National and News

	Title	Issue
	Archery hunter from Michigan bitten in encounter with grizzly bear in Idaho A nonresident hunter was bitten, but not seriously injured, when he and his hunting partner went back to retrieve a bull elk shot the evening before. Idaho Department of Fish and Game	September 2012
	New Report Shows Rise in Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife-Related Recreation Participation in 28 States Participation in wildlife-associated recreation increased in 28 states since 2006 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	September 2012
	Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Tops $400,000 in Grants to Advance Science of Wolves The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has topped $400,000 in grants and pledges to advance the science of wolves, wolf interactions with elk and other wildlife, and wolf management overall. The total includes more than $200,000 in science grants in just the past five years, more than any other five-year period in RMEF history. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation	September 2012
	Avoid bear conflicts: store food and garbage properly As hunters venture into the woods this fall, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is asking them to be mindful of their food and garbage. Idaho Department of Fish and Game	September 2012
	An Alaskan Master Guide Sentenced For Big Game Guiding Offense Anchorage, Alaska U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that an Anchorage man has been sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Fairbanks on Friday, August 24, following his guilty pleas to 16 counts of commercial big-game guiding offenses. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	September 2012
	South Dakota's 2012 Pheasant Count Up from 2011 Annual August pheasant brood counts in South Dakota indicate that the statewide pheasant population is up from last year, and that should equate to an excellent pheasant season this fall. South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks	August 2012
	Hunters urged to be careful with cigarettes, other fire With dove and Canada goose hunting opening Saturday, Sept. 1, thousands of Arkansans and visitors will be in fields and woods. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission	August 2012
	Outdoor reaction growing after years of decline Two new national surveys find participation in outdoor recreation to be increasing after years of decline By Thomas Spencer The Birmingham News	August 2012
	Isaac delays alligator season opening in SE Louisiana Tropical Storm Isaac is pushing back the alligator season in southeast Louisiana.	August 2012
	Bison numbers up, hunting could expand in Wyoming Wyoming may expand bison hunting because the state's population is above management goals	August 2012