Sep 04

Brood survey indicates another good year for pheasants

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PIERRE, S.D. – GFP counted an average of 6.32 pheasants per mile in 2009, the fourth highest statewide count in the past 45 years. Although this year

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Sep 04

Trout in the Classroom Training Sessions for Teachers Offered

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The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife will be holding two training sessions for teachers interested in learning about the Trout in the Classroom pro

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Sep 04

Hunters can help the hungry

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RAPID CITY, S.D. – Hunters who need to clear freezer room for this year's deer, elk, and other wild game can help needy South Dakotans by donating gam

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Sep 04

Permit Application Period Closes 11:59 p.m. on Sunday

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The Fall Turkey Season and Special Area Deer Seasons Permit Application period will close at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 6, 2009. Applications can

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Sep 04

New fishing regulations for Western South Dakota

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RAPID CITY, S.D. – Fishing regulations on some western South Dakota lakes may change in 2010. While some of the changes would be slight, others may no

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Sep 04

Bighorn Sheep Population Remains High

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North Dakota’s bighorn sheep population is in excellent shape, according to Brett Wiedmann, big game biologist for the state Game and Fish Department in Dickinson.
A July-August survey in western North Dakota showed 309 bighorn sheep, down only seven from last year’s record summer survey. “Last year I remarked that our bighorn sheep population was thriving, so needless to say I am very pleased with our current numbers,” Wiedmann said. “In fact, I feared our counts would be much lower due to the severity of last winter. However, despite the extreme conditions, the adult segment of our population is in great shape, along with a surprisingly high number of lambs.”

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Sep 04

Athens County Fire Department Provided Use of Fire Protection Equipment through ODNR

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COLUMBUS, OH – The Waterloo Township Volunteer Fire Department in Athens County will receive a four-wheel drive, 1986 Chevrolet four-wheel drive maintenance truck through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry.

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Sep 04

INJURED HIKER RESCUED IN BETHLEHEM, N.H., OVERNIGHT

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CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Conservation Officers rescued an injured hiker last night (September 3, 2009) on the Gale River Trail in Bethlehem, N.H. Elyse George, age 21, of Lebanon, N.H., a member of the Dartmouth Outing Club, was hiking with a companion when she injured her ankle. Fish and Game received a call for assistance at about 8:30 p.m. Rescue crews responded, including Fish and Game Conservation Officers and volunteers from Pemigewasset Valley Search and Rescue. Rescuers carried the young woman off the mountain, about 2 miles, to the Gale River Trail parking lot on Route 3, concluding at 2 a.m.

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Sep 04

Healthy Habitats Grants Awarded to 15 Texas Schools, Nonprofits

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Student Projects Will Help Implement Texas Wildlife Action Plan
AUSTIN, Texas — A total of $225,000 in Texas Healthy Habitats Grants has been awarded to 15 different schools and non-profit youth organizations across the state, including near Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, Bryan, Lubbock and other cities. Each organization will receive up to $15,000 to support students doing service-learning projects to benefit wildlife and the environment.

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Sep 04

Fall chinook season opens september 1

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The fall Chinook salmon harvest season on the Snake River between Lewiston and Hells Canyon Dam opens Tuesday, September 1, the same day Snake River steelhead harvest season opens.
It will remain open 24 hours a day, seven days a week until October 31 or until further notice.

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Sep 04

ADDITIONAL LANDING DAY ALLOWED FOR ATLANTIC HERRING HARVESTERS

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DURHAM, N.H. — Allowable landing days for commercial harvest of Atlantic herring in Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Management Area 1A will be increased from 2 to 3 days per week for the month of September.

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Sep 04

Epic Report Log from Panama

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It looks like another crazy trip! ************** We headed from Isla Montuosa towards Isla Ladronas looking for the birds and dolphins that had bee

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Sep 04

Activision Announces Rapala: We Fish

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Activision has announced a brand new entry in its Rapala fishing franchise, Rapala: We Fish for Wii.

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Sep 03

Man fined for illegal fishing

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Two men, including a Mississaugan, have been fined and had their fishing licenses suspended for five years after pleading guilty to fishing out of season on Lake Scugog earlier this year.

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Sep 03

Fishing School: Flies left behind offer lesson on how to fish small streams

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“I smell smoke,” said my companion, skirting a narrow ledge, climbing hand-over-hand toward the small cave still 200 feet above us.

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