LEWISBURG, W. Va. – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) and Plum Creek today announced they are expanding a public-private partnership effort to increase the state’s trout population and extend its range. With the expansion, the effort will now focus on enhancing the quality of 51.6 miles of streams on Plum Creek land and many more miles down-stream. The private timber company and state originally began the effort in 1999, and it since has grown and seen significant results.

North Dakota’s 2012 deer season is set, with 65,300 licenses available to hunters this fall, 44,650 fewer than last year and the lowest since 1988.
Randy Kreil, wildlife chief for the State Game and Fish Department, said the decline in the deer population is a result of increased adult mortality and reduced fawn production following the severe winters of 2008-10. In addition, the extreme winter conditions followed nearly a decade of aggressive deer management featuring large numbers of antlerless licenses in many units.

COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has issued a statewide directive to its enforcement officers to clarify guidelines for enforcing a new rule that specifies the condition of fish fillets being kept or transported.

Teaming up with the worlds largest FREE online carp fishing competition, Dynamite Baits will award an incredible $800.00 prize to the person with the winning team number. The winner will receive the HOT NEW Green Lipped Mussel and Spicy Peanut, all a apart of the Dynamite Baits boilie range along with an accessory of dips and flavors. These new baits have been responsible for countless big fish caught by carp anglers worldwide and are now stirring up a real craze on North American waters.

CCA Louisiana and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are set to begin construction on a new artificial reef in Calcasieu Lake in Southwest Louisiana designed to create new marine habitat and support recreational fishing.

FINDLAY, OH - Anglers interested in learning the art of fly-fishing and practicing their skills on a half-mile section of Cold Creek at the Castalia State Fish Hatchery are encouraged to enter the lottery for beginning fly-fishing clinics. Seventy-five slots are available for the popular program, and the deadline for submitting a lottery entry is Aug. 1.

Cabela's® Incorporated (NYSE: CAB), the World's Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, announced plans to bring the extraordinary Cabela's retail experience to customers in the Green Bay, Wis., area.

DENVER - Pueblo Reservoir and Blue Mesa Reservoir will again draw anglers from around Colorado during the next two months as they try to land specially tagged fish that could bring them up to $2 million in cash or one of more than $225,000 in prizes during Cabelas' "Wanna Fish for Millions?" contest.