Hunting
Coast Guard to roll out alternative to ‘six-pack’ license
Duluth, Minn. – Small-boat fishing guides who glide across federal waters in the state soon will have a license option that includes not needing a working knowledge of such big-sea things as tides and submarine
DEC wildlife pathologist faces probe
Albany (AP) – The state inspector general has begun an investigation into allegations that New York’s longtime wildlife pathologist violated regulations, including living at his office and using government resources for private purposes, officials said
Fish & Boat agency kills 3 Rivers Center
Harrisburg — Pennsylvania Game commissioners were adamant at their most recent meeting that they have not changed the goals of the agency’s deer-management program.
Deer licenses down 19 percent in ND
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – The number of deer hunting licenses in North Dakota this fall will be down 19 percent from last year and the lowest in almost a decade. North Dakota Game and Fish
Bovine TB sharpshooting ends with 450 dead deer
Middle River, Minn. – The recently ended sharpshooting effort in the northwest – aimed at stopping the spread of bovine tuberculosis in deer – could mark the final time the technique is used on a
Photos on website lead to poaching convictions
Kalispell, Mont. (AP) _ An Oregon man who posted photos of his big game kills on a website has been convicted of poaching near his father’s home in Trout Creek and ordered to pay $10,000
IG probe of DOW licenses expands
Columbus – The Ohio DNR has asked the Ohio Inspector General’s watchdog unit to review two Ohio fishing licenses issued to out-of-state wildlife officers in 2007. The review was requested by the DNR as a
Man sentenced for killing Idaho bull moose
Moscow, Idaho (AP) – A 19-year-old Lewiston man has been sentenced for poaching a bull moose. Zachery G. Beckvold was convicted in Latah County District Court of unlawfully taking a bull moose and sentenced to
Rulemaking process helps Erie bag
Columbus – A new rule-making process is largely responsible for maintaining the Lake Erie walleye bag limit. The DNR_Division of Wildlife last year decided it would make bag limits effective on May 1, after it
