 | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2005 Bozeman Kids
Fishing Derby Cancelled
Draft Economic Analysis of
Conservation Action to Protect the Saint Mary-Belly River Population of
Bull Trout Released
Wisconsin Youth Wins the Federal
Junior Duck Stamp Competition
Public Comment Sought
on Draft Economic Analysis for Proposed Critical Habitat of the Jarbidge
River Population of Bull Trout
Public Comment Sought on
Draft Economic Analysis for Proposed Critical Habitat for the
Coastal-Puget Sound Population Population of Bull Trout
433 Acres Added to
Balcones National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Issues Environmental Assessment for the Establishment of the Rocky
Mountain Front Conservation Area |
| National Parks Service
National Parks Offer
Good Old Fashioned Fun for Visitors |
| Alabama
All Inside Waters of
Alabama Closing to Shrimping 6AM, May 10 |
| Arizona
Game and Fish encourages boaters to be safe on the water |
| Arkansas
Weekly Fishing Report
What's Open For
Hunting
State hatcheries provide
over 1 million black bass to Arkansas fisheries
Underwater Arkansas
program returns
New tool allows access to
deer harvest data
Arkansas Stream Team
conference scheduled
Cache River ivory-billed
spotted by several researcher
Season ends for
ivory-billed searchers; they’ll be back
Mercer Bayou being drawn down for renovation
Proclamation will help protect ivory-billed woodpeckers
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| Colorado
Parts of some SE Reservoirs Closed to Protect Nesting Birds
Wildlife Workshop At Chico Basin Ranch
Wildlife Commissioners O'Neal, James, to hold Open House in Greeley on
May 16 |
| Connecticut
DEP Environmental
Conservation Police Serve Arrest Warrants for Poaching |
| Delaware
Volunteers Wanted for
May 21 Inland Bays Cleanup/Cleanup Start of Waterway Watch Program in
Sussex County
DNREC Schedules Three
Additional Workshops This Month on Revised Inland Bays Pollution Control
Strategy
Delaware Corporate
Wetlands Restoration Partnership Creates New Terrapin Habitat at Delaware
Seashore State Park
Friends of Brandywine
Creek State Park to SponsorLead Sinker Exchange at Kids Fishing Derby
Volunteers Still
Needed for 2005 Horseshoe Crab Spawning Survey |
| Florida
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR
LOCAL CONSERVATION PROJECT
HUNTER SAFETY COURSE
OFFERED IN LEON COUNTY
FWC OFFICER CREDITED WITH
SAVING CHILD’S LIFE
FWC TO HOLD PUBLIC
MEETINGS ON DEER-DOG HUNTING PROGRAM |
| Georgia
The Season is Right
for Bear Sightings
DHR Launches Tick
Attach Study: Public's Help is Needed
Spring Migration Bird
Walk to be Held at Buford Trout Hatchery
Resist Urge to Rescue
"Orphaned" Wildlife
State, Federal
Agencies Team Up to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles |
| Hawaii
DLNR Announces Summer Season Closure for Spiny
Lobsters, Slipper Lobsters and Kona Crabs |
| Idaho
Apply Now For Elk,
Deer, Antelope And Bear Controlled Hunts
Fish And Game Closes
Lower Snake River Salmon Season
Critter Feeding
International Migratory
Bird Day 2005
Fawns Thrive During Mild
Winter
IDFG To Host Open House
To Discuss Proposed Fish Regulation Changes |
| Indiana
DNR offers early May,
late August and Hidden Jewel camping discounts |
| Iowa
IOWA FISHING REPORT
Opinion Survey Sent to Deer Hunters
Iowans Gearing Up for Free Camping Weekend
Lake of Three Fires is Filling, Campground is Open
Public Comment Sought for Iowa Comprehensive
Wildlife Plan
Spring Trout Fishing
Final Prairie Rescue Events
Set for May 14 |
| Kentucky
Don’t Let Faulty
Trailer Lights Ruin Your Lake Boating Trip
Leave Wildlife in the Wild |
| Maine
May 2, 2005 Fishing
Report |
| Maryland
Lower Western Shore
Tributary Team Offers Watershed Restoration Bus Tour May 19
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| Massachusetts
2005 SPRING TROUT
ALLOCATIONS  |
| Michigan
Weekly Fishing Report
Volunteers Sought to
Help Monitor Rifle River Area in Arenac County
Lake Fenton Boating Access Site Undergoing
Renovations
Volunteer Sturgeon Patrol
Continues at Black River |
| Minnesota
DNR appreciates
waterfowl hunter input, continues to take comments
Curly-leaf pond weed
control pilot project underway
Conservation officers'
tales for May
Bear hunt application
deadline approaching
DNR magazine explores
fishing opener traditions
Lac qui Parle State
Park, Wildlife Merge
Taking Care of the
Golden Goose
Final Minnesota
environmental assessment on cormorant management released; Leech Lake Band
to initiate local control efforts |
| Montana
Montana Fishing
Opportunities Especially For Kids
Outdoor Crimes Occur
Year Round
Most Common Montana
Fishing Regulation Violations
Get A State Lands Use
Permit
Fishing Access Sites
Are Anglers' Paradise
Planning A Fun Family
Fishing Day
Campers, Hikers And
Anglers Are Reminded To Be Bear Aware
A Long-Time Fisheries
Manager Looks Ahead To The Opening Of General Fishing Season
New 2005 Fishing Regulations Book Available
Montana's General Fishing
