Fishing
Alaskan game board expands Chugach bear hunt
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Board of Game has loosened hunting rules in Chugach State Park. The decision Wednesday followed recommendations by state biologists who hope the changes lead hunters to kill some of
Texas Fishing Report – March 6th, 2009
Austin, Texas (AP) _ Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for March 4. (Report also available on Web as www.txfishing.com.) CENTRAL BASTROP: Water lightly stained. Black
Iowa panel backs increased hunting fee
Des Moines, Iowa (AP) — A Senate committee approved plans Thursday to charge out-of-state visitors more to hunt and fish in Iowa. Some outdoor groups had signaled a willingness to see fees increased if the
Board of Game and Inland Fisheries Takes Quail Under Its Wing
Richmond, VA — “Bob-white, Bob-white” was a frequent bird call heard across Virginia some forty years ago. Today, with the loss of habitat, Northern Bobwhite Quail numbers have fallen off and are heard far less
Feds consider fishing ban on Atlantic red snapper
Savannah, Ga. (AP) — After three decades as a charter fishing guide, Steve Amick says he’s never seen red snapper as large or plentiful as he did last year off Georgia’s Atlantic coast. Soon, catching
ODNR Upgrades Horsepower Limit for Burr Oak Lake to Increase Fishing Access
Columbus, OH – In order to allow greater fishing access without altering the quiet recreational nature of Burr Oak Lake in Morgan County, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has modified the lake’s horsepower
NAWCA sees increase in president’s budget
Washington – A recently released overview of President Barack Obama’s 2010 budget provides little detail in most areas, but does provide financial promise for one of the nation’s most productive conservation programs, according to Ducks
Spanish ex-justice minister fined for hunting trip
Madrid (AP) — A hunting trip that cost the Spanish justice minister his job has now cost him euro2,000 ($2,500). It turns out Mariano Fernandez Bermejo was shooting deer in an area where he did
Minnesota men find second careers searching for perch
Deer River, Minn. (AP) — If you take Jerry Zahl’s words at face value, you might believe that retirement is work. “I don’t get any days off,” Zahl, 67, of Grand Rapids said recently as
