Hunting

Portland, Ore. (AP) – It’s open season again on northern pikeminnows, a voracious breed of fish that eats millions of young salmon and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake rivers. The pikeminnows have a price

Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP) – The economic downturn led to a drop last year in charter fishing trips originating in Michigan, and even fewer are expected in 2009, officials said. “The number of charter excursions

Fults, Ill. (AP) – The first day of last year’s firearm deer season yielded an oddity for Glenn Voelker. Voelker, a 64-year-old grain farmer from Fults, shot a 10-point buck from a ground blind in

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is lowering the number of deer hunting licenses available this year by about 5,000 from last year’s record 149,400. The Game and Fish Department

Wheelock, Vt. (AP) – Vermont State Police say a 17-year-old from Lyndon Center was shot and killed by his father Friday morning while the two were turkey hunting in the town of Wheelock. Police say

Zimmerman, Minn. (AP) – An auction of confiscated firearms has resulted in a standing-room-only crowd of bidders in Zimmerman this weekend. State Department of Natural Resources warden Chad Thesing estimated Saturday’s auction attracted more than

Milwaukee (AP) – Wisconsin cranberry growers will be working with state and federal scientists this month on a study of common loon nesting areas. The U.S. Geological Survey says the common loon’s habitat has been

Columbia, S.C. (AP) – Gator hunters, gear up. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources beginning Friday is accepting online applications for the 2009 public alligator hunting season. Applicants for the alligator hunting season are

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issues a weekly fishing report on Thursdays in an effort to provide the latest information heading into the weekend. The weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from