Fishing
2009 Puget Sound shrimp season to open May 2
Olympia – This year’s recreational shrimp fishery in Puget Sound will open May 2 under seasons announced by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Fishing areas and schedules: Marine Areas 4 (east of
ODFW to host youth angling event at Hebo Lake
Tillamook, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife invites young anglers to take part in its Youth Angling Enhancement Program Saturday, April 25 at Hebo Lake from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The
Mule Deer Initiative Planning Committee to meet April 21 in Prineville
Prineville, Ore. – The Maury Unit Mule Deer Initiative Planning Committee will meet Tuesday, April 21 from 3:00 to 7:00 pm at Crook County Fire and Rescue, 500 NE Belknap Street in Prineville. The 12-member
Florida wildlife officials to consider turtle harvest ban
West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP) – State wildlife officials are set to consider imposing the nation’s strongest measures to protect freshwater turtles in Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission board could decide Wednesday
TWRC’s Next Meeting April 22-23
Nashville – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday-Thursday, April 22-23, at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Region II Ray Bell Building in Nashville. Among the items on the
Pa. woman to be extradited to Canada
Scranton, Pa. (AP) – A northeastern Pennsylvania woman charged in her husband’s death during a hunting trip has lost her fight to avoid extradition to Canada. Mary Beth Harshbarger maintains she thought she was shooting
May sentencing set in Montana wildlife case
Bozeman, Mont. (AP) – A Gallatin Valley man awaits sentencing in May for poaching wildlife. Forty-three-year-old Stephen Slavinsky of Manhattan pleaded guilty to four counts of unlawful possession of game or furbearing animals. In 2007
ODNR to Dedicate New Nature Preserve in Adams County
Peebles, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Natural Areas and Preserves will be conducting a ribbon-cutting ceremony and guided hike at Shoemaker State Nature Preserve on Saturday, April 25 at
Untagged Deer – ND man charged with hunting violation
Park River, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a man faces charges after two untagged deer were founding hanging in his shed. Gregory Kachena of Park River is charged in Walsh County with unlawful taking of
