Hook and Bullet

Isle of Wight, Va. (AP) – A state law granting hunters access to private property to retrieve their dogs is at the center of a court dispute in southeastern Virginia. At a hearing Tuesday in

Albany, New York (AP) – A conservation group says it’s selling 92,000 acres (37,000 hectares) of forest land in the Adirondack Mountains to a Danish pension fund committed to environmentally responsible forestry. The land sold

St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – Getting older – much older – might soon pay off for Minnesota anglers. Legislation under consideration at the state Capitol would provide free fishing licenses to Minnesota residents once they

Missoula, Mont. (AP) – Wolves seem to be making themselves at home near Missoula. Wolf-killed wildlife were found in nearby Marshall Canyon earlier this month. Hunters have seen wolf tracks and scat in the Rattlesnake

Portland, Ore. (AP) – A man accused of illegally selling fans made of eagle feathers has pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court. Reginald Dale Akeen, 33, also known as J.J. Lonelodge, was arrested in

Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) – Concern that the Obama administration could impose a new ban on some semiautomatic weapons is driving worried gun owners to stockpile ammunition and cartridge reloading components at such a rate that

Seattle (AP) – Washington state and federal wildlife officers are investigating the illegal killing of a protected gray wolf in Okanogan County in northcentral Washington. The investigation began when a shipper in Omak called police

Two anglers recently made the state’s top 20 largemouth bass list when they reeled in bass tipping the scales at over 14 pounds. Tim O’Connor of Oklahoma City landed his 14-lb., 1-oz. bass Feb. 28