Fishing
2008-09 Deer Hunting Seasons Conclude with Young Sportsman Hunt, Jan. 17-18
Nashville – Tennessee’s 2008-09 deer hunting seasons will conclude with the Young Sportsman Deer Hunt to be held the weekend of Jan. 17-18. Only youth (ages 6-16) may participate in the Young Sportsman Hunt, regardless
Virginia hunting deaths up in 2008-09
Richmond, Va. (AP) — It has been a deadly season for hunters in Virginia. According to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, the state recorded nine hunting deaths since the start of the
DNR Proposes Blue Crab Harvest Regulations for 2009 Season
Annapolis, Md. — Today, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources proposed recreational and commercial blue crab harvest regulations for the 2009 season. Designed to help rebuild the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population and fishery, the
Ranchers oppose Yellowstone bison relocation
Billings, Mont. (AP) _ Ranchers are voicing concern about plans to relocate some Yellowstone Park bison to Indian reservations in Montana and Wyoming. The ranchers are worried about the animals’ history of carrying brucellosis, a
Group sues to force EPA to clean up Chesapeake Bay
Washington (AP) – A conservation group filed a federal lawsuit Monday to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enforce the law and clean up the polluted Chesapeake Bay, citing 25 years of failure to
Forest Service to alter road-use plan
Portage, Wis. – The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation says its appeal of the Forest Service’s Travel Management Plan has been settled with a three-year window in which public notice will supercede most enforcement on closed roads.
Ozaukee County considers a ban on shining of deer
Port Washington, Wis. – The Ozaukee County board may ban recreational deer shining from public roads. County supervisor Tim Kaul has introduced a proposal that reads in part, “No person may use or possess with
Conservation groups threaten suit over oil shale in 3 states
DENVER (AP) _ Environmental groups have threatened to sue the federal government to block plans for commercial oil shale development on nearly 2 million acres of public land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Eleven groups
MFL landowners get new accreditation
Madison – Dec. 16 was an important date for Wisconsin’s woodland owners enrolled in the Managed Forest Law. On that day, the SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance awarded Forest Stewardship Council accreditation to more
