Monthly Archives: February 2010

COEUR d’ALENE – As the woman walked by the truck with the tailgate down, she glanced at what lay in the bed of the pickup parked outside Fish and Game’s Coeur d’Alene headquarters. Then, her eyes opened wide. "Oh my … Continue reading →

We’ve all seen them — alligators lounging on a golf course fairway or sitting idly in a greenside pond — and wondered: Would they ever really strike? And now there is proof that alligators are always on the hunt and … Continue reading →

The Army will begin fielding MultiCam, a more effective camouflage pattern for Afghanistan, in August. Soldiers deploying in late summer will be the first to receive the new versions of the Army Combat Uniform; soldiers already in theater will begin … Continue reading →

Ryan Byrnes loves fishing so much that he left Phoenix to spend winters at college in Ely, Minn., where walleye are practically a snowball’s throw from his classrooms. Wednesday night he got an ice-fishing experience he’ll never forget: First, he … Continue reading →

A judge Wednesday ordered a poacher to pay $33,000 in restitution for killing "Pretty Boy,” a tame white-tailed breeder buck, in a pen. Justin Ray McDaniel, 25, of Newalla, also was put on probation for 10 years and must spend … Continue reading →

In a first for Oregon, DNA evidence was used to help win convictions in a crime against wildlife. Oregon State Police Lt. Randy Scorby said Tuesday that DNA from an elk illegally killed in November 2007 matched DNA found on … Continue reading →

Minnesota hunters took fewer than 200,000 deer during the 2009 season, state conservation officials reported Tuesday, reflecting the mission of regulators to bring down the number from the previous season. Compared with 2008′s total of nearly 222,000, the overall take … Continue reading →

Country 106.9 hosted "Reid, Will You Marry Me?" wedding ceremonies today at Bass Pro Shops in the Savannah Mall. Reid Thrush, the radio station’s morning host, was the wedding officiator. The couples that wed included Melissa and Brandon Davis, the … Continue reading →

Barbara and Dennis Gregory, 65, from Johannesburg, South Africa, thought they would never see the Nikon P90 again after it fell into the ocean en-route from New York to Southampton in 2008. But 16 months later Benito Estevez, a fisherman … Continue reading →

A Florida pilot has quite the story to tell, and the video to prove it. Paul Appleton was flying a helicopter, snapping photos during the Super Bowl, when a turkey vulture suddenly flew into his aircraft. Appleton says the bird … Continue reading →