Hook and Bullet

Bangor, Maine (AP) — Cross-country skiers who set out on a crisp, moonlit night for a quiet outing in Bangor’s city forest are being targeted by an ornery owl. Over the past three weeks, at

Spearfish, S.D. (AP) — Information from this year’s hunting season on mountain lions will be used by state game officials to make a recommendation for next year’s season to the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.

Billings, Mont. (AP) — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Friday he was upholding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to remove gray wolves from the federal endangered list in the Northern Rockies and the

Portland, Ore. (AP) — The federal agency in charge of saving salmon in the Columbia River Basin from extinction should have a plan in place to remove dams on the lower Snake River if necessary,

Lewiston, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is trapping fishers in northern Idaho’s Clearwater Basin and fitting them with radio collars to learn more about their habits. Joel Sauder, a non-game

Detroit (AP) — Despite warnings, a Michigan dentist repeatedly turned to eBay to spend thousands of dollars on dried insects without reporting the imports to federal wildlife officials. The details are in a plea agreement

Austwell, Texas (AP) — Eighteen whooping crane deaths around a South Texas wildlife refuge has made this winter the second-worst for whooper mortality in 20 years. Another 34 cranes from last year failed to return

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Board of Game has loosened hunting rules in Chugach State Park. The decision Wednesday followed recommendations by state biologists who hope the changes lead hunters to kill some of

Austin, Texas (AP) _ Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for March 4. (Report also available on Web as www.txfishing.com.) CENTRAL BASTROP: Water lightly stained. Black