Fishing
Wildlife agency says bald eagle had lead poisoning
Knoxville, Tenn. (AP) – Federal wildlife officials say a bald eagle, found dead at Norris Lake in February, died of lead poisoning. A release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in Knoxville on
Deer test positive for CWD during spring collections in W. Va.
Test results have detected the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) agent in a total of seven white-tailed deer sampled during the 2009 spring collections in Hampshire County, according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Commission Approves Public Hunting on 44 State Park Sites
Austin, Texas – Nearly half of the sites in the Texas State Parks system will conduct public hunts during the 2009-2010 hunting season. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved scheduled hunts on 44 state
Gulf red snapper sport season set to reopen
The recreational red snapper harvest season in all Gulf of Mexico waters off Florida reopens on June 1. Anglers may take two red snapper daily from Gulf waters during the open season; however, the captain
Kansas hunting accidents decreased in 2008
Pratt – The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) reports that there were 16 hunting accidents in 2008, with three fatalities, two of which were not actually legal hunting incidents. This is a decrease
FWP investigating bear’s death
Columbia Falls, Mont. (AP) – The state wildlife agency is investigating the death of a black bear that was found north of Columbia Falls – not a grizzly bear. The agency misstated the type of
Administration throws support behind CWRA
Conservation groups are pleased by federal appeal Washington – Conservation groups last week were quick to praise the Obama administration’s support for the proposed Clean Water Restoration Act, a federal bill that is said to
Firearms in the field: why wardens may ask for them
Madison – Does a conservation warden have the right to ask a hunter to turn over his or her firearm, and, if so, under what circumstances? Recent questions regarding conservation warden prerogatives in the field
Hmong anglers enjoy new access to white bass in MN
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – About 100 white bass hitched a short ride recently between two small Ramsey County lakes, but the fish relocation was a bigger step in relations between the Minnesota Department of
