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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ban On Possession Of Handguns - WIFR.com, June 2, 2009 Ordinances barring handgun ownership in the city of Chicago and the suburb of Oak Park will stand after they were upheld today by a federal appeals court...
Texas Increases License And Boating Fees - Outdoor News Daily, June 1, 2009The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved increases to hunting and fishing licenses, as well as boat titling and registration fees...
Governor Vetoes CCW - Sportsman's Off-Road, June 1, 2009Gov. Phil Bredesen last week vetoed a bill that would allow Tennessee residents to carry a concealed weapon into a restaurant that serves alcohol. “Guns and alcohol don’t mix,” Bredesen stated in a recent press conference...
Federal Action Aimed At Preserving Roadless Areas - Whitetail Journal, June 1, 2009Last week the Obama administration issued a “time out” for the development of nearly 60 million acres of roadless areas...
Turkey Hunter Has ‘Too-Close’ Bobcat Encounter - Predator Xtreme, June 1, 2009During an average day of turkey hunting, Rick Donati of Gardner, Massachusetts, was luring toms with a push-button call box when he was knocked over by what he thought was a coyote...
More West Virginia Deer Test Positive For CWD - Bow hunting World, June 1, 2009Chronic Wasting Disease has been found in seven West Virginia whitetail deer, discovered in samples taken during routine Hampshire County spring collections...
Buck has local edge - The Spokesman review, May 31, 2009The timing could not have been better for Post Falls-based Buck Knives to move production lines back to the United States from China...
Pennsylvania Hunter Education Courses - Outdoor News Daily, May 30, 2009With sales of the 2009-10 license set to begin in mid-June, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe is reminding all first-time license buyers to make plans to attend a Hunter-Trapper Education (HTE) course now...
Ben Avery Summer Recreational Shooting Leagues - Outdoor News Daily, May 30, 2009If the recent NRA convention in Phoenix got your American spirits pumping, or you just recently bought a new firearm to replace that old hand-me-down, then now is the time to join one of the summer recreational shooting leagues at the renowned Ben Avery Shooting Facility...
Federal Action Aimed At Preserving Roadless Areas - Predator Xtreme, May 29, 2009Cedar Rapids, Iowa is tightening enforcement on BB guns, airsoft guns and pellet guns since a string of crimes ranging from criminal mischief to assault have resulted from their use...
Volunteers Needed To Count Loons On Area Lakes - Outdoor News Daily, May 29, 2009The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) nongame wildlife program is looking for volunteers in Lake and Cook counties in Northeast Minnesota to perform a one-day loon survey this summer...
Shooting Clinics Reveal Nontoxic Shot Secrets - Outdoor News Daily, May 28, 2009Practically every hunter knows that steel and other nontoxic shot performs differently than lead shot. What many do not know is how nontoxic shot is different, how different it is and how to adjust shooting habits to compensate for the differences...
2009 Maryland Fishing Challenge Features Cash and Prizes - Outdoor News Daily, May 28, 2009Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff and special guest Bill Burton today kicked off the 2009 Maryland Fishing Challenge, The Search for Diamond Jim, by releasing specially tagged striped bass into the Chesapeake Bay off of Chesapeake Beach...
Michigans Free Fishing Weekend Slated for June 13-14 - Outdoor News Daily, May 28, 2009The Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone that Summer Free Fishing Weekend is scheduled for June 13-14. On that weekend, everyone - residents and non-residents alike - can fish without a license, though all other fishing regulations apply...
Anonymous Tip Cracks Utah Poaching Case - Bow hunting World, May 27, 2009One of the biggest poaching cases in southern Utah was cracked open this week, thanks to an anonymous tip on the Utah Turn-in-a-Poacher hotline...
Updated Planning Guide For Pennsylvania Junior Pheasant Hunt - Outdoor News Daily, May 27, 2009While Pennsylvania’s junior pheasant hunt seems like a long way off, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe noted that now is the time for hunting clubs to make plans to host an organized junior pheasant hunt...
Hunter Position Open On A&H Deschutes Klamath Advisory Council - Outdoor News Daily, May 27, 2009ODFW is seeking a hunter representative to serve a three-year term on the Access and Habitat Program’s Deschutes/Klamath Advisory Council...
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