November 22, 2011

MONTROSE, Colo. — Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding agricultural producers to inspect their fences and enclosures as a precaution to prevent winter damage from wildlife. Every winter, deer and elk look for haystacks, orchards, nurseries and even barns in search of easy meals, explained Mark Caddy, game damage coordinator for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. …

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CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire’s regular firearms deer hunting is going well, as hunters look forward to time afield during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Through November 13, 2011, hunters had taken an estimated 6,653 deer in New Hampshire, very similar to the 6,729 registered at this point in the 2010 season. “Thanksgiving week should continue

Warsaw, N.Y. (AP) – The opening weekend of gun season for deer hunting kept state police and environmental conservation officers busy in western New York. State police say troopers and enforcement officers from the Department of Environmental Conservation charged one woman and 12 men in Wyoming County with various violations of New York’s hunting laws.

CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development today issued an advisory for boat owners to remove their boats and other property from areas adjacent to the shore, dam and trail at Boundary Pond in Pittsburg, N.H., prior to the planned reconstruction of

DENVER — With the holiday season rapidly approaching, Colorado Parks and Wildlife asks citizens to keep wildlife in mind as they decorate outside their homes. Outdoor lighting and decorations can pose serious hazards to wildlife, especially deer and elk. And, unfortunately, not a year goes by without wildlife officers being called to rescue animals caught

The 2012 licenses, tags and permits go on sale at 12:01 a.m. MST, Thursday, December 1, except for the nonresident Selway B elk tags which go on sale at 10 a.m. MST. The sale of the popular Selway B tags is being delayed because many license vendors and Idaho Department of Fish and Game offices

Since launching its revised website on August 1, Idaho Fish and Game has added the Idaho Bear Identification program, including training, exam and videos. The course is now available on the Fish and Game website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/education/bearIdentification/. The program includes introductory and training sections and a 15-question test section. Individuals who pass the test will

Don’t forget our feathered friends this winter and holiday season. The MK Nature Center’s fifth annual Holiday Bird Seed Sale will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, December 3. Stock up on winter bird seed and find that special gift for the outdoor person on your list. Purchase premium bird seed in 5,

Q. Am I always supposed to wear hunter orange while hunting? A. All upland game hunters and upland game bird hunters are required to wear visible hunter orange during pheasant season when hunting the nine Idaho Fish and Game wildlife management areas where pheasants are stocked. The areas are Fort Boise, C.J. Strike, Payette River,