 | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Public Input Sought
on Draft Environmental Assessment for Fish Passage in the Red River of the
North Basin

Service Seeks Public
Comment on Proposed Construction of New Facilities on Rapids Lake Unit of
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Carver County
Falconry Now Legal in
Connecticut, Throughout Lower 48 States
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Examines Expansion of Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife
Refuge
Laysan Ducklings Bring
New Hope for the Species’ Survival
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service's Mountain-Prairie Region Announces Fisheries Employee of
the Year |
 | Alabama
Forever Wild Board
Meeting Set for June 23 at Auburn’s Dixon Hotel & Conference Center
Open Woods Days
Scheduled on Sipsey River Swamp Recreation Area
Buck Harvest
Restriction Plan Implemented for Barbour County
Black Belt Birding
Trail Gets Early Start
Change in Creel Limit
for Alligator Gar
Nine-Inch Crappie
Limit Lifted on Public Waters 500 Acres and Smaller
Conservation
Enforcement Officer Receives Life Saving Award
 |
 | Alaska
Governor Murkowski Encourages Families to Go Fishing in
June |
 | Arizona
Take dad fishing for big trout on
Father's Day - Incentive trout from 1 to 13 pounds are being stocked

Arizona
Game and Fish Commission Seeking Award Nominations
Shooting facility being planned for northern Arizona
Public
can assist in desert tortoise study

Bighorn
Sheep Workshop Dates Announced |
 | Arkansas
Weekly Fishing Report
Arkansas
Ford dealers Big Bass Bonanza expands

White River access to be
renamed in honor of Forrest L. and Nina Wood

Time winding down for zone
doe quota permit applications

Stream Team awards
conservationists for their efforts

What's Open For Hunting
AGFC Commission Meeting |
 | Colorado
The Big Game License
Allocation Working Group Continues to Make Progress
Outdoor Skills Youth
Workshop Offered in Fort Collins
Tarryall State
Wildlife Area Is Reopened To All Public Use |
 | Delaware
Bike Rodeo Set for
Sunday, June 26 at Delaware Seashore State Park
DNREC Recognizes
Sportsfishing Tournament Winners at Awards Banquet

CORRECTION TO NEWS
RELEASE/REEF GUIDE
DNREC Establishes
Check Stations for Horseshoe Crab Harvest
Boat Ramp at Indian
River Marina Will Be Closed On Wednesday, June 15 |
 | Florida
FWC ADDRESSES GULF
RED GROUPER MANAGEMENT ISSUES
FWC APPROVES FEDERAL
CONSISTENCY RULE FOR VERMILION SNAPPER
FWC REQUIRES MARKING OF
BLACK SEA BASS TRAPS
FWC TAKES NEXT STEP IN
REVIEW OF IMPERILED SPECIES
DEER-DOG REGISTRATION
PROGRAM GOES STATEWIDE FOR 2005-06
FWC TAKES NEXT STEP IN
REVIEW OF IMPERILED SPECIES
FWC MOVES TO REFINE USE
OF MANATEE RECOVERY GOALS
BREVARD COUNTY HARD
CLAM LICENSE SEMINAR COMING UP
FWC HOSTS WILDLIFE LEGACY
INITIATIVE MEETINGS IN TAMPA
WILDLIFE RESCUES:
SOMETIMES IT DOES MORE HARM THAN GOOD |
 | Hawaii
State and Counties Joining Forces to Conduct
Summer Safety Patrols at Parks and Small Boat Harbors |
 | Idaho
Salmon Season Closes
On Clearwater, Mainstem Salmon
Limited Number Of
Leftover Moose Tags Available
Ask Fish And Game -
Q:
Since the application period for controlled hunts was extended, will the
drawings and notifications still happen on time?
Mk Nature Center Offers
Educational Summer Activities
Application For Crane
Hunts Begins
South Fork Salmon Season
Approved
Stonefly Season Just Around
The Corner
Idaho Grizzly Bear
Found Dead - Reward Offered For Information |
 | Illinois
IDNR Announces New Season Dates for Crow
Hunters

