Fishing
Bighorn sheep disappearing from Colorado’s Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP) — Bighorn sheep populations are down on the western slopes of Pikes Peak, and the state has imposed hunting limits for the herd that has delighted tourists for decades. Recent counts
Montana group seeks native status for walleye
Helena, Mont. (AP) — Walleye enthusiasts want the Montana Legislature to fully embrace the fish, but some find their proposal hard to swallow. A bill up for a state Senate hearing this week calls on
Fly fisherman’s Chippewa River catch confirmed as world record
HAYWARD – An avid fly fisherman and fishing guide is the latest Wisconsin world record holder for the monster musky he landed on the Chippewa River with a fly rod. Brad Bohen (background) and Derek
Man indicted in Tampa for shooting bald eagle
Tampa, Fla. (AP) — A grand jury in Tampa has indicted a man on charges of fatally shooting a bald eagle. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the indictment last Friday of 32-year-old Jesse Tyrone Barresse
Grants available to help local communities deal with polluted urban and agricultural runoff
MADISON – Local governments have until April 15 to apply for cost sharing grants to help meet state and federal requirements to control polluted runoff from agricultural and urban areas. The Department of Natural Resources
Two new bobcats arrive at the Mackenzie Education Center
POYNETTE, Wis. – People rarely have an opportunity to catch a glimpse of the elusive bobcat in the wild, but visitors to the wildlife exhibit at the MacKenzie Environmental Education Center in Poynette now have
Massachusetts hopes tax break will spur land conservation
Boston (AP) — The 72-acre parcel owned by Bette and Bernard Holmes was a developer’s dream, with more than 1,500 feet of pond front and room for 26 homes. But after the cranberry-growing Plymouth couple
Chippewa system giving up world class fish
HAYWARD – The Chippewa River and its namesake flowage are regaining their reputation for record-setting musky. Two fish pulled from the storied system in 2008 set new fly fishing catch and release musky world records:
Feds reconsidering Missouri habitat for dragonfly
Traverse City, Mich. (AP) — The government is reconsidering its decision not to grant strong legal protection in two national forests, including one in Missouri, for North America’s only dragonfly classified as endangered. The Hine’s
