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September 4, 2009
Mo. rule on deer hunts leads to bigger bucks
Jefferson City, Mo. (AP) – Missouri conservation officials say restrictions on hunting bucks has helped produced a herd of mature trophy animals.
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September 4, 2009
Possible plea change in 2007 Vt hunting death case
Burlington, Vt. (AP) – Court papers show a Georgia man who pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting a hunting companion in 2007 may end up taking a plea bargain, avoiding trial.
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September 4, 2009
Neb. hunter ordered to pay $6,000 for violations
Nebraska City, Neb. (AP) – A Dunbar man has been ordered to pay more than $6,000 in fines and court costs for 18 hunting violations.
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Pa. crossbow hunting restrictions fail on tie vote
Harrisburg, Pa.
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Don’t feed deer, game department advises
Richmond, Va. (AP) – Virginia’s annual prohibition on feeding deer is in effect through January.
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Carp removal leads to strikingly clear Wis. lake
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Experts who study waterways say one Madison lake is cleaner than it’s been in many years.
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Md. bear hunt applications up 10 percent
Haggerstown, Md. (AP) – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says applications for black bear hunting permits have risen by about 10 percent.
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Hawaii asks public for input on possible fish rules
Honolulu (AP) – The state plans to hold meetings on Oahu and Lanai over the next six weeks to discuss possible regulations for fishing parrotfish, or uhu, goatfish, or weke, and Jacks, or ulua.
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Colo. businesses hope hunting is recession-proof
Craig, Colo. (AP) – The recession might slightly slow the stream of hunters to northwest Colorado, but businesses don’t expect a big drop-off.
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Idaho’s wolf hunt on for now
Boise, Idaho (AP) – Idaho’s wolf hunt is on – at least for now.
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MT hunters buy nearly 2,600 wolf hunting licenses
Helena, Mont. (AP) – Hunters purchased nearly 2,600 wolf licenses Monday, the first day they went on sale in Montana.
Read more...September 2, 2009
LA fire likely to pass across Mount Wilson
The wildfire ravaging Northern Los Angeles County is expected to pass across Mount Wilson, home to TV and radio towers and the famed Wilson Observatory. Mount Wilson Observatory Director Hal McAlister said Monday in an ongoing blog that the U.S. Forest Service informed him that passage of the fire across Mount Wilson was imminent. The [...]
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At least two hunters fill their tags on the first day of Idaho’s first wolf season
Robert Millage of Kamiah said he heard a nearby pack of wolves before dawn and waited until light to lure them with a hand call that sounded like a wounded coyote. The 80-pound female wolf quickly came within 25 yards of Millage before he shot her with his .243 rifle in the Lolo Zone in [...]
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Invasive zebra mussel found in Allen County, Ind
Fort Wayne, Ind. (AP) – State wildlife officials say a single zebra mussel has been found in Allen County and it could spell trouble for northeastern Indiana’s waterways.
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Deer, pheasant numbers down slightly in N.D.
Bismarck, N.D.
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