Record-high water temp spells trouble for Alaska salmon stream
For spawning adults salmon or growing juvenile, temperatures above 80 degrees can be lethal.
Moose numbers are dwindling, but why?
Wildlife biologists do not have clear answers, but the likely suspect is a combination of habitat loss, ticks and predators.
In North Dakota, 'Sharptails are beginning to rebound'
Statistics from the spring sharp-tailed grouse census indicate a 9 percent increase in the number of male grouse counted compared to last year.
Walleye fishing tips: Summer signals time for bottom-bouncers and spinners
Spinner rigs are very versatile for covering various depths of water and locating actively feeding walleyes.
What to make of the Roosevelt Conservation Caucus
Key House and Senate Republicans issued strong statements in support of the environment and conservation Wednesday, but are they simply courting voters before the next election?
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Grizzly spotted in north-central Idaho for first time in a decade
USFWS says the bear crossed into Idaho last August, but wildlife officials captured it and sent it back to Montana.
Illegal antler hunting costs man $15K, loss of hunting privileges for 5 years
Man pleaded guilty to illegally possessing and transporting 104 pounds of unlawfully taken antlers. Sold the antler pieces he collected for dog chews.
Big jump in North Dakota spring breeding duck numbers
72nd annual spring breeding duck survey showed an index of 3.4 million birds, up 20 percent from last year. That's the 22nd highest index on record and stands 40 percent above the 71-year average.
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Social media does in Yellowstone mountain lion poachers
Three Montana men all pleaded guilty and were ordered to pay $1,666 each in restitution, sentenced to three years of unsupervised probation and stripped of their hunting and fishing privileges for three years.
North Dakota sees uptick in spring pheasant count
The primary regions holding pheasants ranged from up 14 percent in the southeast and up 17 percent in the northwest, to down 8 percent in the southwest, and the count in the northeast, which is not a primary region for pheasants, was up 33 percent from last year.
Going against the walleye current: Bass fishing catching on in North Dakota
In this walleye-crazy state, bass fishermen are viewed as a bit of an oddity by some, but the number of dedicated bass fishermen continues to grow.
In Washington state's Skagit County, elk damage costing farmers $1.4 million a year
About three-quarters of the farmers said they experienced elk damage over a combined 5,182 farmland acres.
Oregon wildlife commissioners adopt wolf management plan
Under the old plan, a wolf that attacked livestock twice or more over any period of time was deemed a "chronic depredator'' and could be killed in the eastern third of the state, where wolves are managed by the state. The new plan will allow the state to kill wolves after two confirmed attacks during a nine-month period.
Plan would expand hunting, fishing in wildlife refuges
Under the proposed expansion at sites in 46 states, the number of wildlife refuges where hunting would be allowed would increase by five to 382 while fishing would be allowed at 316 locations.
Arizona turns to muskies to bulk up bass fishery
Hope is tiger muskies will eat small bass, allowing anglers to have larger bass to catch in upcoming years.
A cormorant kingdom grows, and 'This problem is only just starting'
In mid-May, as many as 10,000 cormorants counted on the Astoria Bridge – a major jump from the 3,400 the state counted last year.
Former Montana guide gets lifetime hunting ban for poaching
Also ordered to pay $33,050 in restitution to the state of Montana.
Oregon ranchers blame eagles for livestock deaths
State and federal reports say predation of livestock by eagles is rare on the North Coast. Many people don't report it or are not sure it's a bald eagle that did the killing.
With hunting in limbo, grizzlies on the move in U.S. Rockies
Run-ins with bears are happening in agricultural areas where the fearsome animals hadn't been seen for decades, raising tensions in communities over the grizzly's status as a federally protected species in the U.S. outside Alaska. They now occupy almost 27,000 square miles, a range that has grown 34 percent in the past decade.
Fishing tips: locating and catching pre-spawn slab crappies
Spring is a great time to target white or black crappies as they transition into shallow water around the weed lines.
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