Hunting
Waterfowl surveys offer mixed picture
DNR Report Madison – Variable spring habitat conditions in the United States and Canada present a mixed picture for the fall waterfowl seasons in Wisconsin, according to DNR Waterfowl Biologist Kent Van Horn. Early information
Plea deals accepted in ND wildlife killings
Dickinson, N.D. (AP) – Four men accused of illegal wildlife killings in western North Dakota have accepted plea deals. State wildlife officials say the shooting of more than 40 deer and antelope and hundreds of
Vt. man pleads not guilty to charge he killed son
St. Johnsbury, Vt. (AP) – A Vermont man charged with killing his son on the first day of spring turkey hunting season has pleaded not guilty. Forty-five-year-old Kevin Kadamus, of Lyndon, entered his plea Monday
Fish kill hits fewer in James River this year
Lynchburg, Va. (AP) – State biologists are seeing fewer fish kills in the James River this year. The springtime phenomenon causes fish to develop lesions or die from illness and was first seen in the
Poor Alaska salmon run threatens treaty
Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) – The number of king salmon that reach the Canadian border might not satisfy a treaty agreement between Alaska and Canada despite massive cuts in subsistence fishing up and down the Yukon
Wyoming man mistakenly kills grizzly
Cody, Wyo. (AP) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says a Powell man has mistakenly killed a grizzly bear that he mistook for a black bear. Warden Craig Sax says the hunter killed the
Fewer South Dakotans hunting waterfowl
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The number of South Dakotans hunting ducks and Canada geese continues to decline. State wildlife officials say there were 13,376 resident duck hunters in 2008, down 14 percent from three years
La Lawmaker: Hunting with dogs to continue in Kisatchie
Baton Rouge, La. (AP) – A Leesville legislator says he received assurances from the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries that hunting deer with dogs will continue in the Kisatchie National Forest. Rep. James Armes
Floridians will have to pay for saltwater fishing
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) – Floridians no longer will be able to fish for free. Beginning Aug. 1, residents must have licenses for shoreline saltwater fishing. They’ll cost $7.50 plus administrative and handling fees when they
