Archive for July 17th, 2010

Nearshore Halibut Fishing Closes After Quota Met

Saturday, July 17th, 2010 Posted in Fishing News | No Comments »

Fishery managers have decided to close the central Oregon coast (Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain) nearshore (inside 40-fm) sport Pacific halibut fishery on 11:59 p.m. Saturday, July 17, because the quota has been met. “The nearshore Pacific halibut fishery has been popular with anglers in 2010,” said Lynn Mattes, halibut project leader for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. “Angler effort through early July is up more than 25 percent from 2008 and 2009. The average size of landed halibut increased by approximately 3 pounds in 2010 compared to 2009.” Read more..

DNR Completes Examination Of Whale Carcass Found In Ocean City

Saturday, July 17th, 2010 Posted in Assorted Outdoors | No Comments »

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has completed a full necropsy of a humpback whale that washed ashore on July 8 in Ocean City, Md. The carcass was examined by staff from DNR’s Sea Turtle & Marine Mammal Stranding Program. “The juvenile female whale was in advanced stages of decomposition, which made it difficult to determine the cause of death,” said Jamie Schofield, Coordinator of DNR’s Sea Turtle & Marine Mammal Stranding Program. The Ocean City Department of Public Works (DPW) removed the carcass from the surf and transported the whale to an offsite location for examination. The DPW worked in conjunction with the Ocean City Police Department, Ocean City Beach Patrol, Ocean City Animal Control and Natural Resources Police to keep the public safe from the large carcass, which washed ... Read more..

Maryland Black Bear Lottery Opens August 2

Saturday, July 17th, 2010 Posted in Hunting News | No Comments »

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin accepting applications to participate in this year’s lottery for black bear hunting permits on Monday, August 2. Applications issued will be valid for this year’s black bear hunting season, which will take place October 25 through October 30. “This year’s hunt will follow the same successful model we’ve used for the previous bear hunting seasons,” said Pete Jayne, Associate Director for Game Management for DNR. The application process will follow the Preference Point System for bear hunting permit applications that DNR implemented in 2007. Hunters who apply this year will receive one entry in the random drawing as well as one additional entry for each past consecutive year they have applied. Therefore, those hunters who applied unsuccessfully in 2007, 2008 and 2009 will ... Read more..

Utah Cougar Rules Proposed For Next 3 Years

Saturday, July 17th, 2010 Posted in Cougar Hunting News, Predator Hunting | No Comments »

If you're interested in Utah's cougars, pay attention to the Division of Wildlife Resource's latest cougar hunting proposals—they'll be in effect for the next three years. "Keeping the hunting rules and permit numbers consistent will give our efforts to manage cougars more time to work," says Kevin Bunnell, mammals coordinator for the DWR. "And that will result in future recommendations that will be best for the cougars and for the animals the cougars prey on." Utah's cougar management plan was updated in 2009. This is the first season cougars will be managed under the new plan. Read more..

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