 | U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service
Planning for New
Visitor Center at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge Moves Forward - Ground
Breaking Set for Spring 2009 |
| Alabama
2007 Alligator Seasons
Successful |
| Alaska
Alaska Fish and
Game Commissioner Applauds President Bush’s Call for More Hunting and
Habitat Protection: Alaska Joins In Efforts To Encourage Hunting
|
| Arizona
Dove Season Opens This Weekend
Wildlife News - Aug. 31, 2007
Information needed to solve deer poaching
Dove
Hunt Opens On Labor Day Weekend
AZ Waterfowlers Are Getting 107 Hunt Days |
| Arkansas
Weekly Fishing Report
What’s Open For Hunting
Sportsmen may access
public areas to repair blinds
AGFC seeks jackrabbit
sightings for survey
Winter drawdown scheduled
for Hamilton and Catherine
2006-2007 AGFC deer
season summary now available |
| California
Advanced Hunter
Education Upland Game Hunting Clinics Set in September
DFG to Host Waterfowl
Hunting Clinic in Williams
Dove Season Opens September 1 |
| Colorado
DOW Wants to Hear
from Deer Hunters
2007 Walk-in
Access Program Adds Dove Hunting, Begins September 1
Steamboat Area Women Get
Intro To Shotgun Shooting And Fly Fishing
DOW to Begin 2007 Aerial
Stocking Operations throughout the State |
| Connecticut
Migratory Bird Hunting Season Dates Set
State Reports
Mosquitoes Positive For West Nile Virus And Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Virus
|
| Delaware
Ceremony
Highlights $19.8 Million Bethany/South Bethany Beach Replenishment Project
Set to Start in September
Delaware Coastal
Cleanup Still Needs Volunteers; Cleanup Scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15
New Fees
Announced for Using Duck Blinds and Deer Stands in State Wildlife Areas
Requiring Hunting Permits
Delaware’s Dove
Season Opens Sept. 1; Hunting Opportunities Offered in State Fish and
Wildlife Areas |
| Florida
FWC announces 2007-08
migratory game bird and crow hunting seasons
FWC announces
2007-08 hunting season dates
Special-opportunity
spring turkey hunt application period is Sept. 11 – Oct. 16
Snook season reopens Sept. 1 –
with changes |
| Georgia
WRD Announces Migratory
Bird Hunting Dates and Regulations for the 2007-2008 Season
Deer Hunting Season
Begins September 8th
Georgia Hunters Need New
Deer Harvest Record Prior to 2007-08 Season
Hunter Education Course
Conveniently Available Online
Georgia Hunters Gear Up
to Aid in the Fight Against Hunger
Misuse of Tree Stands Create Hazards for Hunters
Brochure Available to Hunters and Others Regarding "Dove Hunting and
Agricultural Practices in Georgia"
Action-packed Dove
Hunting Season Opens September 1!
Required Hunter Ed Course
Conveniently Available Online
Hunters Must Have HIP
Permit Before Dove Hunting |
| Hawaii
DLNR Authorizes Kai Pier Steward Program At
Kealakekua Bay |
| Idaho
Comment On Fishing
Rules: Magic Valley
Comment On Fishing
Rules: Panhandle
Elk Hunting Workshop
Rescheduled
Coeur D'Alene Kokanee
Fishery To Close
Fires Close Backcountry
Trails, & Roads
Highway Wildlife Web
Project Under Way
Ask Fish And Game:
Sage-Grouse Season - Q. Will the half-million-acre Murphy Fire in Owyhee
County mean there's no sage-grouse seasons this year? |
| Illinois
Gov. Blagojevich Signs Vital
Legislation to Help Preserve Great Lakes - Illinois Becomes Second Great
Lakes State to Adopt Historic Agreement |
| Indiana
Some northeast
Indiana lakes are re-open for boating
Coast Week
Celebration coming, Sept. 8-16
Public lakes in
northeastern Indiana to be assessed for possible reopening Thursday
Deer disease found in southern Indiana
Indiana Dunes State Park
Plans an Eventful Autumn for Family Fun |
| Iowa
Rabbit, Squirrel Hunting
Seasons Open Sept. 1
IOWA FISHING REPORT |
| Kansas
2007 HUNTING
REGULATIONS SUMMARY AVAILABLE ONLINE
KANSAS ALLIANCE
FOR WETLANDS AND STREAMS CONFERENCE SEPT. 20-22
KDWP ANNOUNCES
SEPTEMBER STATE PARK EVENTS |
| Kentucky
Dates Are Set For
Waterfowl Blind Drawings at Lake Barkley, Barren River Lake, Green River
Lake and Sloughs WMA's
Early Season Squirrel
Hunting |
| Louisiana
WHITE LAKE W.C.A.
YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNT DATE ANNOUNCED |
| Maine
Bass Tournaments in
Maine
Becoming an Outdoors Woman Introductory Skills Weekend
Friday-Sunday, September 14, 15, 16 -- Camp Caribou –- Winslow, ME |
| Maryland
Maryland Natural
Resources Police Blotter
Maryland Late Waterfowl
Hunting Seasons Set
National Hunting
& Fishing Day 36th Anniversary Celebration September 22nd |
| Massachusetts
Migratory Bird Hunting in
Massachusetts
2007-08 Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
 |
| Michigan
Eddy Discovery
Center Announces Fall Nature Programs
60th Annual Waterfowl
Festival Set for Pointe Mouillee on Sept. 15-16
Weekly Fishing
Reports
Fire Update 8/29/2007
Fire Update 8/27/2007
Harrisville State
Park to hold a Hunter Education Weekend Sept. 8-9
DNR Releases
Fisheries Management Updates for 2007 for Waters in Southwest Michigan
P.J. Hoffmaster
State Park Hosting Annual Sportsmen for Youth Day on Sept. 8
Mackinac Island State Harbor
Closing After Labor Day for Major Renovations |
| Minnesota
DNR Seeks Comments on
Management of Sunset Lake and Hoodoo Lake in the Tower Wildlife Area
Adventures For Women
Donated Deer To Be
Processed At No Cost To Hunters
Permits available for special deer hunts in 34
Minnesota state parks
DNR to manage eight
fields for dove hunting
Public invited to
comment on special fishing regulations
DNR seeks comments on
Lake Christina habitat improvement project
Hunters asked to respect
flood recovery efforts in southeast
Tomash Lake in Cook
County to be rehabilitated
Little Elk wetland
project underway
Anterless Deer
Applications – Changes to the All Season License |
| Mississippi
MDWFP Commission
approved dates for the 2007-2008 waterfowl hunting season
To All Early Season Canada Goose
Hunters |
| Missouri
Teal numbers up again,
but food might be scarce
River Group Offers
Big Muddy Wildlife Float
Events help hunters with
disabilities hunt deer
Women invited to waterfowl hunting clinic
Hunters reminded of
expanded nontoxic shot requirement |
| Montana
August 31 Fishing
Roundup
Region 4 Upland Game Bird
Forecast
Shooting Range
Improvements Planned In The Yaak
Bowhunters, Avoid
Becoming The Hunted
2007 Montana Big
Game Seasons
Early Migratory
Bird Season Set
Fall Black Bear Hunters
Must Purchase License By August 31
Shooting Range
Improvements Planned In The Yaak |
| Nebraska
Follow the 10 Rules
of Firearm Safety on Every Hunt
Biologists Asking Hunters
to Report Bands Found on Doves
Cottontail Rabbit Hunting
Season Opens Sept. 1
Fish Renovation at War
Axe State Recreation Area
Nebraska September
Outdoor Calendar |
| Nevada
WILDHORSE RESERVOIR FISH KILL
WILD CATTLE FORCE CLOSURE OF OVERTON WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
AREA
OVERTON WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA CLOSED FOR SAFETY CONCERNS |
| New Hampshire
Early Migratory Game
Bird Seasons Set
2007-08 N.H. Waterfowl
Hunting Seasons Set
54th Annual Trappers Rendezvous -- September 14-16, 2007
Bird Dog
Basics -- Free Hunting Talk at Fish and Game
Atlantic Herring
Landing Restricted
Largemouth Bass Virus
Found in Lake Winnipesaukee
Ducks 101 -- Free Waterfowl Hunting Talk on September 5 |
| New Jersey
DEP Restricts Shellfish Harvest in Four Areas
of Delaware Bay |
| New Mexico
HUNTING SEASONS BEGIN; OFFICERS WILL BE CONDUCTING
ROADBLOCKS
HUNTING SEASONS BRING PARTIAL CLOSURES AT SARGENT,
HUMPHRIES AREAS
DEPARTMENT SEEKS INFORMATION ABOUT POACHED ANTELOPE, ELK
CLAYTON RESIDENTS ADVISED TO TAKE MEASURES TO AVOID
MOUNTAIN LIONS
ANOTHER DEER TESTS POSITIVE FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
Weekly Fishing
Report |
| New York
DEC to Halt
Recreational Fluke Season Monday, September 17
DEC Announces
Temporary Closure of Three Shellfishing Areas
DEC to Continue Lake
Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Program
|
| North Carolina
Whopper Kokanee
Salmon Caught from Nantahala Lake
N.C. Wildlife Resources
Commission Offers New Hunting Opportunities This Fall
This Labor Day, Have Fun and Boat Safe
1-Pound, 8-Ounce Fish
Sets White Crappie Record
Another Freshwater Fish
State Record Broken
Lake Gaston Creel
Survey Begins Sept. 1
Regional Saltwater Fishing
Reports |
| North Dakota
Sharptails,
Ruffed Grouse and Partridge Seasons Open Sept. 8
Sandhill Crane
