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Utah lawmakers consider fishing licenses for veterans
Salt Lake City (AP) – A House committee is scheduled to consider a bill that would make it easier for disabled veterans to get fishing licenses. Lawmakers were scheduled to consider House Bill 450 on
Poaching law changes in works
Tulsa, Okla. (AP) – Kill the critter, pay the price. If you lose your hunting or fishing license in this state, you lose those privileges in most of the rest of the country as well.
Growing wolf numbers renew tension over animal
Ely, Minn. (AP) – The growing number of gray wolves in Minnesota and other north central states is fueling a backlash against the predator, which is still protected under federal law. In Minnesota, Wisconsin, and
Alaska moves ahead with bison reintroduction plans
Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Fish and Game Department is moving ahead with plans to reintroduce wood bison – the largest mammal native to North America – into the Interior within the next few
Pneumonia outbreak kills 79 bighorn sheep in NV
Reno, Nev. (AP) – Nevada wildlife officials say a pneumonia outbreak has killed 79 bighorn sheep in two mountain ranges near Elko, and they expect the die-off to worsen. Nevada Department of Wildlife biologist Caleb
Wis. DNR launches $2 million deer research project
Madison, Wis. (AP) – State wildlife officials reeling from hunter frustration and distrust announced a $2 million project to better track Wisconsin’s deer population Wednesday. Department of Natural Resources officials hope the effort will give
Fishermen rally against federal catch limits
Washington (AP) – Fishermen and charter boat captains from Massachusetts to Florida rallied outside the Capitol Wednesday to demand changes to a federal fisheries law they say is killing jobs and eroding fishing communities. Participants

Winterkill affecting some state lakes, rearing ponds
Hutchinson, Minn. – For much of Minnesota, the winter of 2009-10 has been a return to “normal,” though it may not seem so. The season in southern Minnesota has been marked by snow and more
No license fee hikes this year
Harrisburg – Despite some erroneous news reports you may have heard or read lately (not in this newspaper), it’s now clear the Pennsylvania Game and Fish & Boat commissions won’t be getting approval to raise