The Outdoor Women of the River Valley Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation and Indiana DNR will co-host a Women in the Outdoors event July 26, at Hardy Lake near Scottsburg.

The Blue River chapter of the NWTF will co-host a Women in the Outdoors event Aug. 2, at Presnell Plantation near Morgantown.

TEMECULA, California -- Outdoor Channel, America's Leader in Outdoor TV, has reeled in popular outdoor TV host and fishing expert Bill Dance for a new series entitled Bill Dance Saltwater. Launching in Outdoor Channel's popular "Friday Night Fishing" block on January 2, 2009, Bill Dance Saltwater follows Dance as he unveils a plethora of easily accessible saltwater fishing destinations right here in North America.

­Baxter, Minesota -- Aqua-Vu, the #1 name in underwater cameras, introduces the new Explorer 7 and Explorer 5. The new Explorer 7 gives you a bigger (7") screen, revolutionary Explorer lighting, on screen water temp, and 100 feet of camera cable.

PIERRE, S.D.--A special Web site offers waterfowl hunters up-to-date information about all four of North America’s flyways.

The site, www.Flyways.us, a joint effort of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service, was developed by biologists and waterfowl manager across the Atlantic, Mississippi, Central and Pacific flyways.

PIERRE, S.D.—After a record year of antlerless deer donations, South Dakota’s Sportsmen Against Hunger Program is expanding to include payments for the processing of doe and fawn antelope.

RAPID CITY, S.D.—As South Dakota’s antelope population reaches a near-record size, the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission has approved a hunting season that offers significantly more licenses and tags.

COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Wildlife Council has approved the state's early migratory bird hunting seasons for this fall, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

Little has changed, and the fishing is excellent in the Southeast Region. But in many areas fishing is best in the cooler parts of the day, early and late.

The Upper Blackfoot River opened for catch-and-release fishing for cutthroat trout on July 1. The cutthroat spawning run out of the reservoir was about 540 cutthroat trout – that’s the biggest run since 2003 and should provide for some exciting fishing this year. The river is running high and cloudy.

The summer temperatures have turned the fishing on near Challis. The trout fishing at Mosquito Flats Reservoir and Bayhorse Lake has slowed a little bit because the fish are going deeper with the warmer weather; however worms and bobbers are working well. Fly fishing is really coming on and as the water drops, it keeps getting better. Mackay Reservoir is good for trolling deep.

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced that about 2,100 nonresident deer permits are still available for the 2008 season.These are permits that were not taken in the May nonresident application period. They are Whitetail Either-Sex permits, and are being sold on a first-come first-served basis at license vendors and online to any nonresident who did not successfully draw a 2008 permit. Interested hunters can also purchase a leftover permit with a toll-free telephone call (800-918-2877).

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ (KDWP) Hunter Education section will offer a one-day furharvester education class on Saturday, Aug. 2. Students will gather at the KDWP Operations Office, 512 SE 25th Avenue, 2 miles east and 1 mile south of Pratt. The course will begin at 8 a.m. and run until 5 p.m. Lunch will be provided.

The Flint Hills Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will be hosting its 13th Annual Hunting Heritage Banquet and Superfund Auction on Saturday, July 26, at American Legion Post No. 5, 2921 W. 12th Avenue in Emporia. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with a turkey dinner at 7 p.m.

About 1.7 million acres of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres will expire in Kansas over the next four years, according to the U. S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA). Cooperators still have the opportunity to maintain difficult-to-farm areas with continuous practices once their contracts expire.

Kids - Looking for more things to do on your summer vacation? Interested in learning more about wildlife and the out of doors?

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) will hold free kid's programs July 28-29 in Limon and July 30-31 in Lamar.

PHOENIX – Ever wish you could see a map of Arizona showing all the places to go fishing, along with what types of fish you can find and maybe even something about the facilities at each lake, river or stream? Well, just wave a magic wand over your computer because your wish has been granted – thanks to a little computer magic from the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

Hunting clubs interested in hosting a youth pheasant hunt this fall are encouraged to begin making plans now, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe.

The Game Commission will release 15,000 ring-necked pheasants statewide prior to the opening of this special youth season, which was developed to provide young Pennsylvanians more opportunities to be successful afield. To encourage more hunting clubs to get involved, Roe has pledged to provide an extra 1,500 birds for clubs that host a youth pheasant hunt.

The Seventh Annual Metolius River Fly Fishing and Bamboo Rod Fair will feature some of the West Coast’s finest contemporary bamboo rod makers, and the chance to cast bamboo rods of all sizes and actions.

Sturgeon retention on the Columbia River will be open Thursday, July 17 through Saturday, July 19; and Saturday, July 26 through Sunday, July 27. The daily bag limit remains one fish per day and five per year.

Heading out to Multnomah Falls or points east? Stop by Bonneville Hatchery and pay a visit to the sturgeon viewing and interpretive center where you can watch sturgeon and trout through an underwater window.

Harrisburg, PA, 7/16/08 – At its summer quarterly meeting yesterday, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) voted to allow anglers to fish in lakes and ponds approved as year-round trout waters without possessing a trout/salmon permit, as long as anglers are not fishing for trout or salmon. Commissioners also voted to open 31 additional approved trout waters to year-round fishing. The changes to the lake and pond regulations were made after several individuals submitted public comments noting that anglers often fish these waters for species other than trout. Both changes will take effect Jan. 1, 2009.