Hunting
Is archery 30-point buck a new record?
Shiocton, Wis. – Describing himself as a “small-town country boy,” Earl Clement, of Shiocton, hit it big-time on Saturday, Sept. 12, opening day of Wisconsin’s 2009 archery deer season. It’s not that the 42-year-old lift
Montana commissioners say wolf quota unlikely to go up
Billings, Mont. (AP) – Montana wildlife commissioners say there is little likelihood the state will increase the 2009 gray wolf quota when changes to the inaugural hunting season for the animal are considered on Tuesday
Pheasant opener factors: corn, cold
Slayton, Minn. – For those hunters who stepped into the frosty morning that was the 2009 pheasant hunting opener, it seemed more like late November than mid-October; snow fell over most of southern Minnesota the
Deer on western Bighorns has chronic wasting
Cody, Wyo. (AP) – A mule deer buck killed on the west slope of the Bighorn Mountains has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The buck was killed last month in hunt area 46, in
Authorities nab 4 men in elk poaching cases
Bonners Ferry, Idaho (AP) – The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says a series of hotline tips helped nab four men in elk poaching investigations in northern Idaho. Agency enforcement officials say they have
West Virgina park to make trout fishing area for disabled
Camp Creek, W.Va. (AP) – Work is under way at Camp Creek State Park to create a trout fishing area accessible to anglers who use wheelchairs. The site is near the Marsh Creek Falls in
Devils Lake, N.D. walleye hatch sets record
Devils Lake, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says rising water in Devils Lake has helped produce the largest natural walleye hatch that fisheries crews have ever documented. Randy Hiltner, the
Pheasants are down, but hunters are coming to N.D.
Dickinson, N.D. (AP) – Hunters and the businesses that cater to them in southwest North Dakota say pheasants can be found, but hunters are having to look a little harder this year. The North Dakota
Maine man 3rd to be hurt while duck-hunting
Mapleton, Maine (AP) – A Maine hunter has been hit with bird shot while duck hunting, the third incident in which a hunter was struck since Oct. 1. The Maine Warden Service says a Mapleton
