Hunting
DNR: Pheasant, duck, grouse hunter success mixed in 2008
St. Paul – While the harvest fell by more than 130,000 birds from the previous year, pheasant hunters in 2008 killed more than 500,000 roosters, the fifth time in six years harvest exceeded half a
As baiting begins, bear food beginning to bloom
Joe Albert Associate Editor Tower, Minn. – Just as bear hunters can begin setting out bait for them, bruin-related nuisance complaints are decreasing across much of the state. While natural food growth this year is
ODFW releases 18 Rocky Mountain goats
Baker City, Ore. (AP) – The U.S. Forest Service and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife released 18 Rocky Mountain goats in the Umatilla National Forest last month as part of an effort to
Paper company works to improve WVa trout streams
Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – MeadWestvaco says it is joining with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to improve trout fishing on 146,000 acres of company-owned forest. The Glen Allen, Va.-based company said it plans
NM to offer leftover hunting licenses
Santa Fe, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Game and Fish Department is giving hunters another chance at deer, elk and javelina licenses. The department said Monday more than 1,700 public-land hunting licenses went unsubscribed
Tony Dean Festival raises about $6,500
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – A festival to honor of the life of the late South Dakota conservation leader and outdoorsman Tony Dean raised about $6,500. Proceeds from the weekend event will help fund the purchase
NH offers women only hunter course
Concord, N.H. (AP) – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is offering women a chance to learn hunting skills in a special course just for them. The course includes self-paced online study, a written
N.D. early Canada goose season opens Saturday
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – An early hunting season intended to reduce local Canada goose numbers in North Dakota opens statewide on Saturday. It’s the second straight year the early season opened before Sept. 1. The
Appeals court rules in favor of Suquamish fishing
Seattle (AP) – A federal appeals court in Seattle has ruled the Suquamish Indian Tribe has the right to fish Saratoga Passage and Skagit Bay east of Whidbey Island. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
