February 27, 2009

Toledo, Ohio (AP) _ Two poachers convicted of bagging a “celebrity” deer were so proud of their kill that they posted photos on a Facebook page and the state’s wildlife Web site, investigators said. What the men didn’t know was that amateur photographers had taken hundreds of pictures of the same deer roaming a suburban […]

Licenses are available from all Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks offices, on the FWP web site at fwp.mt.gov and from FWP license providers across the state. Hunters who wish to hunt in a special spring turkey permit area have until March 12 to apply on line at fwp.mt.gov . Click on ’Apply for a License

St. Paul, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has added about 8,000 square miles of forest land in northeastern Minnesota as critical habitat acreage for the Canada lynx. The lynx is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. In 2006, the agency designated nearly 2,000 square miles of critical habitat for

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man accused of illegally killing a 700-pound black bear in Wisconsin told authorities he had gone deer hunting and mistook the bear for a big buck, a game warden says. Michael C. Graff, 57, of West Fargo, was charged Monday in Dunn County, Wis., with hunting bear during

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) today announced California’s spring turkey season will open statewide on March 28. The general season will extend through May 3. In addition, archers may hunt turkeys through May 17, and holders of Junior Hunting Licenses are permitted to hunt through May 17 with shotguns. In December 2008, the