Regional News Update: July 1st, 2010
High water floods fishing waters in the West, a deer poacher gets busted in Pennsylvania, a lion prowls golf courses in Montana and much more.

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