Hunting
AR: Flooding closes turkey hunting on Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA
STRAWBERRY – Commissioners with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission today unanimously approved an emergency proclamation closing the upcoming permit turkey hunt on Shirey Bay Rainey Brake Wildlife Management Area in Lawrence County. Recent heavy
AR: Meetings scheduled on Bayou Meto land swap
BAYOU METO – A land swap near Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area has been tentatively approved contingent upon the outcome of two public meetings being held by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Two tracts
AR: Commission creates minimum age for harvest of big game
LITTLE ROCK – During last week’s meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Commissioners approved a minimum age requirement to harvest and check big game such as deer, turkey, elk and bear. The minimum
Coyotes snatch pet dog in Indiana
St. John, IN (AP) – Indiana officials are urging residents to be aware of the threat coyotes pose to pets after a family’s dog was snatched by a pack of the canines. Debbie Melendez saw
South Dakota city of Waubay threatened by 3 lakes
WAUBAY, S.D. (AP) – The northeast South Dakota city of Waubay is being pinched on three sides by flooding lakes. Mayor Kevin Jens tells the American News that several families have moved out, and many
Citizen Tip Leads to Closure of Whooping Crane Shooting in Indiana
Closure comes in the case of matriarch whooping crane shooting because of a citizen tip Wade Bennett of Cayuga, Ind. pled guilty and was sentenced on March 30, 2011, for his involvement in the shooting
Deadline to apply for special Washington hunt permits is May 18
Hunters have through May 18 to apply for special hunting permits for fall deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, bighorn sheep, and turkey seasons in Washington state. Permit winners will be selected by random drawing conducted
California DFG reminds California Residents about Rattlesnakes
As springtime calls people to the outdoors, encounters with snakes become inevitable. California has a variety of snakes, most of which are benign. The exception is California’s only native venomous snake – the rattlesnake. California
Virginia: Female Eagle Struck by Plane
On April 26, an adult bald eagle was struck and killed by an incoming airplane at Norfolk International Airport. It is believed that this bird was the female of the nesting pair from Norfolk Botanical
