Hunting
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
Bowfishers spring into action at Rend Lake
Whittington, Ill. – Activity by bowfishing enthusiasts in the central and southern portions of the state has began to heat up, but many of the sportsmen hitting the water are finding fish activity remains lukewarm.
Fishing opener may be more like Memorial Day
Woodruff, Wis. – Crazy, that’s what it is – fishermen launching boats on inland lakes on March 29 in Vilas County and DNR crews pulling survey nets from some northern Wisconsin lakes by April 10
Trappers caught by surprise as fur prices edge upward
Hudson, Ill. – Muskrats turned out to be a hot commodity in the 2009-10 trapping season, as Illinois trappers welcomed the first signs of a fur industry on the mend. “If I’d have known, I
