By Chad Love

Officials in one New Jersey town are trying to ban fishing tournaments on a body of water that supplies drinking water to their town.

From this story on providencejournal.com:
Tiverton officials say they're planning to fight state environmental regulators over their approval of fishing tournaments on a pond that supplies thousands of town residents with drinking water. The Newport Daily News reports that the Tiverton Town Council is expected to consider amending its drinking water reservoir ordinance Monday in an effort to ban fishing tournaments on Stafford Pond by next year.

By Chad Love

Did you know big game hunting was used to promote tourism in Vietnam before the war?

From this interesting story on theatlantic.com:
Before Vietnam became synonymous to 1970s Americans with a seemingly endless war, it might have conjured images of French wines and big game hunting. In the early 1960s, the U.S. government tried to encourage tourism in Vietnam in elsewhere in Southeast Asia as a sort of travel diplomacy.

By Chad Love

Officials say hunters saw a big increase in the number of harvested animals during this year's bison hunt outside Yellowstone National Park.

From this story in the Missoulian:
Hunters have killed more wild bison migrating from Yellowstone National Park this year than they have in decades. Driven by strong participation from Native Americans, roughly 250 bison have been killed after leaving Yellowstone for low-elevation winter range in Montana.

By Chad Love

There was an interesting op/ed in The New York Times about how American hunters, and the dollars they bring with them, play an important role in protecting wildlife in Tanzania. But the potential addition of the African lion to the endangered species list could put a big dent in the country's economy.

From this story in The New York Times:
Odd as it may sound, American trophy hunters play a critical role in protecting wildlife in Tanzania. The millions of dollars that hunters spend to go on safari here each year help finance the game reserves, wildlife management areas and conservation efforts in our rapidly growing country.