Fishing
Federal bill would designate 23 million acres of wilderness
Washington (AP) — A New York congresswoman has again introduced a wide-reaching wilderness protection bill that would ban logging, oil exploration and other development on 23 million acres across five Northwestern states. As in previous
Minnesota DNR slip-up allowed fish virus into state
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) — The state agency charged with protecting Minnesota’s multibillion-dollar fishing industry from diseases allowed a virus potentially dangerous to fish into the state last year. Last May, the Minnesota DNR mistakenly
PF&BC to lawmakers: Need annual licenses
Harrisburg – In the year or so after the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission last raised fishing license fees in 2005, the agency watched the number of its customers plummet by nearly 10 percent. The
Hunter Education Classes Scheduled For Northwest Montana
Spring Hunter Education Classes have been scheduled for some communities in northwest Montana. All hunter education classes are free of charge and open to hunters and non-hunters alike. By state law, anyone born after January
Fur industry is in a ‘cautious’ buy, sell mode
Bowling Green, Ohio – Trappers and fur harvesters approached the 2008-2009 season with an optimistic outlook toward fur prices following last year’s sales. The spring auctions were the best for many years and everyone expected
Hunters delayed doe harvest to gun season
Athens, Ohio – If last year’s gun season would have opened with the same weather as it did in 2007 – drenching rains across the state that wiped out much of the first two days
2009-2010 hunting and fishing licenses available
The wait is over for anglers and hunters who have been anxious to buy their 2009-2010 fishing and hunting licenses. Licenses and all stamps, including the state duck stamp, are available at Nevada Department of
Safe Hunting Year
As all the gear gets packed away until next fall, Iowa hunters can look back at an overall safe hunting year. While 2008 did record a firearm-related hunting death—in Hamilton County in September-and nearly a
Good Outlook For A Spring Chinook Fishing Season
So far four Chinook salmon have been counted at the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, but all were headed downstream. Still, the early forecast is a for a good Chinook fishing season in Idaho
