Hunting
PA: Incidents show need for stream protection
Harrisburg – Recent settlements with a Texas gas-drilling company for polluting two northern tier trout streams underline the urgency of giving protection to wild trout waters, according to the executive director of the state Fish
PA: Coyote hunter cleared
Kylertown, Pa. – The Mosquito Creek Sportsmen’s Club recently lost a court hearing to the participant who had been disqualified from its coyote hunt for failing a polygraph test. Witnesses testified for both sides during
Mountain Lion Tranquilized, Shot in Downtown El Paso, Texas
It seems as if there has been a rash of news stories about mountain lions on the loose in cities and suburban neighborhoods recently, including this one from downtown El Paso, Texas… A mountain lion
Wolves remain protected in Washington state
Although wolves have been removed from federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection in the eastern third of Washington state, they remain protected as a state endangered species throughout Washington. Under Congressional direction that prevents any
Wisconsin Senate passes bass culling proposal
Madison, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin state Legislature has passed a bill that would change the way bass fishing tournaments are conducted. The Republican-backed measure would legalize the practice of culling. That refers to catching
Wisconsin Senate committee to vote on earn-a-buck rules
Madison, Wis. (AP) – The state Senate’s natural resources committee is set to vote on a bill that would scale back Wisconsin’s much-maligned earn-a-buck program. Hunters in areas where earn-a-buck applies must kill an antlerless
Alaska Biologists study lake trout population for trouble
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Federal biologists are seeking answers to why lake trout in Hidden Lake on the Kenai Peninsula appear to be shrinking both in size and numbers. The Anchorage Daily News reported Tuesday
NRA antler theft charges dropped against Maryland Men
Pittsburgh (AP) – Pittsburgh police aren’t commenting on a prosecutor’s decision to drop charges against two workers charged with stealing two massive sets of elk antlers after the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Pittsburgh
OH: Gross walleye overbag results in fines, license suspensions
Port Clinton, Ohio – Thirteen out-of-state walleye fishermen pleaded guilty to overbagging violations that have resulted in restitutions totaling nearly $5,000, the DNR Division of Wildlife reported. DOW investigators conducted a surveillance April 6 on