Season Opens Sept. 15
Youth Waterfowl
Hunting Weekend Set Sept. 15-16
Youth Deer
Hunting Season Opens Sept. 14
Active Military on Leave
Can Hunt Small Game, Fish, Trap Without License
Game and Fish Announces
2007 Waterfowl Season Proposal
Pronghorn Lottery Held,
Licenses Remain
Swan Hunt Lottery Held,
Licenses Remain |
| Ohio
ODNR TO HOST BOATING
SAFETY EDUCATION GRANT WORKSHOP ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
BOATERS ADVISED TO STAY SAFE AS THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND
APPROACHES
ODNR Awards $3.6 Million To Improve Public Boating Access
Facilities At Seven Locations Statewide
OPENING DAY FOR OHIO’S HUNTERS IS APPROACHING
DATES FOR 2007-08 WATERFOWL HUNTING SEASON APPROVED BY OHIO
WILDLIFE COUNCIL |
| Oklahoma
August 31 deadline to
apply for bonus youth deer hunts
Smallmouth buffalo
record shattered by white bass angler
Dove season forecast
indicates scouting is key
Weekly Regional Fishing Reports |
| Oregon
Popular Buoy 10 fishery continues through Labor Day weekend
West Nile Virus detected in pelican at Summer Lake Wildlife
Area
Dam removal on Blue Bus
Creek improves habitat for steelhead
|
| Pennsylvania
STATE PARKS TO OPEN FOR EARLY GOOSE HUNTING
TEMPORARY REPAIRS ALLOW
MIDDLETOWN ACCESS TO OPEN FOR LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND
GAME COMMISSION TO STOCK 16,500 PHEASANTS FOR YOUTH-ONLY
SEASON
THREE WMUS SELL OUT OF
ANTLERLESS DEER LICENSES
GAME
COMMISSION WILL REACH OUT TO RESIDENTS WITH SEVEN OPEN HOUSES ON DEER
MANAGEMENT
TEST RESULTS EXPAND EHD INFECTED
AREAS IN SOUTHWEST
FIVE WMUS SELL OUT OF ANTLERLESS DEER
LICENSES
TEST RESULTS CONFIRM EHD IN GREENE/WASHINGTON COUNTIES
GAME COMMISSION SEEKS TO IDENTIFY CAUSE
OF DEATH IN BIRDS
A RIVER RUNS FREE
UNSOLD ANTLERLESS DEER APPLICATIONS TO BE
ACCEPTED AUG. 27 |
| Rhode Island
DEM ANNOUNCES THAT
MOSQUITO SAMPLE TAKEN NEAR SEEKONK BORDER TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE
VIRUS |
| South Carolina
Oyster reefs enhanced with alternative materials
Sept. 1 youth/adult dove hunt sponsored by Clemson, DNR
|
| South Dakota
Dove Hunting Season
Starts Sept. 1
Hunters No Longer
Need Federal Sandhill Crane Permit
Last Minute Camping for
Labor Day Weekend
Fire Ban Lifted, Water
Level Up - Spend the Weekend at Angostura
Improvements to Begin at
Roughlock Falls Nature Area
Pheasant
Population Looks Good |
| Tennessee
Bledsoe Creek
State Park Renovations Nearing Completion |
| Texas
TPWD Launches Shotgun
Sports in Schools Pilot Program
Saltwater Anglers
Reminded of Changes in Regs
Commission Adopts
Waterfowl Seasons
TPW Commission Approves
Lake Sam Rayburn Boating Access Grant
Outdoor Skills Training Offered To Texas
Families
Texas Parks And Wildlife
Expo Set For Oct. 6-7 |
| Utah
Colorado River Cutthroats
Returned To The Book Cliffs
Deer permits sold out -
14,000 bull elk permits still available
Search for quagga or
zebra mussels continues |
| Vermont
Vermont's Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons Are Announced
Public
Invited to Help in On-Line Deer Survey |
| Virginia
DEER HEMORRHAGIC
DISEASE LIKELY SOURCE OF DIE-OFFS |
| Washington
Public input sought on
state game-management plan
Ilwaco salmon fishery reopens September 2
Sport crabbers must
file new catch report; 8 areas of Puget Sound closing to crabbing
WDFW seeks public comment on 2008-09 sport fishing rules
package
Spokane River Anglers Asked To Report Tagged
Trout |
| West Virginia
WV Becoming an
Outdoors-Woman Program plans Fall Workshop
WV Bear Trapping
Techniques to be Featured on History Channel’s ‘Modern Marvels’ Monday,
August 27
Sale of Live Foxes Permitted in
West Virginia |
| Wisconsin
2007 Archery Deer
Season Opens Sept. 15
2007 Fall Wild Turkey
and Ruffed Grouse Seasons Open Sept. 15
2007 venison donation
program up and running in participating counties
Early Canada goose, dove
seasons open Sept. 1
Natural Resources Board
sets 2007 waterfowl seasons |
| Wyoming
FAVORABLE HUNTING
FORECAST OVERALL, DESPITE HOT, DRY SUMMER
2006 HARVEST REPORT
AVAILABLE ONLINE AND FOR PURCHASE
ELK AREA 13 DESCRIPTION
INCORRECT IN G&F REGULATIONS
COLD SNAP MAY SEND DOVES
SOUTH BUT NOT HIP PERMIT
APPLICATIONS DUE SEPT. 17
FOR SPRINGER AND GLENDO SPECIAL PHEASANT HUNTS
G&F Calendar |
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