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South Carolina offers seminar for alligator hunters
Garnett, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is holding its first alligator hunting seminar of the season. The seminar is Saturday at the Webb Wildlife Center near Garnett in Hampton County.
Montana surplus hunting licenses to go on sale
Great Falls, Mont. (AP) – Montana hunters can buy surplus over-the-counter antelope hunting licenses and surplus licenses for deer, elk and antelope starting Monday. The licenses can be purchased at regional offices of Montana Fish,
Appeals court rules in favor of Suquamish fishing
Seattle (AP) – A federal appeals court in Seattle has ruled the Suquamish Indian Tribe has the right to fish Saratoga Passage and Skagit Bay east of Whidbey Island. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Wis. ponders new chronic-wasting disease plan
Madison, Wis. (AP) – State wildlife officials are set to consider a new plan to fight chronic wasting disease. The plan says Wisconsin must accept the disease, but hunting could suffer if wildlife officials don’t
Idaho Fish and Game seeks comment on bird hunting rules
Boise, Idaho (AP) – State wildlife managers are seeking public comment on proposed rules for this year’s sage grouse and waterfowl hunting seasons. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says comments on rules for
Three former Northwest governors to Obama: ditch Bush salmon plan
Portland, Ore. (AP) – Three former governors of Oregon, Idaho and Washington are urging the Obama administration to reject a Bush-era plan to save the region’s salmon. In their Tuesday letter, John Kitzhaber of Oregon,

RMEF grants to 16 counties in state total more than $53,000
Missoula, Mont. – Sixteen counties in Wisconsin are slated for wildlife habitat conservation and education projects using $53,172 in new grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The 2009 RMEF grants will affect Ashland, Bayfield,
Florida angers amateur anglers with new fees
Pensacola Beach, Fla. (AP) – Kenneth Darga reeled in a 95-pound black drum from a ledge beneath a toll bridge last Christmas, catching the monster fish using a light action rod and 10-pound test line
Minnesota waterfowl season dates and limits announced
With continental populations of many species of ducks again near record highs, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has established a 60-day duck season that opens Oct. 3 with a daily bag limit of