Hunting

8/21/2007 -- (HELENA) - Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer today announced new members of the Private Lands and Public Wildlife Council. "Our hunting and fishing opportunities are part of what makes our state such a great place to live," said Governor Brian Schweitzer. "This council works with outfitters, sportspersons and landowners to reach consensus on outdoor issues important to Montanans."    » read more »

August 14, 2007 -- (BOISE) – Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter announced the appointment today of former Clearwater National Forest Supervisor Fred Trevey (TREE’-vee) of Lewiston to the Region 2 position on the Idaho Fish and Game Commission.

Now retired from the U.S. Forest Service and working as a private consultant, Trevey succeeds Alex Irby of Orofino on the seven-member commission. Irby’s term expired June 30.    » read more »

Event will celebrate the tradition and economic benefits of hunting in Minnesota

June 26, 2007 -- Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced that the 5th Annual Governor's Deer Hunting Opener will be held in the Hibbing area on Saturday, November 3.    » read more »

May 15, 2007 -- Washington, DC - At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks today, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) urged support for a measure she and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) introduced earlier this year to restore full public access to Santa Rosa Island. The island is part of the Channel Islands National Park, located off the coast of Santa Barbara, California.    » read more »

Manchin emphasizes importance of hunting and fishing to Mountain State

May 9, 2007 -- CHARLESTON – Spring gobbler hunting draws thousands of hunters – including West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin – to West Virginia’s woods each year. On May 5, Manchin was in the mountains of Pendleton County hunting for a wild turkey gobbler, and state Division of Natural Resources Director Frank Jezioro was there to recount the story of the hunt.    » read more »

May 1, 2007 -- AUGUSTA – Maine Governor John E. Baldacci was joined by Rep. James Campbell (R-Newfield) and Rep. Walter Wheeler (D-Kittery) today for a ceremonial signing of LD 503, An Act Regarding the Authority of the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Issue Licenses to Beagle Clubs to Trap Snowshoe Hares.

“With this legislation, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner is allowed to issue permits to beagle clubs, allowing them to trap live snowshoe hares, which will stock areas that are used to run beagles,” Governor Baldacci said.    » read more »

April 23, 2007 -- (Jackson, Mississippi) – Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has signed a bill to authorize the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks to study the issue of deer baiting, and ultimately determine the outcome of this issue.

The Governor signed the bill on Saturday, and it was returned to the Legislature today with the following statement:

“I have signed House Bill 423 to remove the issue of using bait to hunt deer from the politicians and to give that important decision to the professionals and scientists.”    » read more »

Annual recertification becomes one-time issue

April 19, 2007 -- SPRINGFIELD – In light of a recent letter received by Lake County Vietnam veteran Ray G. Canaday, Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) Director L. Tammy Duckworth today announced that the annual free hunting and fishing licenses for disabled veterans issued by IDVA will now be a one-time, permanent issue. The new policy will save disabled veterans throughout the state the inconvenience of a yearly trip to renew their license, which includes transportation costs and time.    » read more »