Fishing
Mountain lion season on S.D. GF&P agenda
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission plans a public hearing on plans for the next mountain lion hunting season and several others when it meets Wednesday in Pierre. GF&P
N. Idaho man banned for life from hunting
Coeur D’Alene, Idaho (AP) – A state judge has imposed a lifetime hunting ban on a northern Idaho man convicted for illegally slaughtering five deer. Timothy Herbert, 32, of Athol, was also ordered to pay
Lost bear continues trek through SW Ohio
Springboro, Ohio (AP) – Wildlife officials say a black bear roaming southwest Ohio probably doesn’t know where he’s going but will likely find his way back to Kentucky or West Virginia if left alone. People
Hawaii boat owner regrets monument violation
Honolulu (AP) – The owner of a vessel caught fishing in a Northwestern Hawaiian Islands special preservation area regrets the incident and promises never to let it happen again. The 60-foot Ka Imi Kai was
Elk tags hit new high
Deadline is July 24 Bemidji, Minn. – Hunters in Minnesota will see their odds of obtaining a once-in-a-lifetime elk-hunting license improve this year. Thirty tags are now available for the northwest part of the state,
CWRA passes key Senate committee
Washington – Conservation groups last week celebrated the first major victory for federal legislation they say could protect millions of acres of wetlands in the United States left susceptible by Supreme Court decisions earlier this
Conservation Congress celebrates its 75th anniversary
La Crosse, Wis. – When the gavel dropped at the 2009 Conservation Congress convention, delegations of five elected members from each of the state’s 72 counties came to order for the 75th time. Conversation dwindled
DNR: Grouse numbers rise in parts of state
Madison – Wisconsin’s ruffed grouse population appears to be on the upswing for a fourth year in a row, according to data that state wildlife managers collected during spring drumming counts. “The central and northern
NRB approves changes for turkeys, bobcats, and more
Baraboo, Wis. – The state Natural Resources Board has passed a number of DNR-proposed rule changes that lengthen the fall turkey season, change the bobcat season beginning in 2010, and clarify the definition of “open-water
