Fishing
Summer Flounder, Black Sea Bass Regulations Amended for 2009 Fishing Season
Following a March 26 public hearing and review of public comments, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has issued a Secretary’s Order amending state Tidal Finfish Regulations concerning summer flounder and black sea
Big game fared well in most of Wyo. this winter
Casper, Wyo. (AP) – State wildlife officials say the winter mortality rate for mule deer, pronghorn antelope and elk was below normal in most of the state. The mild winter and the lack of major
Deer, antelope, elk seasons set at public hearing in Oakley
The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission approved 2009 big game season regulations at a public hearing in Oakley April 16. Meeting at the Logan County Courthouse, the commission set seasons for deer, antelope and elk.
ODNR Division of Wildlife Investigating Ways to Improve Hunter Access
Columbus, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has teamed up with the Ohio Farm Bureau to consider a pilot program that will help manage local deer herds and expand
Louisiana man, 28, accused of night hunting, contest fraud
Monroe, La. (AP) – A 28-year-old Farmerville man is accused of entering two big buck contests with a deer killed at night. Phillip Allen Powell has two state court arraignments _ Monday in Monroe on
TPWD Sets Public Hearings on Fee Increases, Dove Rule Proposals
Austin, Texas – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is inviting input on a series of proposals to increase fees and alter dove hunting season frameworks during upcoming public hearings around the state. TPWD is
Governors O’Malley and Kaine Announce Increase in Bay Blue Crab Population
Annapolis, Md. and Richmond, Va. – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine today announced the Chesapeake Bay’s adult population of blue crabs has increased substantially over last year, indicating management measures put
Helicopters to be used to hunt wild hogs in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City (AP) – The Oklahoma Senate has voted overwhelmingly to allow the hunting of wild feral hogs from helicopters. Feral hogs have increased in number in Oklahoma and are causing damage to crops. Sen.
‘Big gamers’ get no EAB from DNR
Milladore, Wis. – When Conservation Congress Big Game Committee members told the DNR’s Keith Warnke and Bill Vander Zouwen on March 28 that they could go along with October antlerless deer hunting in herd-control units
