Hunting
LqP goose hunting needs Arctic blast
Watson, Minn. – Time is running out on the Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area goose hunt, and still the “big push” of Canada geese to the area has yet to arrive. Goose hunting in
WI DNR urges deer hunters to shoot feral pigs too
Madison, Wis. (AP) – If you’re a Wisconsin deer hunter who also has a small-game license, the state invites you to shoot some feral pigs this season. The state Department of Natural Resources says feral
Warmthand corn highlight deer opener
Opening weekend harvest down about 5 percent from 2008 St. Paul – Not too many years ago, opening day firearms deer hunters in much of the state were greeted by sub-zero temperatures. Last year was
Wis. youth snatch up mentored hunting licenses
Madison, Wis. (AP) – State wildlife officials have sold more than 10,000 mentored hunting licenses. Wisconsin’s mentored hunting program allows 10- and 11-year-olds to hunt with an adult within arm’s reach. The program began on
Deer poaching leads to record Neb. fine
Lincoln, Neb.(AP) – The largest poaching fine in Nebraska since electronic court records began being kept in 1996 has been levied in Cherry County. Last week, three men from Merriman were ordered by a Cherry
Private land gator hunt in Mississippi
Vicksburg, Miss. (AP) – Warren County led Mississippi’s second controlled alligator hunt on private land with 24 of the 59 killed, including the largest gator of the season – a 12-foot, 9-inch gator hauled in
Man dies after shooting self while deer hunting in MN
Deer River, Minn. (AP) – A Minnetonka man is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the chest during Minnesota’s deer opener weekend. The Itasca County sheriff says 77-year-old Daniel Otto Cermak was hunting north of
Wyoming makes argument for managing gray wolves
Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) – In a bid to take over management of gray wolves, Wyoming argues there’s no biological reason that the predators should be treated as a trophy game species throughout the entire state.
Officials eye fish passage on Yellowstone River
Billings, Mont. (AP) – State and federal officials are considering ways to create fish passage at Cartersville Diversion Dam on the Yellowstone River near Forsyth to help pallid sturgeon, an endangered species. Jim Darling, fisheries
