Fishing
Input Sought On 2010-2014 Big Game Seasons
Colorado Springs, Colo. – The Colorado Division of Wildlife is hosting a series of public meetings in southeast Colorado to gather input on big game hunting for the 2010-2014 hunting seasons. The meetings, which are
Bighorn Sheep Tag Auction Brings $120,000
An Oregon hunter who is remaining anonymous has paid $120,000 for Idaho’s auction bighorn sheep permit. The permit was sold at the recent Wild Sheep Foundation’s annual convention in Salt Lake City. The Wild Sheep
DEC Marine Enforcement Unit Seize over 1,180 Pounds of Fluke and Black Sea Bass
More than 1,180 pounds of summer flounder and black sea bass, worth approximately $2,400, was seized this weekend by officers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)’s Marine Enforcement Unit during a
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
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
Replacement-value poaching fees OK’d
Harrisburg – Pennsylvania game commissioners covered a long list of business items at their January quarterly meeting – and some of them made headlines – but for Commissioner Jay Delaney, of Wilkes- Barre, one item
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
