Fishing
Watkins Boat Landing Reopens after Renovations
Powhatan, VA — The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) is pleased to announce that the renovation of Watkins Boat Landing on the James River in Powhatan County has been completed. The boat
Wolf-Livestock Board Nominations Sought
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking nominations for the board directing the state’s program to reduce livestock losses caused by wolves and to reimburse ranchers for wolf-related losses. The purpose of the board is
Maine groups join lawsuits to stop guns in parks
Portland, Maine (AP) — Two Maine groups have joined two federal lawsuits seeking to overturn a new policy that allows people to carry concealed, loaded guns in most national parks. Friends of Acadia and Maine
Time For Nonresidents To Apply For Big Game Licenses
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds hunters that the Nonresident General Big Game Combination Licenses and Landowner Sponsored Licenses are sold through a drawing process through the FWP State Headquarters office in Helena. Applications must
Hawaii wants public input on new fishing rules
Honolulu (AP) — Hawaii’s fisheries regulators are asking the public for input on possible new rules to protect Hawaii’s depleted fish stocks, especially popular food sources like parrotfish and goatfish, known as uhu and weke
Region 7 Hunter & Bowhunter Education Instructors Receive Awards
They may not have classrooms or retirement plans, but a group of southeastern Montana educators have accumulated a combined 260 years of teaching experience. They’re local hunter and bowhunter education instructors, and what makes their
Meetings to Discuss Mountain Lion Management
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) will hold three meetings in March to discuss mountain lion management in west-central Montana. The public is invited to attend a meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the following locations:
State increases Mille Lacs safe harvest levels from ’08
DNR Reports St. Paul – Safe fish harvest levels have been set at Lake Mille Lacs for the 2009 fishing season. The safe harvest of walleye has been set at 541,000 pounds, up from 430,000
Foresters finally break through ‘anti’ challenges
Rhinelander, Wis. – A federal judge has dismissed a court case that challenged the Forest Service’s process of determining how logging would impact endangered wildlife, a ruling that is expected to end other lawsuits that
