Fishing
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
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.
Training Sessions Set for April 22 and 25 for Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Spawning Survey Volunteers Encouraged to Attend
The Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold two training sessions for volunteers of the annual horseshoe crab spawning survey. Sessions will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, and from 10
Mich. morel mushroom hunters predict bumper crop
Mesick, Mich. (AP) – Michigan’s morel mushroom season is almost here, and experts say it could be a banner year. That is if Mother Nature comes through with some much-needed rain. Some say the early
Iowa man charged with illegal turkey hunting
West Union, Iowa (AP) – An Evansdale man who authorities say shot a turkey from his car in northeast Iowa has been charged. Forty-nine-year-old Daniel Hermann is accused of shooting the wild turkey on Tuesday
Battle lines drawn as HSUS sets up shop
Madison – While the Humane Society of the United States has been active in Wisconsin in the past, the organization now appears poised to take a more aggressive role in advocating for strong animal rights
Another whitetail apparently has bovine TB
Middle River, Minn. – For a while, it looked like this might be the first year since bovine tuberculosis was discovered in deer in the northwest that no animals tested positive. That apparently won’t be
Comment period open for several fishing proposals
Duluth, Minn. – DNR Fisheries is now taking and weighing public comments on a number of suggested changes to rules governing fishing – some commercial, some recreational – on Lake Superior. And in one case,
