Hunting
Maine's spring turkey hunt wraps up for the year
Jun. 05, 2021 10:51 AM EDT
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The spring season's turkey hunt in Maine is ending.
Maine is home to spring and fall turkey hunts. The spring hunt,...
GOP blocks $15 million for job loss benefit administration
By Todd Richmond Jun. 02, 2021 05:15 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Legislature's budget-writing committee scrapped Gov. Tony Evers' plan Wednesday to hand the Department of...
West Virginia expands prizes of lottery for vaccinated
Jun. 02, 2021 07:09 AM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's vaccine lottery for those who received a coronavirus shot will include prizes ranging from hunting rifles to $1...
Final days of spring for Maine's turkey hunt
Jun. 01, 2021 08:49 AM EDT
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's spring turkey hunt is entering its final days of the year.
The Pine Tree State is home to an active hunt for...
Arkansas: Lotto tickets, gift certificates for vaccinated
May. 25, 2021 03:45 PM EDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (AP) — Arkansas will begin giving lottery tickets and gift certificates for hunting and fishing licenses to people who get the coronavirus...
Maine vaccine incentives: gift cards, baseball, fishing
May. 11, 2021 08:27 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine is rolling out free fishing licenses, baseball tickets and L.L. Bean gift cards to encourage more residents to get vaccinated...
New Hampshire spring turkey hunt starts Saturday
May. 01, 2021 08:06 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is warning turkey hunters to be extra sure of their targets as the spring season gets under.
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Maryland officials trying to limit bear-human conflict
By Kimberly Seif Of Capital News Service Apr. 27, 2021 04:53 PM EDT
As Maryland black bears emerge from hibernation, the state’s Wildlife and Heritage Service is warning people to keep food tucked away to avoid attracting them....
Maine turkey hunters getting ready for another pandemic hunt
Apr. 19, 2021 04:00 AM EDT
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — One of Maine's “big four” hunting seasons is set to begin in about two weeks.
The spring wild turkey hunt begins on...
The Latest: Mexico's president knocks US over vaccines
By The Associated Press Mar. 14, 2021 11:45 AM EDT
Deer native to India starve to death amid drought in Hawaii
By Caleb Jones Feb. 09, 2021 01:23 PM EST
2 NC lawmakers who contract COVID were on same hunting trip
Jan. 19, 2021 01:05 PM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina legislators who announced this week they had tested positive for COVID-19 participated in the same duck-hunting trip...
Vermont, NH hunters take record number of bears in 2020
Jan. 18, 2021 12:57 PM EST
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Preliminary numbers show that hunters had a record bear season in Vermont and New Hampshire last year, in part because of a surge in the...
Vermont deer hunters had successful 2020 season
Jan. 03, 2021 12:47 PM EST
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Deer hunters had a successful season in 2020, the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife says.
While final numbers...
Maine hunters harvest most deer in almost 2 decades
Dec. 18, 2020 01:50 PM EST
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine hunters harvested more deer in 2020 than they had in almost two decades.
State wildlife regulators increased...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
By The Associated Press Dec. 14, 2020 09:00 AM EST
Detroit News. Dec. 9, 2020.
Charter students worth less? Wrong message
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission, tasked...
Vermont's 16-day rifle deer hunting season into 2nd week
Nov. 21, 2020 02:11 PM EST
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Deer hunters will be out in the forests of Vermont again this weekend as the state’s 16-day rifle deer hunting season goes into its...
Hunting licenses soar as virus-weary Americans head outdoors
By John Flesher And Anna Liz Nichols Nov. 17, 2020 11:44 PM EST