickinson, N.D. (AP) – Four men accused of illegal wildlife killings in western North Dakota have accepted plea deals. State wildlife officials say the shooting of more than 40 deer and antelope and hundreds of
Fish kill hits fewer in James River this year
Lynchburg, Va. (AP) – State biologists are seeing fewer fish kills in the James River this year. The springtime phenomenon causes fish to develop lesions or die from illness and was first seen in the
Vt. man pleads not guilty to charge he killed son
St. Johnsbury, Vt. (AP) – A Vermont man charged with killing his son on the first day of spring turkey hunting season has pleaded not guilty. Forty-five-year-old Kevin Kadamus, of Lyndon, entered his plea Monday
Poor Alaska salmon run threatens treaty
Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) – The number of king salmon that reach the Canadian border might not satisfy a treaty agreement between Alaska and Canada despite massive cuts in subsistence fishing up and down the Yukon
