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Fishing rules body OKs Gulf offshore fish farming
Bay St. Louis, Miss. (AP) — Offshore fish farming would be allowed in the Gulf of Mexico under a plan approved Wednesday by the agency that sets the body of water’s fishing rules. Fishermen complained
Plans to shoot unwelcome California woodpeckers draw protest
Walnut Creek, Calif. (AP) — Conservationists are protesting a proposal to shoot woodpeckers that are bothering residents of a retirement community. A homeowner’s association at the Rossmoor community has voted to go ahead with plans
Pennsylvania hunter fined for killing neighborhood pet deer
Millville, Pa. (AP) — A hunter is facing a $2,300 fine for killing an albino deer considered a neighborhood pet in a rural central Pennsylvania community. Maple Grove residents say they watched out for the
CWD found in private Olmsted Co. elk herd
St. Paul – An elk raised on a farm north of Rochester in Olmsted County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The discovery – the result of routine testing of slaughtered cervids – marks
Game, Fish and Parks Proposes New Rules for Water Safety
Pierre, S.D. – The Game, Fish and Parks department proposed water safety changes on lakes in four counties at its commission meeting last week. Areas include South Shore Lakeside Use Area on Lake Francis Case
Stocked trout report delayed by PF&BC
Harrisburg – There’s probably no single image so closely associated with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission – among serious and casual anglers alike – than its trout-stocking program. But is that program cost-effective? We’re
Iowa Fishing Report – January 29, 2009
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issues a weekly fishing report on Thursdays in an effort to provide the latest information heading into the weekend. The weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from
Women sentenced in case of smuggled Laos wildlife
Minneapolis — Two metro-area women were sentenced earlier this month for smuggling protected wildlife into the country from Laos and selling it in St. Paul. Investigators originally confiscated more than 1,300 wildlife parts and pieces
Choke Canyon Gives Up Seventh ShareLunker
Athens, Texas—Brad Bookmyer of Leander had his fishing trip cut short January 21, but he was happy about it. After hooking two fish so big he could not turn them and keep them from getting
