Are Maine moose shaking deadly ticks?
Biologists are optimistic that the state will issue a similar number of moose hunting permits in 2018 as in 2017.
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Experts: Road salt threatens U.S. waters, particularly in Midwest, Northeast
Experts fear road salt is putting everything from fish and frogs to microscopic zooplankton at risk.
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Washington state helicopter crash kills 1 during mule deer survey
POMEROY, Wash. — Officials say one person has died following the crash of a helicopter contracted by Washington state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife to help with mule deer surveying. Garfield County Sheriff Drew W. Hyer says the crash happened at about 2 p.m. Saturday. The investigation has been turned over to the Washington State
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Michigan man criticized for memo about pink hunting attire
LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan man has testified in support of allowing hunters to wear pink so that women can “look and feel attractive” while hunting. Drew Born submitted a memo to the House Natural Resources Committee in support of allowing pink hunting attire because he said he believes the option will attract more women
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Efforts to protect crucial Lake Superior fish spawning area go before the public
LAKE LINDEN, Mich. — A campaign to protect a crucial Lake Superior fish spawning area gets underway this week. A public meeting on Buffalo Reef is scheduled for 6 p.m. today (Tuesday, Jan. 30) at Lake Linden-Hubbell High School in Houghton County. Waste material known as “stamp sands” were dumped into the lake during the
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Idaho won’t have to alter trap rules to protect Canada lynx
Judge reconsidering his prior decision based on new evidence put forward by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service making clear the agency allows the incidental capture of lynx that are released unharmed.
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Wyoming hunters meet quota with 44 wolves in state’s first wolf hunt since 2013
In all, 76 wolves were killed by hunters and others in Wyoming last year, when the state resumed its management of the animals.
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A perch mecca in Montana
Perch – not walleye or trout, the state’s poster fish species – attracting big numbers of ice anglers from across Montana and beyond to Holter Lake, boasting unexplainable quantity and quality of fish.
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Wisconsin campground closing due to safety concerns
WHITE LAKE, Wis. — Sheriff’s officials say a popular campground in a northern Wisconsin forest will close this season due to safety concerns related to a neighboring property owner. WLUK-TV reports that officials decided to close the Boulder Lake Campground in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest because a nearby property owner was holding target practice on
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