Fishing
TWRA Receives Southeastern RC&D Supporting Organization Award
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has received the award for Outstanding Supporting Organization in the Southeastern Resources, Conservation, and Development (RC&D) region which consists of nine states. TWRA has provided assistance with a
Muscatine hunter pleads guilty to 34 violations
Wapello, Iowa (AP) — A Muscatine man has pleaded guilty to 34 violations for illegally hunting ducks in Louisa County last fall. Nineteen-year-old Tyler Wilson had been facing 75 charges in the illegal waterfowl hunting
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
Minn. lawmakers mulls lead bullet ban
Moorehead, Minn. (AP) _ Beth Siverhus has hunted deer since 1976, and for the first time next year she plans to use copper-coated bullets instead of lead. That’s because the Warroad woman also spends time
Arizona to submit desert conservation plan
Tucson, Ariz. (AP) – A plan to conserve habitat for many rare or endangered species in southern Arizona is about submitted to a federal agency for review. The fifth draft of the plan is aimed
Ohio hunters take fewer deer with muzzleloaders
Columbus, Ohio (AP) _ State officials say 20,659 were killed by hunters during the state’s four-day muzzleloader season that ended earlier this week. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said that compares to 21,473 killed
Feds officially move to ‘relist’ wolves
Washington — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made official the “relisting” of gray wolves in the Midwest, where they’d been removed from the Endangered Species List just a year and a half ago. At
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
Feds to Blagojevich: Put DNR funds back
Springfield – The federal government has sent a letter to Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s office, demanding the state return millions of dollars it “swept” from a handful of DNR accounts last year. It also requests that
