Fishing

The river otter trapping season reopened in 2000 after a 30-year closure. Regional harvest quotas and personal harvest quotas regulate the season. The river otter trapping season opens October 22 in the Southeast, Upper Snake,

The U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin, has confirmed that bats from two Pendleton County caves submitted for testing by Division of Natural Resources wildlife biologists have the condition known as

Des Moines, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa DNR is pushing a plan to raise $1 million by raising hunting and fishing licenses in the state, but only for out-of-staters. The agency recently scrapped a proposal

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is accepting nominations of qualified individuals to serve on its Coastal Advisory Board (CAB). The purpose of the CAB is to help guide DNR’s Lake Michigan Coastal Program (LMCP).

Beckley, W.Va. (AP) — A National Rifle Association spokesman says the gun-rights group is not trying to change West Virginia’s deer hunting regulations. Jordan Austin says a postcard poll sent to West Virginia members about

The California Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Advanced Hunter Education Program is offering a bear hunting clinic March 28. The clinic will be held at the Diamond Springs Memorial Hall in Diamond Springs, located

Simply by being in the right place at the right time Tuesday evening, officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) were able to arrest a group of people suspected of shooting and

Stillwater, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a fish kill on the St. Croix River near Oak Park Heights appears seasonal and is no cause for alarm. Many of the fish

Milan, Tenn. —The Milan Army Ammunition Plant will hold a public drawing for 12 turkey permits for the 2009 spring turkey hunting season. Interested persons can go to the following hunting Web site for application