February 9, 2012

The World-Herald has been in western Canada this week with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission on the capture of the state’s fifth herd of relocated bighorn sheep. On Tuesday, wildlife experts at the Luscar Mine in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies west of Edmonton, Alberta, captured five rams and 36 ewes. They loaded […]

Montana’s Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission will meet Feb. 16 in Helena at FWP headquarters, 1420 East 6th Ave., beginning at 8:30 a.m. The FWP Commission will make final decisions on a variety of 2012-2013 hunting season dates, quotas and district boundaries, the nonresident falcon take and raptor propagation rules. The FWP Commission will also

The hunting of all mountain lions in north-central Montana hunting districts 413 and 432, which includes portions of Cascade, Meagher and Judith Basin counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Thursday, February 9, 2012. The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the

Numbers still low; no known threat to humans or livestock PRATT – The number of cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) detected in Kansas deer continues to be low and is currently isolated to the northwest part of the state, according to the Shane Hesting, wildlife disease coordinator for the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks

Strange-looking fish puzzles anglers AUGUSTA – On Jan. 25, anglers were taking advantage of a fish salvage order as Augusta City Lake was being drained for renovation. During a fish salvage, anglers can take sportfish with equipment not ordinarily allowed, such as seines, snagging rigs, bow and arrow, and gigs. Most of the prizes hauled

Stocked with fishing tackle, Idaho Fish and Game’s “Take Me Fishing” trailers travel to local waters across the state to promote fishing opportunities. The trailers are most busy during the warm summer months; however, there are numerous opportunities in northern Idaho to get out of the house and fish through the ice in the winter.