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Divers help save turtles in Florida

Marine scientist Larry Wood carries an endangered hawksbill sea turtle to the stern of the dive boat Kyalami for release after tagging it. Behind him is Kyalami divemaster Maggie Whalen.

The 10 scuba divers who plunged to a reef about 70 feet deep off Jupiter, Fla., on April 19 had a mission: try to find a hawksbill sea turtle for marine scientist Larry Wood to tag.

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Free fishing event for kids at Lake Wheeler

A free fishing event at Lake Wheeler Park at 9 a.m. June 1 will be one of more than 35 fishing events for kids sponsored by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission across the state in celebration of National Fishing and Boating Week June 1-9.

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Women, guns becoming a more comfortable fit

Springfield Armory of Illinois ranks among the firearms manufacturers targeting women’s purchasing power. The company has sent range program coordinator Dawn Wehunt on a tour of Southeast events to talk with women about firearms.
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Fishing trip good therapy for teen with cystic fibrosis

MIAMI - The first fish that Yan Andrade ever caught was a 17-pound jack crevalle that would have tested a much more experienced angler.
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Reservoir's ups and downs don't deter dogged angler

Jon Hawkinson has seen the highs and lows of Tuttle Creek Reservoir throughout the lake's 50-year history.
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Mud runs gaining popularity

Amanda Alarcon Banks likes to spend her afternoons crawling on her stomach trying to avoid touching dangling wires carrying live electrical current.
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Off the beaten path on Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak is much more than a 14,115-foot heap of uplifted granite.
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The fish are back at Tuttle Creek, and so are the fishermen

At the age of 73, Verl Stevens is going back to the ways of his past.
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Spring fishing is a matter of degree

A pair of downy Canada goose goslings paddled across the calm water of Okauchee Lake, stopping periodically to grab a snack off the water's surface.
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Study of warming Lake Superior finds less habitat for siscowet lakers but more for walleye, salmon

Newly published research has found that Lake Superior's warming water is probably already affecting its most abundant big fish.
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Best times for anglers

This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones (X indicates best days).