Fishing
Floridians will have to pay for saltwater fishing
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) – Floridians no longer will be able to fish for free. Beginning Aug. 1, residents must have licenses for shoreline saltwater fishing. They’ll cost $7.50 plus administrative and handling fees when they
SD deer season another record
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – State wildlife officials say South Dakota’s 2008 deer season was another record-breaker. Harvest surveys compiled by the Game, Fish and Parks Department show that hunters killed about 74,000 white-tailed deer and
Plea deals offered in ND wildlife killings
Dickinson, N.D. (AP) – Four men have until Monday afternoon to accept a plea agreement or go to trial in what North Dakota wildlife officials say is the worst case of illegal animal killings they
DNR seeks to lower kill of antlerless deer
St. Paul – It’s going to be more difficult to shoot an antlerless deer this fall in Minnesota. Lottery areas will become far more prevalent across much of the state, and in 11 southwest permit
96-pound blue catfish a new Ohio state standard
Meldahl Dam, Ohio – Two southern Ohio fishermen had their hands – and later their boat – filled with a state record 96-pound blue catfish. Chris Rolph of Williamsburg, and, Jon Owens, of Amelia, fishing
PF, DU, others high on ‘climate change’ bill OK’d by House
Washington – Several noted conservation groups this week had high praise for a “climate change” bill passed last week by the U.S. House of Representatives. The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership said the bill, aimed at
Duck Stamp increase hits legislative snag
Washington – The latest version of legislation that would increase the price of the federal duck stamp, enabling stamp funding to keep pace with current land prices, hit a load of buckshot last month as
Bear roaming unfamiliar territory
Springboro, Ohio – Wildlife diversity continues to spread through the state, most recently in the southwestern corner of Ohio. A young male black bear, estimated at 11/2 years old, has been sighted while traveling over
Grizzly bear spotted near Fort Benton, Mont.
Fort Benton, Mont. (AP) – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials have confirmed the sighting of an adult grizzly bear north of Fort Benton, far outside of established habitat in the foothills of the Rocky
