The Arizona Game and Fish Department announced the beginning of a rulemaking process to amend Article Ten, which governs off-highway vehicle use in the state. The amendments, developed during a recent five-year review, aim to clarify rules, simplify regulatory language, and improve public accessibility to department services. Public comments are being accepted through November, with a public meeting scheduled for early December in Phoenix, as reported by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

In North Carolina, several committees of the Wildlife Resources Commission, including boating safety, big game, small game, and land acquisition, are meeting in Raleigh on October fifteenth. These gatherings present opportunities for discussion and public involvement in game and fish management at the state level.

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service recently released its annual Waterfowl Population Status report, finding stable populations of dabbling ducks across North America but also noting continued drought impacts, especially in the north-central United States where pond counts have dropped by more than thirty percent compared to last year. The mallard duck population remains at six point six million, mirroring last year’s numbers, while northern pintails saw a modest increase of thirteen percent. Blue-winged teal populations remain below thresholds needed to allow for longer hunting seasons, setting the stage for another nine-day teal season. Conditions in prairie Canada remain a concern, with pond counts well below the long-term average, impacting future waterfowl reproduction, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

Montana held a Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting on October ninth, addressing extensive public comments about hunting, fishing, and trapping regulations, including chronic wasting disease management rules and updates to pheasant programs. The commission emphasized accessibility for public input and continued transparency in its regulatory actions, according to the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission.

In Texas, the Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary this month. The center has contributed to fisheries science through research on species including redear sunfish and blue sucker. New efforts are underway to supplement blue sucker populations in the Colorado River and conserve threatened mussels and crayfish. Ongoing research on alligator gar has filled knowledge gaps related to their reproduction and longevity, with findings that these fish can live over one hundred years, as reported by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Nationally, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners have allocated more than twenty-three million dollars to support over fifty fish habitat projects across twenty-nine states. These projects emphasize habitat restoration, removal of barriers to fish migration, and improved water quality, leveraging a blend of federal, state, and private resources to protect fisheries for future generations.

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