Hunting
Wolf hunt proposal gets day at Capitol
State lawmakers last week mostly lauded the DNR for its plans for a first-ever state-managed wolf season, though an argument is likely about when hunters will be allowed to hit the field.
Agency proposes expanded bear hunt
Pennsylvania hunters in recent years have been given significantly more opportunities to harvest black bears, and it looks like they’ll get even more this year.
PGC kills a wild pheasant area
At their quarterly meeting in January, Pennsylvania game commissioners voted to close the Pike Run wild pheasant recovery area in Washington County. No more wild birds will be imported into the watershed and no more
OR: Spring bear hunt applications due Feb. 10
SALEM, Ore.-Applications for controlled spring bear hunting are due by Feb. 10, 2012. Hunters may apply online, at a license sales agent or ODFW office that sells licenses, or by mail or fax order using
WA: 2012 sport sturgeon retention in the lower Columbia River
(1) Below Wauna power lines (near Cathlamet) downstream to mouth: Through Apr 30 per permanent rule, white sturgeon retention allowed 7 days per week, 38-inch fork length minimum size and 54-inch fork length maximum size.
MT: Missoula Trapper Education Class Set for Feb. 18
A trapper education class is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Missoula Office (3201 Spurgin Road). The class is free of charge and all are welcome to attend. Pre-registration
MT: March 15 is new deadline for 2012 bull elk, buck deer permits
BILLINGS – Montana hunters have a new, earlier deadline in 2012 to apply for bull elk and buck mule deer permits in some hunting districts. In districts where a special permit is required to harvest
MT: Billings-area hunter education classes scheduled
BILLINGS – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has scheduled a special weekend hunter education class for Feb. 24-25 in Billings. The class is set for FWP’s regional headquarters at 2300 Lake Elmo Dr. in Billings
MO: Porous-soled waders banned in Missouri trout waters
JEFFERSON CITY Mo – With catch-and-keep trout season opening March 1, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds trout anglers to help prevent the spread of a new threat to Missouri’s cold-water streams and rivers.
