Aug 17
The Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation (CWF) will have manned displays and live animals at the Somerset Patriots baseball team’s Wildlife Conservation Night on September 11. The public is invited to join us at Commerce Park and ticket vouchers are on sale now which benefit the CWF. The vouchers are good for any Patriots game including the September 11 game. Six of the ten dollars for each voucher will go toward endangered and nongame species conservation through the CWF.
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Aug 17
The Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation
(CWF) will have manned displays and live animals at the Somerset Patriots baseball team’s Wildlife Conservation Night on September 11. The public is invited to join us at Commerce Park and ticket vouchers are on sale now which benefit the CWF. The vouchers are good for any Patriots game including the September 11 game. Six of the ten dollars for each voucher will go toward endangered and nongame species conservation through the CWF.
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Aug 17
AUSTIN, Texas — According to preliminary state data from the new 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, Texas led the nation in 2006 with 1.1 million Texans going hunting at some point during the year, while Florida led the nation in total fishing participation with 2.8 million anglers and California was the top wildlife-watching state with 6.2 million of its residents observing wildlife.
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Aug 17
AUSTIN, Texas —Duck hunters are bracing for what could be one of the best waterfowl hunting seasons in many years, with near record duck populations building to the north and ideal habitat conditions awaiting them in Texas. State waterfowl biologists announced proposed hunting regulations for the upcoming season and are currently seeking public comment.
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Aug 17
TITLE: Drop Shot Rig Made Easy
ARTICLE: Have you ever wondered what the big deal is about using a drop shot rig? Is it that significant? Is it just another fad that people will talk about for awhile? You don t have to wonder any more .It is a great and effect way to fish for many fish not just Bass and it doesn t have to be complicated. It just depends on how far you want to take it. There are several pieces of tackle out there specifically made for drop shot rigs.
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Aug 17
Prospective hunters now have another option for taking hunter education training in Arizona.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department has rolled out its new “introductory†hunter education course. The new program can be taken either in a classroom setting or by independent study online over the Internet. Both the classroom and online formats require students to demonstrate proficiency and pass an exam during a field day with certified instructors to complete the course.
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Aug 17
CONCORD, N.H. — Anyone selling live, fresh or frozen lobster — including restaurants, sandwich shops, supermarkets and roadside fish trucks — must possess a Retail Lobster and Crab license from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.
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Aug 17
CONCORD, N.H. – Anglers reporting tagged bass to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department as part of a study on bass movement in Lake Winnipesaukee are being asked NOT to remove the tags from bass that are caught and released.
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Aug 17
Avian Influenza Surveillance Continues
– Early Canada Goose Season Opens Sept. 1
– Fur Harvester Class Scheduled in Jamestown, Bismarck
Avian Influenza Surveillance Continues
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Ducks Unlimited are continuing a cooperative effort of testing wild birds for early detection of highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza.
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Aug 17
“Aaliyah Marlee”. Ricky also won the Junior Angler award. Second place in the Calcutta prize went to “Sly Dog”. Top female angler Shery was part of this team as well. The Tuna Champ prize was given to “Vamos Azul”
With a combined weight of 49 pounds, the catch reeled in by the Marin’s edged out the competition, making them champions of the first ever Dorado Rodeo. via San Pedro Sun
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Aug 17
CLACKAMAS, Ore. — State fishery officials from Oregon and Washington decided today to allow retention of sturgeon seven days per week on the mainstem Columbia River from Wauna powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning Saturday, August 18 through Sunday, September 30.
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Aug 17
NEWPORT, Ore. – The Pacific halibut fishery reopens Aug. 24-26 to provide sport halibut anglers with additional fishing opportunities.
The fishery will close again after those dates unless sufficient quota remains and halibut managers announce another opening.
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Aug 17
ALSEA, Ore — The Oregon Hatchery Research Center Advisory Committee will view presentations on fish age and growth, steelhead sterilization and wildlife conservation at their August 30 meeting.
The committee will meet from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. in the conference room of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center, 2418 E. Fall Creek Road.
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Aug 17
SALEM, Ore – Oregon’s Fish Passage Task Force will meet Aug. 24 in La Grande to discuss and make recommendations on current statewide fish passage issues.
The meeting will be held at the La Grande Fire Station, 1806 Cove Ave. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The agenda includes presentations on Grande Ronde fish populations and passage issues, draft bridge guidance, fish passage mitigation banking ideas, and priority fish passage sites, as well as an update on the Department’s passage program and other Task Force business. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
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Aug 17
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has hired a veteran wildlife biologist from Arizona to coordinate the state’s wolf management plan
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