Fishing

Jefferson – A Jefferson man is facing several charges relating to game violations and burglary. Derek Eugene Ott, 27, of Jefferson, was charged by DNR conservation officers on December 4, 2008 for no hunting license,

Stamp funds available to conservation groups and governments for habitat work MADISON – Grant applications to fund habitat work benefitting pheasant, turkey and waterfowl in 2009 and 2010 are due March 23. The grants are

Oshkosh – The 230-pound behemoth lake sturgeon netted by state fish crews in the fall eluded the record 10,239 licensed spearers who took to the ice for the 77th consecutive 2009 Lake Winnebago system sturgeon

Geneva (AP) — Campaigners said Monday they have collected enough signatures to force a referendum in Switzerland on whether to confine army weapons to military compounds. Service in the country’s militia army is compulsory for

Oshkosh, Wis. (AP) — The sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago ended Saturday. A total of 1,512 fish were caught during the season that lasted a week on Lake Winnebago and had ended Wednesday on

Come and enjoy bald eagles along the Upper Mississippi River during Prairie du Chien Bald Eagle Appreciation Day on Saturday, February 28, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Event activities will be centered along

Middle River, Md. (AP) — A pair of bald eagles is loving life near the runways of Martin State Airport in Middle River. But it’s not the safest scenario, for pilots or the birds. So

Madison – Deadlines are approaching for ice anglers to remove ice fishing shelters from inland and boundary waters. The regulations for removing ice shanties changed last year, and state conservation wardens report the change has

Tucson, Ariz. (AP) — State game officials say they have captured the first wild jaguar in Arizona. The male jaguar was caught southwest of Tucson but state Game and Fish Department did not specify the