Archive for July 18th, 2010

Delayed Hunting and Trapping Rule Changes Take Effect Aug. 1, 2010

Sunday, July 18th, 2010 Posted in Hunting News, Trapping News | No Comments »

The proposed hunting and trapping rule changes approved by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission in March 2009 but delayed for legislative review will go into effect on Aug. 1, 2010. Along with these delayed rules, hunting, trapping and fishing rules proposed for the 2010-11 seasons, approved by the Commission in March 2010, go into effect on Aug. 1. Fifteen hunting and trapping proposals were referred to the General Assembly by the North Carolina Rules Review Commission in April 2009 in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. As a result, the rule changes could not take effect until they were reviewed by the legislature, which convened in short session on May 12 of this year. Legislators had 31 days to propose bills disapproving the rules. Read more..

NDGF Will Not Recommend a Pronghorn Season This Year

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North Dakota Game and Fish Department biologists recently completed the 2010 pronghorn population survey, and census data revealed the statewide population is 37 percent lower than last year and down more than 50 percent from 2008 as a consequence of recent severe winter weather. Therefore, the Game and Fish Department will not recommend a pronghorn hunting season in 2010. Bruce Stillings, big game biologist in Dickinson, said two severe winters with high adult mortality rates, followed by poor production, has dropped the statewide population estimate to 6,500 pronghorn. Since 2003, the statewide population has been at or above 10,000 animals, including two years with more than 15,000. Read more..

Launches and Reef Program Get Boost From Saltwater License

Sunday, July 18th, 2010 Posted in Boating News, Environmental News, Fishing News | No Comments »

New York State Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis today joined Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee Chairman Robert Sweeney to announce the planned restoration of New York's artificial reefs program and the improvement of fishing and diving at 12 sites around Long Island. Using funds from the state saltwater fishing license and the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act (Wallop-Breaux), the restoration plan will enhance 11 previously identified reef sites and add one new one by creating reefs from a variety of materials that include rock provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from its dredging operations in New York Harbor. The south shore reef sites are Atlantic Beach, Fisherman (Yellow Bar), Fishing Line (McAllister Grounds), Fire Island, Hempstead, Kismet, Moriches, Rockaway and Shinnecock. The north shore sites are Matinecock and ... Read more..

Deadline For Limited Sandhill Crane Permit Applications

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Hunters interested in obtaining a special permit to hunt sandhill cranes this fall must apply by July 29. The four limited permit areas proposed for sandhill crane hunting in Montana are: Central Flyway: Sept. 11- 26 · Wheatland/Sweet Grass/Meagher County Areas—50 permits. Each permitted hunter will have a two-crane bag limit. Pacific Flyway: Sept. 11-26 Read more..

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