Fishing

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reports Atlanta, Ga. — While Darryl Eubanks of Lucedale, Miss., was deer hunting in 2007, he killed a Mississippi black bear, a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species

Benson, Vt. (AP) — Treating Lake Champlain for sea lamprey appears to be paying off for fishermen. Anglers are reporting larger, healthier fish and fewer injuries from sea lamprey from last summer through early January.

Social Circle, Ga. – A draft plan that targets more than 180 invasive species threatening Georgia’s rich variety of native wildlife is available for public comment. The Georgia Invasive Species Strategy describes the complex scope

Pierre, S.D. (AP) — A bill aimed at allowing more nonresident hunters to shoot geese in northeastern South Dakota narrowly passed the state Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Tuesday. The panel endorsed the measure

Closed Areas – Chapter 11.10(H)(1) It shall be unlawful to fish for or take scallops by any method within any of the following areas. Transiting exception: Any vessel possessing scallops onboard, may transit these closed

Concord, N.H. – Educators who want to introduce their students in grades 3-6 to New Hampshire’s wildlife resources — or reinforce wildlife-related lessons they have learned — have until February 27 to request spring 2009

After 150 years or more, ospreys may successfully nest south of the Twin Cities. Last spring, an osprey pair attempted to nest in Le Sueur County on a power pole adjacent to fish rearing ponds

Frankfort, Ky. – In half a century, Kentucky’s white-tailed deer herd grew from 1,000 animals to a million today. Wild turkeys increased from about 800 birds to a quarter-million, and we are now home to

Little Rock – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Director Scott Henderson will be returning to a full-time work schedule. Due to an illness, Henderson had been working on a part-time basis since late July 2008.