Deadlines for 2012 western big-game hunts
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January 17, 2012
WY: 23 Wyoming Waters Have Liberalized Ice Fishing Regulations
CHEYENNE – Ice fishing is becoming increasingly popular in Wyoming, and while most waters in the state are open under general regulations to ice anglers, there are 23 waters that have liberalized regulations covered under the Special Winter Ice Fishing Provision. On waters covered under the special provision, anglers can use up to six lines
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Nonresident Elk Applications Due Jan. 31
CHEYENNE – With the coming of the New Year also comes the first application periods for the upcoming hunting seasons. The Game and Fish is now accepting applications for nonresident elk licenses for the 2012 hunting seasons. The application deadline is Jan. 31. Applications must be received in the Cheyenne office by 5 p.m. Mountain
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MO: Firearms deer harvest just shy of 239,000
JEFFERSON CITY Mo – Hunters age 6 through 15 checked 2,193 deer during the late youth hunt Jan. 7 and 8, bringing the total harvest for the 2011-2012 firearms deer season to 238,921 compared to last year’s total of 231,513. The harvest total for last year’s late youth weekend was 1,292. This year’s combined early
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MD: River Herring Harvest Moratorium in Effect in Maryland
Annapolis, Md. (January 13, 2012) ─The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms that there is now a statewide moratorium on the harvest of river herring ─ including blueback and alewife herring. “This fishery closure was implemented on December 26, 2011, in response to a coast-wide concern regarding the depressed stock levels of blueback and
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ID: F & G changes date for Wildlife Summit
In response to hunter concerns, Idaho Fish and Game has changed the date for its planned Wildlife Summit this fall. Fish and Game plans to convene the “Idaho Wildlife Summit” on August 24, 25 and 26 at the Riverside Hotel in Boise, to discuss how Fish and Game manages wildlife and whether the agency should
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ID: Come learn about birds of prey
The MK Nature Center continues the Winter Wednesdays Lunch and Learn series from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. January 25 with “Raptors of the Boise River.” Raptor Biologist Yozora Tadehara will bring live birds and lead a discussion about raptor identification and where best to find the various birds of prey species that are native
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ID: Motorist captures elk herd on the run
Josh Hoisington was heading home from a fishing trip this fall and captured video of a large herd of elk on the run. “To see this sight was pretty incredible,” Hoisington said. “Seeing this elk herd has made my first year in Idaho amazing.” Hoisington posted the video on YouTube and described what he saw:
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ID: Ask Fish and Game: Wolf tags
Q. I bought a 2011 wolf tag, but I haven’t had a chance to use it yet. Is it still good for the rest of the season? A. No. Wolf tags for 2011 are no longer valid. Wolf tags, like most other tags including deer, elk, salmon and steelhead permits, are issued by calendar year,
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