IDNR Announces
Non-Resident Archery Deer Permit LotteryA Applications Now Being Accepted
IDNR Announces Bullfrog Season Opens June
15th in Illinois |
 | Indiana
Bluegrass and gospel
music at Limberlost State Historic Site Sunday
Roush, Salamonie,
Mississinewa host kids’ day camps
Canoe lesson offered
at O’Bannon Woods June 25
Rendezvous on the Wabash set for June 18-19 at
Ouabache State Park
Hoosier Riverwatch to present volunteer stream
monitoring workshop June 24 in Sullivan County |
 | Iowa
IOWA FISHING REPORT
Early Pheasant Nesting
Indicators Look Promising
Adult Supervision Stressed
During Summer Recreational Season
Wildlife Babies
DNR To Seek Listing Mountain
Lion As "Furbearer"
DNR Conducting Clear Lake
Dock Inventory; Rule Changes To Take Effect Next Summer
State Preserves Advisory
Board To Hold Teleconference June 16 |
 | Kansas
RESIDENT ANY-DEER
PERMIT APPLICATIONS DUE JULY 15
WILDLIFE AND PARKS OFFERS
SPECIAL HUNTS
CATFISH ANGLERS SOUGHT TO
HELP BIOLOGISTS
 |
 | Louisiana
L.D.W.F. FORMS NEW
TASK FORCE
AMERICORPS VOLUNTEERS
HELP L.D.W.F. BLAZE NEW TRAILS |
 | Maine
June 13, 2005 Fishing
Report |
 | Maryland
Chronic Wasting Disease
Not Found In Maryland Deer
Competition Heats Up
Along With The Weather During Second Week Of Maryland $1,000,000 Fishing
Challenge
Cozy Cabins Offer
Creature Comforts In The Great Outdoors Of Herrington Manor And New
Germany State Parks
Point Lookout State Park
Swimming Area Reopened
Green Ridge State
Forest Trail System Designated A National Recreation Trail
DNR’s Marine Mammal &
Sea Turtle Stranding Program to Perform Necropsy on Stranded Humpback
Whale
Point Lookout State
Park Swimming Area Closed until Further Notice
Third Annual South
River Sojourn And Wade-In Set For June 18 |
 | Michigan
Weekly Fishing Report
New Vehicle Will
Enhance Water Recovery Efforts
2005 Michigan Bear
Hunt Drawing Results Posted and Season Regulations Set
Wildlife Regulation
Changes Recently Approved |
 | Minnesota
Ruffed grouse counts
unchanged from last year
DNR Border Lakes
forest management plan available for review
Funding available for
wildlife projects |
 | Missouri
Hand-fishing ban
dates to dawn of conservation era

Final round of chronic
wasting disease tests produces good news for Missouri |
 | Nevada
Information Available
on Nevada’s Fishing Waters
Big Game Hunting Tag
Numbers Continue to Rise |
 | New Hampshire
Moose Hunt Permit Winners Announced
Moose "On the Loose"
-- Drivers Beware!
Want to Help? Leave Fawns Alone
Sand Pond Boat Ramp in Marlow Closed June 22-July 15, 2005 |
 | New Jersey
Tight Lines Form
Strong Bonds

NEW JERSEY IMPOSES EMERGENCY MORATORIUM ON HORSESHOE CRAB
HARVEST |
 | New Mexico
Weekly Fishing
Report |
 | New York
DEC Establishes
Marine Enforcement Unit |
 | North Carolina
Wildlife Commission Announces July 4 as
Free Fishing Day

South Carolina Television to Air New
Documentary on Black Bear

Regional Saltwater
Fishing Reports |
 | Oregon
Comments sought on
revised draft sage grouse plan
Rogue River Spring
Chinook Advisory Committee meets next week in Central Point
Comments sought on
Nehalem winter steelhead program
Disability permits
to be the subject of Thursday meeting in Salem |
 | Pennsylvania
GAME COMMISSION TO END TOLL-FREE NUMBERS
ON JULY 1
GAME COMMISSIONERS APPROVE IMPORTANT WILDLIFE
PROJECTS |
 | South Carolina
SHRIMP TRAWLING SEASON OPENS JUNE 15 IN SC WATERS
HURRY TO PLANT FIELDS FOR FALL DOVE HUNTS
GREENVILLE REEF NEAR GEORGETOWN ENHANCED BY SINKING
'AMERICA' TUG

FRESHWATER FISHING TRENDS
SALTWATER FISHING TRENDS:
S.C. WEEKLY TIDETABLE |
 | South Dakota
Split Season, More
Tags Proposed For 2005 Antelope Season
Reminder About Public Meeting To Address Trout
Decline On Rapid Creek
Boaters Can Find Ramp
Access Along Entire Missouri River
GFP To Hold Public
Meeting On Lake Sharpe Fisheries
Commission Proposes
Increase in State Park Entrance Fees
HuntSAFE Instructor
Awards Announced

More West River Licenses
Available, Antlerless Tag Valid During Antelope Season
Take a Walk in the Park
in SD State Parks
New South Dakota Green
Sunfish Record
New Unit Proposed For
Early Fall Canada Goose Season

Fourth of July Camping
Reservations Still Available in SD State Parks |
 | Texas
New Report Details
Water Needs of Sabine Lake Estuary
Texas Parks and
Wildlife Supports Brazos River Exhibit
Don’t Be Left High
and Dry on First Boat Trip of the Season |
 | Utah
Weekly Statewide
Fishing Report
Fish in the Uintas in
great shape, survey finds
Big game maps available
online |
 | Vermont
IF YOU FIND A FAWN, LEAVE IT ALONE |
 | Washington
Deadline for special-hunt permits draws near
WDFW publishes 2005 big game pamphlet errata
|
 | West Virginia
DNR to Host Second
Annual Wild & Wonderful Women's Outdoor Event July 9 at Kanawha State
Forest |
 | Wisconsin
Northern bass zone
season opens June 18
State continues
monitoring potentially toxic blue-green algae
Spring turkey harvest
down slightly
Poisons may threaten bear
dogs being trained |
 | Wyoming
SECOND CLASS OF
OUTDOOR HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

GRASS CARP RECORD MOWED
DOWN

G&F Calendar
ASK THE GAME & FISH - Q.
"Why do you have length limits on fish?" |
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