Fishing
Federal government makes decision on gray wolf protection
Billings, Mont. (AP) – The Bush administration on Wednesday announced plans to remove gray wolves in the western Great Lakes and northern Rocky Mountains regions from the federal endangered species list. But wolves in Wyoming
Little Juniata group gets access grants
Tyrone, Pa. – The Little Juniata River just can’t get out of the limelight. The big limestone-influenced trout stream – subject of a landmark public-access fight and a dispute over allowing bait fishing the last
KDWP to Stock Trout in River Above Webster Reservoir
In 2000, above average river flows allowed the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) to experiment with seasonal rainbow trout stocking in the South Fork of the Solomon River above Webster Reservoir. Habitat was
Division of Wildlife spent less, made less
Columbus – In the midst of a tough economic year, the DNR Division of Wildlife spent less but also brought in less in the last fiscal year, according to the organization’s annual report. The bottom
Organized hunting of coyotes is burgeoning
Port Matilda, Pa. – Organized predator hunts are becoming more popular as increasing numbers of hunters find the contests a good way to fight cabin fever. Long-established hunts hope to continue their string of successes
HAPET report examines loss of wetlands from 1980-2007
Fergus Falls, Minn. – More than 4 percent of the wetland areas in the state’s Prairie Pothole Region have been lost since 1980, according to a preliminary report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s
Jan. 15 – Winter season opens for lake and stream trout in Minnesota lakes
Kentucky lawmakers legalize bear hunting
Frankfort, Ky. (AP) — For two days next December it will be legal to shoot bears in Kentucky, under a rule change that won legislative approval Tuesday, and supporters hope the hunt will help restore
Counties in Minnesota continue to offer bounties for gophers
Mankato, Minn. (AP) — Elaine Poulson is now accustomed to counting gopher tails. They’re delivered in plastic bags or cheap bins, and Poulson counts each one. In Nicollet County’s Lafayette Township, each pocket gopher nets
