Fishing
Hawaiian hawk could get boot from endangered list
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (AP) — A proposal to remove the revered Hawaiian hawk off the endangered species list has ruffled some feathers, drawing opposition from people who believe the io needs to remain protected. The U.S.
Plans to shoot unwelcome California woodpeckers draw protest
Walnut Creek, Calif. (AP) — Conservationists are protesting a proposal to shoot woodpeckers that are bothering residents of a retirement community. A homeowner’s association at the Rossmoor community has voted to go ahead with plans
Wyoming outfitter keeps license after poaching eagle
Jackson, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming outfitter will keep his outfitter’s license despite admitting to killing a bald eagle. State game officials say Sammy L. Coutts, of Bondurant, killed the eagle with a rifle shot
Fishing rules body OKs Gulf offshore fish farming
Bay St. Louis, Miss. (AP) — Offshore fish farming would be allowed in the Gulf of Mexico under a plan approved Wednesday by the agency that sets the body of water’s fishing rules. Fishermen complained
Forever Wild Board Meets February 5, 2009, at State Capitol, Old Archives Chamber
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Release The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Forever Wild Land Trust will hold its first quarterly meeting on February 5, 2009, at the State Capitol in Montgomery,
Texas Fishing Report – January 30th, 2009
Austin (AP) — Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Jan. 28. (Report also available on Web as www.txfishing.com.) CENTRAL BASTROP: Water lightly stained. Black bass
CWD found in private Olmsted Co. elk herd
St. Paul – An elk raised on a farm north of Rochester in Olmsted County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The discovery – the result of routine testing of slaughtered cervids – marks
Pennsylvania hunter fined for killing neighborhood pet deer
Millville, Pa. (AP) — A hunter is facing a $2,300 fine for killing an albino deer considered a neighborhood pet in a rural central Pennsylvania community. Maple Grove residents say they watched out for the
220-class buck turns out to be game preserve deer
Circleville, Ohio – A 220-class buck supposedly shot on private land in suburban Franklin County turns out to be a game preserve kill that was allegedly checked in as a wild animal. Rob McCarley, of
