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Feral hogs beware: Texas lawmakers are gunning for you
Austin, Texas (AP) – The Texas House on Thursday tentatively approved a bill encouraging hunters to take on wild pigs from the air. Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, said the measure would allow landowners _ who
Calif. condor deaths shows lead still a problem
Pinnacles National Monument, Calif. (AP) – No. 286 was the old man of this park’s California condor restoration program. Hatched in a zoo seven years ago, he learned to live in the wild, a hopeful
NH Senate approves saltwater fishing license
Concord, N.H. (AP) – Saltwater anglers off New Hampshire’s coast would need a fishing license under legislation sent to the governor by the Senate on Wednesday. Licenses for individuals would be $15 starting in 2011.
Reward offered in Ala. black bear killings
Mobile, Ala. (AP) – Someone is shooting black bears in Mobile County and a state conservation group wants the killings to stop. The Alabama Wildlife Federation has offered a $10,000 reward that leads to the
Utah County men charged in poaching 18 deer
Springville, Utah (AP) – Four Utah County men are facing 13 felony counts in the poaching of 18 mule deer in Juab County. State officials say it’s one of the largest poaching cases in recent
ODNR, Division of Wildlife invites anglers to take a new online angler survey
Columbus, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife invites anglers to visit www.ohiodnr.com/creel to take a new online angler survey. The online survey consists of 19 questions asking anglers to
Moose Permit Lottery Applications Due Friday, May 15
Augusta, Maine – Applications for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s 2009 Moose Permit Lottery are due by 11:59 p.m. this Friday, May 15. The only applications still being accepted are those filed
Culling of cormorants kicks off, again, on Leech Lake
Walker, Minn. – The walleye fishing on Leech Lake may have improved dramatically in recent years, but the operation to cull double-crested cormorants from the lake continues. Shooters from USDA Wildlife Services began removing birds
Walleye season begins with a bang in some places
Williams, Minn. – From fickle to fantastic, walleye fishing in the state on opening weekend spanned the gamut. Some fishermen caught plenty of walleyes, and big ones, too. Others struggled for a few small fish
