Jun 29
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife today approved a temporary rule increasing the combined steelhead/salmon bag limit to total of three fish a day on the Willamette, Clackamas and Sandy rivers, effective June 18 through Oct. 31.
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Jun 29
The 150 children participating in today’s Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs program this morning are enjoying the cool confines of the Virginia Beach Police Academy where they are attending seminars on safety, fish identification, conservation, knot tying, lures and more.
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Jun 29
OLYMPIA – Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) officers and biologists last week removed 10 black bears that had been fed by people from the town of Oysterville, on the Long Beach Peninsula in Pacific County.
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Jun 29
"Lost Ladybug Project" at Beech Fork State Park BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. – Naturalists at West Virginia's state parks make summer vacations a
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Jun 29
Park goers urged to call ahead this holiday this weekend MILFORD STATE PARK – According to Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks officials, recent
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Jun 29
CONCORD, N.H. – Time is running out! If you need certification in Hunter or Bowhunter Education to hunt this fall, then RUN, don’t walk, to the nearest computer and register for your certification course before these classes fill up! Simply go to http://www.huntnh.com, click Hunting, and then Hunter Education. You will see links to traditional hunter and bowhunter education courses, as well as to the online hunter education course (you must complete the online course AND a Field Day in order to achieve certification).
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Jun 29
The Morrison Knudsen Nature Center celebrates 20 years of service this July.
The Nature Center is best known for the one-of-a-kind Face-to-Fish encounters it provides; hence the local references to “the Fish Park.”
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Jun 29
Sacramento, CA — June 29, 2010 – In response to requests made by the Partnership for Sustainable Oceans (PSO), United Anglers of Southern California (UASC) and the city of Redondo Beach, the California Fish and Game Commission has agreed to schedule one scoping meeting for the South Coast phase of the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) at a time, date and place to be announced. The decision was announced during the June 23-24, Commission meeting held in Folsom, California.
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Jun 29
In the weeks following the BP®/Transocean’s® Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Yamaha has received many calls from concerned consumers to learn more about the operation of Yamaha outboard motors in crude oil contaminated water. There is very little data to support any assertions for how the products might react when exposed to them.
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Jun 29
Alexandria, VA – The FishAmerica Gulf Fund is one of the beneficiaries of the World Fishing Network’s (WFN) Fishing Crisis in the Gulf Telethon to air on WFN on June 30. The WFN News: Fishing Crisis in the Gulf is an all-day special providing in-depth coverage of the impact of the oil spill on recreational and commercial fishing in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
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Jun 29
Brunswick, GA – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is currently accepting written comment on proposed changes to commercial shad fishing regulations. The proposed changes, if adopted by the DNR Board, will prohibit commercial shad fishing in the Ogeechee, Oconee, Ocmulgee, Satilla and St. Marys rivers. Also proposed are changes that limit commercial shad fishing in the Altamaha River to the area below U.S. Highway 1 and in the Savannah River to the area below Highway 301. Regulations for recreational shad fishing will not be changed.
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Jun 29
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Television celebrity Hank Parker will be on hand at the 2010 Scout Jamboree August 2nd to present the Jamboree’s highest fishing award. The Grand Prize for Angling, sponsored by Berkley, is an all expenses paid trip for a scout and a parent for a fishing outing with Parker. The fishing adventure will be filmed in the fall of 2010 for a future airing on Parker’s television show, “Hank Parker’s Outdoor Magazine”.
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Jun 29
WARRENTON, VA- The 4th Annual Bass Fishing Tournament near Warrenton, VA resulted in a superb turnout with plenty of bass boated by happy anglers. The majority of anglers were Purple Heart recipients, most of them from nearby Fort Meade in Maryland. The event was organized by the Paralyzed Veterans of America- Outdoor Recreation Heritage Fund (PVA-ORHF). Each angler was guided by a bass fisherman, who donated their time and provided their personal boats for the cause. Many of the fishermen compete in local bass tournament circuits.
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Jun 29
Portland, Ore.—Look for bears on the coast, hike to a lake in the high Cascades during fish stocking, tour endangered Columbian white-tailed deer habitat or feed the elk at a wildlife area. It’s all part of the Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s new program, Firsthand Oregon.
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Jun 29
WDFW enforcement increasing patrols
as more areas of Puget Sound open for sport crabbing
OLYMPIA – With some of the most popular marine areas of Puget Sound set to open for sport crabbing, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) officers will be stepping up resource-protection patrols.
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