Hunting
SD hunting, fishing licenses go on sale
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – Hunters and anglers can now get their 2010 South Dakota licenses. The licenses went on sale Tuesday. They are valid through Jan. 31, 2011. They can be bought at various stores
Hunters will reduce Wind Cave elk herd
Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) – Hundreds of elk have crossed a 4-foot fence to leave Wind Cave National Park each summer and then return to the safety of the park before hunting begins. But a
Hebron hatchery growing a generation of blue catfish
Hebron, Ohio – Half way through a project to stock blue catfish in Dillon Lake, it’s “so far, so good” at the Hebron State Fish Hatchery. Blue catfish are among the largest species of freshwater
Mountain Lion Shot Near Marengo, Iowa
Des Moines – A mountain lion was shot near Marengo, Monday afternoon, by a deer hunter participating in Iowa’s second shotgun season. Raymond Goebel, Jr., of Cedar Rapids, was hunting with a group, 4 miles
More CWD cases found in S.D. wildlife
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – A half dozen cases of chronic wasting disease were found among 667 samples from deer and elk tested in South Dakota over a recent five-month period. Chronic wasting attacks the brains
Nearly 99,500 deer harvested in Illinois
Springfield, Ill. (AP) – Illinois firearm hunters harvested nearly 99,500 deer during this year’s season. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday that the preliminary harvest total was about 6,000 fewer than last year’s
Citations issued in Lake Michigan island ‘deer pole’ case
Lake Orion, Mich. – A series of pictures circulating on the Internet of a buck pole on St. Martin Island in Lake Michigan is creating a buzz among the hunting fraternity. The tiny island is
Late deer kill down, Zone 3 harvest increases
St. Paul – Muzzleloader deer hunters killed more bucks, but fewer antlerless deer, through the first nine days of this year’s season than they did in 2008. As of the beginning of the week, the
DNR goes with a 16-day gun whitetail deer hunt
DNR Reports Madison – A 16-day gun deer hunt starting the Saturday before the Thanksgiving holiday was the basis of a proposed 2010 deer season framework the DNR was scheduled to present to the Natural