Season Opens May 21 |
| Nevada
Big Game Water
Developments Ready for Summer in Southern Nevada
Wildlife Commission to
Discuss Big Game Quotas
Mule Deer in Nevada – Habitat and Management, Part II |
| New Hampshire
Young Hiker Airlifted
from Mt. Monadnock Following Medical Emergency
Salmon Artist to Appear at Brood Stock Fly-Fishing Expo
Missing Strafford Man Located |
| New York
DEC Announces
Sampling Results for Chronic Wasting Disease
DEC: May 7 Marks
Opening Day for Many Popular Gamefish Species -
Walleye, Northern Pike, Pickerel,
and Tiger Muskellunge Season Begins,
Special Black Bass Season Opens on Lake Erie
DEC Announces Reopening
of Raritan Bay Shellfish Transplant Program
DEC Issues Emergency
Regulations in Response to Discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease |
| North Carolina
Bigger, Better Fishing Opportunities
Await Polk County Anglers
Wildlife Commission’s New Documentary on
Black Bears To Be Televised in Wilmington
Striped Bass Season in Upper Roanoke
River Extended Through May 4
Regional Saltwater Fishing Reports |
| Ohio
CHRONIC WASTING
DISEASE NOT DETECTED IN OHIO DEER
OHIOANS ENCOURAGED TO
WEAR LIFE JACKETS AND OBSERVE SAFE BOATING PRACTICES WHILE ENJOYING THE
STATE’S MANY WATERWAYS
WATERCRAFT PATROLS RESUME
AS OHIO’S BOATING SEASON GETS UNDER WAY |
| Oklahoma
Controlled Hunts
deadline just days away
Squirrel season opens May
15
Video tapes and “Skins
and Skulls” trunks available for checkout |
| Oregon
Disability permits
the subject of Friday meeting in Clackamas
Trout stocked for
Foster Lake youth fishing event
Season opens for
Pacific halibut sport fishing
Youngs Bay, Blind Slough
reopen to spring chinook harvest Thursday - Biologists now estimate
Columbia River run to be 70,000 to 100,000
Deadline approaching to buy big
game raffle hunt tickets - Proceeds benefit hunter access and wildlife
habitat projects
Stakeholder group to discuss
coho recovery in Yachats
Bird disease observed statewide
Comment period extended for deer
and elk management objective proposals |
| Pennsylvania
GAME COMMISSION ADVISES MOTORISTS TO
WATCH FOR DEER
SPRINGTIME ALERT: DO NOT DISTURB YOUNG
WILDLIFE
MUSKY ANGLER OPINIONS
SOUGHT |
| Rhode Island
EARTH DAY RI AWARDS
TWO $1,500 SCHOLARSHIPS |
| South Carolina
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES ALSO BENEFIT WILDLIFE
GAME ON' WINS EDISTO TOURNAMENT IN GOVERNOR'S CUP
BILLFISHING SERIES
FRESHWATER FISHING TRENDS
SALTWATER FISHING TRENDS:
S.C. WEEKLY
TIDETABLE |
| South Dakota
Weekend Teaches
Families Outdoor Skills, Creates Memories
Proposal Would Change
Accompaniment Hunting Restrictions
2004 Game Bird Harvest
Recorded
Fewer Any Deer, More
Antlerless Deer Licenses Proposed For 2005 Black Hills Deer Season
Free Permit Process For
Archery Hunting Adams Nature Preserve Area
National Wildlife Refuge
Deer Hunting Season Proposed
Changes Proposed For 2005
Fall Turkey Season
Dog Training Rules
Finalized
Special Resident Canada
Goose Season Proposed
Hike Focuses on the
History of LaFramboise Island
Youth Deer Changes Proposed |
| Tennessee
The Perfect Recipe
for Less-Than-Perfect Berries
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| Texas
Flat Out Fishing in
Galveston May 7
Lone Star Land
Stewards Protect Wild Texas
Attwater’s Prairie
Chicken Program Gets $23,000 |
| Utah
Weekly Statewide
Fishing Report
Fly fishing clinics
for women
Last chance to comment on
wolf plan
Testing wild birds for West
Nile virus
More young hunters should be
hunting antlerless big game in Utah this fall
Enjoy migratory bird and
wetlands activities May 14 |
| Virginia
STATE AGENCIES
INVESTIGATE AILING AND DEAD FISH IN SOUTH FORK SHENANDOAH RIVER |
| Washington
WEEKENDER
Deep River spring chinook sport fishery re-opens May 5
below Highway 4 Bridge
Anglers and other boaters advised to avoid disturbing
orcas, gray whales
Toxin tests clear 4 of 5 razor clam beaches for dig
Limits of trout
caught statewide on fishing season opener
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| West Virginia
Turkey
Hunting Law Violation Arrests by DNR in District 4
Trout Stocked Week of April 25-29, 200
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| Wisconsin
Boat safely and keep
Wisconsin waters clean
Deer seasons set in CWD
management zones
International Migratory
Bird Day May 14
Applications to sponsor a
Deer Hunt for Persons with Disabilities due June 1
Enjoy spring in Wisconsin
but keep a responsible distance from wildlife
2005 Lake Stewardship Award winners
Plans proposed to clean up 22 polluted
waterways in Wisconsin |
| Wyoming
RESIDENT ELK, DEER AND
ANTELOPE APPLICATION PERIOD MAY 1-31
WORLAND MAN GOES BACK TO
NATURE; FORGETS TO TAKE HUNTING/FISHING REGULATIONS
PLAINS BLACK-HEADED SNAKE
SOUGHT; SPECIES REFLECTS NEED FOR CWCS FUNDING
PINEDALE GAME WARDEN,
KEMMERER JUDGE HONORED BY GAME WARDENS ASSOCIATION
HUNTING LOTTERY HELD FOR
MOOSE, SHEEP AND MOUNTAIN GOAT LICENSES
G&F Calendar
ASK THE GAME & FISH |
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