North Dakota survey: Water index drops 80%, duck numbers down 27%
But given the drought that is gripping North Dakota — along with much of the prairie pothole region — it’s not surprising that the state’s breeding duck estimate is where it’s at.
June 9, 2021
Brainerd man sentenced to prison for wildlife trafficking
Gets 15 months after removing the head of a black bear on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.
Your Daily Wisconsin Outdoor News Update – June 9, 2021
A jig and a minnow without the minnow? Al Lindner shares early season walleye tactics.
Your Daily Minnesota Outdoor News Update – June 9, 2021
Minnesota DNR webinars: Upcoming topics and how you can participate.
Thousands apply for Missouri bear hunting permit
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s first-ever bear hunt is drawing plenty of interest. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that 6,335 people applied for one of the 400 permits the Missouri Department of Conservation will issue for a harvest of 40 bears. Revenue from those applications amounted to more than $63,000. Winners of a random drawing
Officials: Bald eagles kill 54 sheep at farm in Idaho
The farmer said he believes the water in a nearby lake took longer to warm up this spring, meaning fewer carp in the lake were available to the eagles to eat as part of the normal diet.
Kansas seeing more mountain lions, black bears, elk
Kansas went 103 years, from 1904 to 2007, without any confirmed sightings of mountain lions. But the state has since seen 36, including 12 last year and three this year.
U.S. wildlife managers tout Mexican wolf cross-fostering efforts
A record 22 captive-born Mexican gray wolf pups have been placed into dens in the wild in the southwestern U.S. to be raised by surrogate packs.
