Fishing
Va landowner, hunt club at odds over hunting dogs
Isle of Wight, Va. (AP) – A state law granting hunters access to private property to retrieve their dogs is at the center of a court dispute in southeastern Virginia. At a hearing Tuesday in
Questions arise about euthanized Arizona jaguar
Tucson, Ariz. (AP) – A jaguar captured from the wild and euthanized may not have had chronic kidney failure after all, according to the University of Arizona’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. After reviewing tissue samples, pathologist
Danish investors buy New York state land
Albany, New York (AP) – A conservation group says it’s selling 92,000 acres (37,000 hectares) of forest land in the Adirondack Mountains to a Danish pension fund committed to environmentally responsible forestry. The land sold
Man pleads not guilty to selling eagle feathers in Oregon
Portland, Ore. (AP) – A man accused of illegally selling fans made of eagle feathers has pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court. Reginald Dale Akeen, 33, also known as J.J. Lonelodge, was arrested in
Fear of new regs drives gun, ammo shortage
Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) – Concern that the Obama administration could impose a new ban on some semiautomatic weapons is driving worried gun owners to stockpile ammunition and cartridge reloading components at such a rate that
Officers look into gray wolf killing in Eastern WA
Seattle (AP) – Washington state and federal wildlife officers are investigating the illegal killing of a protected gray wolf in Okanogan County in northcentral Washington. The investigation began when a shipper in Omak called police
Free fishing? Bill rewards elder Minnesotans
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – Getting older – much older – might soon pay off for Minnesota anglers. Legislation under consideration at the state Capitol would provide free fishing licenses to Minnesota residents once they
Signs of wolves increase in Missoula area
Missoula, Mont. (AP) – Wolves seem to be making themselves at home near Missoula. Wolf-killed wildlife were found in nearby Marshall Canyon earlier this month. Hunters have seen wolf tracks and scat in the Rattlesnake
Alligator Gar Bag Limit to go into Effect Sept. 1, 2009
Austin, Texas – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission today approved a number of proposed changes to freshwater fishing regulations, including the state’s first measure aimed at protecting alligator gar. The prehistoric-looking predators can live
