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King salmon vanishing in Alaska, smokehouses empty
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) – Yukon River smokehouses should be filled this summer with oil-rich strips of king salmon – long used by Alaska Natives as a high-energy food to get through the long Alaska winters.
Wis. scientists hope warmer lake kills smelt
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Researchers in Madison are hoping to rid a northern Wisconsin lake of an invasive fish species by manually raising the water’s temperature. Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison plan to stir
NH sets migratory bird hunt
Concord, N.H. (AP) – The New Hampshire Fish and Game department has finalized its calendar for bird hunting season. The fall season starts and ends with crows, which may be hunted between Aug. 15 and
NM man gets nearly $20,000 in AK hunting penalties
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Office of Special Prosecutions says a New Mexico man has been penalized nearly $20,000 and put on five years’ probation for multiple hunting violations. The Anchorage Daily News says
Agreement sought on griz hunts, but none planned
Billings, Mont. (AP) – An agreement proposed between Montana, Idaho and Wyoming calls for the three states to coordinate any future public hunts for grizzly bears, although no hunts are immediately planned. An estimated 600
ND pantries to resume giving venison to needy
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota program that distributes venison to the needy will resume accepting deer that have been killed with lead bullets. The North Dakota Community Action Partnership, which administers the Sportsmen
Ind. hunter ed courses set for Lafayette
Lafayette, Ind. (AP) – The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will conduct hunter education classes in the Lafayette area beginning in September. The 10-hour course covers firearm safety, wildlife conservation, game care, survival, first aid
Southeast Neb. fish kill blamed on fertilizer
Hebron, Neb. (AP) – Authorities suspect anhydrous ammonia killed thousands of fish in a stretch of southeast Nebraska’s Little Blue River. Thayer County Sheriff David Lee reports several calls about the fish, which were spotted

South Dakota pheasant brood count under way
Sioux FallsS, S.D. (AP) _ There’s no shortage of interest in South Dakota’s most popular bird count. Staff in Game, Fish and Parks Department offices are eager to volunteer, and hunters looking forward to October