Fishing
Applicants Sought for Game Warden Academy
Austin, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is seeking qualified applicants for a game warden cadet class scheduled to start Nov. 1. Applications will be accepted beginning Feb. 2 through April 30. More than
Chicago carp barrier to be activated
Washington – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed safety testing and says it will activate the electric dispersal barrier in the Chicago Ship Canal by the end of January. The Corps has been
Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report – January 21st, 2009
Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early September through early February. High Plains Mallard Management Unit: Goose hunting cooled off a bit this week with the warmer temperatures. Fewer geese are using Cactus
Pennsylvania hunter fined for killing neighborhood pet deer
Millville, Pa. (AP) — A hunter is facing a $2,300 fine for killing an albino deer considered a neighborhood pet in a rural central Pennsylvania community. Maple Grove residents say they watched out for the
Game, Fish and Parks Proposes New Rules for Water Safety
Pierre, S.D. – The Game, Fish and Parks department proposed water safety changes on lakes in four counties at its commission meeting last week. Areas include South Shore Lakeside Use Area on Lake Francis Case
220-class buck turns out to be game preserve deer
Circleville, Ohio – A 220-class buck supposedly shot on private land in suburban Franklin County turns out to be a game preserve kill that was allegedly checked in as a wild animal. Rob McCarley, of
Iowa Fishing Report – January 29, 2009
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issues a weekly fishing report on Thursdays in an effort to provide the latest information heading into the weekend. The weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from
Women sentenced in case of smuggled Laos wildlife
Minneapolis — Two metro-area women were sentenced earlier this month for smuggling protected wildlife into the country from Laos and selling it in St. Paul. Investigators originally confiscated more than 1,300 wildlife parts and pieces
Warning is sounded on gas-drilling impacts
University Park – With the unprecedented wave of deep-well, natural-gas drilling occurring across much of Pennsylvania, care must be taken to minimize impacts on wildlife and forests so critical to the state’s economy and heritage,
