Regional News Update: July 1st, 2010

MIDWEST

-South Dakota: "Firearms Freedom" law to take effect

-Iowa: State warns boaters about zebra mussels

-Wisconsin: New system tracks wolf activity

-Minnesota: Walleye fishing on Mille Lacs off to a good start

-Ohio: Guns stolen from a high school party

-Michigan: Bucks at heart of hunting debate

-Indiana: Apply for reserved hunts online now

-Kansas: Rain brings unusually high water to local lakes

WEST

-New Mexico: Sportsmen outnumbered by private landowners

-California: Suspected abalone poachers cited and arrested

-Montana: Lion spotted on golf course

-Montana: Fishing conditions improving for holiday weekend

-Utah: Lake Powell boiling over with bass

-Wyoming: Grey's creek running red

-Colorado: Rivers fishing is getting better and better

SOUTH

-Virginia: New state gun legislation takes effect today

-Florida: State bans pythons

-Florida: Best bets: Mangrove snapper and tarpon

-Kentucky: Catch fish in the summer doldrums

-Texas: Parasite likely the cause of dove die-offs

-Mississippi: Deep-sea rodeo still a go

-Georgia: Expect crowded waters for the holiday weekend

EAST

-Vermont: Fishing the Winooski River

-Maryland: What if's from oil spill hang over state

-Maine: Disabled veterans moose hunt lottery

-New York: Senate passes crossbow hunting bill

-Pennsylvania: DNA helps convict trophy buck poacher