Jefferson City, Mo. (AP) – Missouri agriculture officials say a captive white-tailed deer has tested positive for a fatal illness called chronic wasting disease. The state Agriculture Department said Wednesday the deer was kept on Macon County property owned by Heartland Wildlife Ranches. The company also owns a captive hunting preserve in nearby Linn County …
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Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s bighorn sheep hunting season gets under way Friday. Six licenses were issued for this year’s season, which runs through Nov. 3. One license is auctioned every year to raise money for sheep management, and the rest are given out through a lottery drawing. The Game and Fish Department has
Cape Girardeau, Mo. (AP) – The deer population is getting out of hand in Cape Girardeau, and the city council is considering the possibility of an urban deer hunt. Nothing has been proposed yet, but city councilman John Voss told the Southeast Missourian that he is looking into a controlled bow hunt to thin the
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota officials announced Tuesday they are suspending the sale of some remaining deer hunting licenses and offered refunds to the holders of 13,000 licenses that already have been sold after detecting a disease that kills white-tailed deer in much of the western portion of the state. The state Game and
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota wildlife officials say a disease that kills white-tailed deer appears to be present in a large part of western North Dakota. Game and Fish Wildlife Chief Randy Kreil says the department received isolated reports of deer deaths from the disease known as EHD in August, and reports have continued
Madison, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin law requiring hunters in certain areas to kill an antlerless deer before they bag a buck would be repealed under a bill passed by the state Assembly on Tuesday. The bill also generally prohibits any gun seasons ahead of the traditional November hunt, with some exceptions for youth, mentored
Barre, Vt. (AP) – Young hunters will take to the woods accompanied by an adult during Vermont’s annual youth deer hunting weekend next month. Any hunter who is 15 or younger and has completed a hunter safety course may buy a hunting license and obtain a free youth deer hunting tag. Young hunters must be
Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) – Hunters who donate game meat to charities could get a tax break under legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Don Young. The bill would make hunters eligible for an income tax deduction for the cost of processing legally taken game. Fairbanks Food Bank director Samantha Kirstein tells the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner her
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