September 15, 2009

Spencer, Ind. (AP) – Indiana’s annual deer hunt for young hunters has been expanded to give a larger number of youngsters a chance to bag a deer. Past youth deer hunts were open only to those age 15 or younger. But a new state rule passed in July allows those age 17 or younger to …

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Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – A wildlife official says additional state workers along with federal employees are being assigned to check animals killed during the fall hunting season in northwest Wyoming for chronic wasting disease. John Henningsen of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department says the agency’s regional office is adding one person for six months

Boise, Idaho (AP) – The state Department of Fish and Game plans to remove hybrid fish populations and reintroduce pure Yellowstone cutthroat trout in south-central Idaho waterways at the end of the month. The agency says the restoration effort at Sixmile Creek and Gunnel Reservoir in Cassia County is part of a plan approved by

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) – The state Office of Special Prosecutions says a man convicted of illegally guiding a hunting party in 2006 has been resentenced to serve 30 days in jail and pay $7,000 in fines. Randy Blondin of Kodiak also had his assistant guide’s license revoked for two years and was put on informal

Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – As deer hunting season gets under way, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is asking hunters for their help in monitoring the deer population for tuberculosis. Bovine TB was found earlier this year at a northern Knox County facility with a herd of captive elk and deer. The disease also was

Missoula, Mont. (AP) – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say weather and a reduced number of yearlings could hamper elk and deer hunters this year. A combination of hard winters, liberal hunting allowances and increased predator activity has reduced the number of antleress elk and deer permits released this year. Wildlife Manager Mike Thompson

Tucson, Ariz. (AP) – The divisive conflict over how long the mountain lion-hunting season should be is far from over, even two years after a unanimous vote by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to shorten it by three months. Newly appointed Commissioner Jack Husted recently asked department staffers to analyze the science underlying the

Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) – Authorities made 170 arrests for hunting and fishing violations in the past year because of information provided through a tip line. The Turn In Poachers program administered by the Game, Fish and Parks Department offers rewards for information provided by phone or online. TIPs provided $6,545 in reward money in

Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – Two Wyoming brothers from Rawlins who authorities say tried to illegally kill a large bull elk in Grand Teton National Park have received citations. Teton County Sheriff’s deputies issued 25-year-old Ryan Palmer citations on Thursday for illegally spotlighting wildlife in a national park and possession of loaded firearms in a national