Hunting
Feral hogs beware: Texas lawmakers are gunning for you
Austin, Texas (AP) – The Texas House on Thursday tentatively approved a bill encouraging hunters to take on wild pigs from the air. Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, said the measure would allow landowners _ who
Calif. condor deaths shows lead still a problem
Pinnacles National Monument, Calif. (AP) – No. 286 was the old man of this park’s California condor restoration program. Hatched in a zoo seven years ago, he learned to live in the wild, a hopeful
Utah County men charged in poaching 18 deer
Springville, Utah (AP) – Four Utah County men are facing 13 felony counts in the poaching of 18 mule deer in Juab County. State officials say it’s one of the largest poaching cases in recent
NH Senate approves saltwater fishing license
Concord, N.H. (AP) – Saltwater anglers off New Hampshire’s coast would need a fishing license under legislation sent to the governor by the Senate on Wednesday. Licenses for individuals would be $15 starting in 2011.
Reward offered in Ala. black bear killings
Mobile, Ala. (AP) – Someone is shooting black bears in Mobile County and a state conservation group wants the killings to stop. The Alabama Wildlife Federation has offered a $10,000 reward that leads to the
Culling of cormorants kicks off, again, on Leech Lake
Walker, Minn. – The walleye fishing on Leech Lake may have improved dramatically in recent years, but the operation to cull double-crested cormorants from the lake continues. Shooters from USDA Wildlife Services began removing birds
Shed-antler auction raises over $15,000 for winter elk feeding
Olympia – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has raised $15,032 for winter elk feeding at its first auction of shed elk antlers at the Oak Creek Wildlife Area in Yakima County. About
New trout limit at Scofield Reservoir
Scofield – The trout limit at Scofield changed this year. But you wouldn’t know it if you saw the number of trout some anglers are trying to keep. “If the anglers who are doing this
Walleye season begins with a bang in some places
Williams, Minn. – From fickle to fantastic, walleye fishing in the state on opening weekend spanned the gamut. Some fishermen caught plenty of walleyes, and big ones, too. Others struggled for a few small fish
