Fishing
Public comment period on proposed commercial Blue Crab regulations extended
Annapolis, Md. – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has extended the public comment period for proposed commercial blue crab regulations through the close of business on Friday, February 27, 2009. Public comment is an
Nevada plans to kill more mountain lions criticized
Reno, Nev. (AP) — Mountain lion advocates are up in arms over new plans announced by Nevada wildlife officials to kill more lions in order to help reverse a decline in mule deer numbers. Ken
Beaver sighted in Detroit River; first in 75 years
Detroit (AP) — Wildlife officials are celebrating the sighting of a beaver in the Detroit River for the first time in decades, signaling that efforts to clean up the waterway are paying off. The Detroit
Nebraska eases limits on fish length at two lakes
Lincoln, Neb. (AP) — Length limits have been lifted on fish taken from two southeast Nebraska lakes. The water levels are being lowered at Big Indian Reservoir in Gage County and Iron Horse Trail Reservoir
West Virginia bowhunters upset with NRA proposal for deer hunt
Flatwoods, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia bowhunters are unhappy with a National Rifle Association push to open four southern coalfield counties to gun hunting for deer. During Sunday’s Natural Resources Commission meeting in Flatwoods, about
Four Northeast Iowa men charged with illegally pursuing coyotes with snowmobiles
Edegwood, Iowa – Four Edgewood men were charged on Feb. 4 with illegally pursuing coyotes with the use of snowmobiles. Curt Bockensted, 44, Doug Wegmann, 40, Dennis Wegmann, 36, and Joe Rhines, 44, all of
No CWD detected in Indiana deer herd sampling
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was not detected in the 862 deer collected during the DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife’s 2008 CWD sampling. In every year since 2002, DFW employees have been collecting CWD samples
Bats From West Virginia Caves Being Tested For White-nose Syndrome
Bats from Pendleton County are being tested for a fungal disease known as white-nose syndrome (WNS), a condition that has killed thousands of cave bats in several species in the Northeast, according to Craig Stihler,
DC fish wholesaler pleads guilty
Washington (AP) — A fish wholesaler and his son have pleaded guilty in the largest investigation of illegal commercial fishing in the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River. The Justice Department says Robert Moore Sr. and
