Vermont’s moose population struggles despite hunting cutback
Scientists say they fear shifting climate conditions are to blame.
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Massive fish escape over summer prompts cancellation of salmon farm lease
SEATTLE — Washington state officials have canceled an Atlantic salmon farm lease belonging to a company that also operates another salmon farm where more than 160,000 adult fish escaped into the Puget Sound last summer. Public Lands State Commissioner Hilary Franz says the decision is final with no room for negotiation, The Seattle Times reported
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Program continues to feed the need to hunt in Wisconsin
The Learn to Hunt for Food program aims to capitalize on the increasing demand for local, sustainable food and hopes to educate people who are interested in hunting as a food source.
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New Jersey hunters harvest 407 bears in extended season
It could be the last hunt in a while as Gov.-elect Phil Murphy, who takes office next month, has said he will halt the hunt pending research into other methods for managing the state’s bear population.
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Maine hunters on the prowl for coyotes – by moonlight
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine hunters are on the prowl for coyotes. The state’s annual “night hunt” for coyotes opened Saturday. It’s legal to hunt coyotes all year, but it’s only legal at night from Dec. 16 to Aug. 31. The state has no bag or possession limit on coyotes, which live across the state –
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Snowy owl numbers up considerably in Iowa
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Snowy owl sightings are up and Sioux City television station KTIV reports that an estimated 50 and 75 snowy owls are in Iowa this winter – considerably higher than an average winter, when there are about 10 snowy owls in the state. Wildlife officials say it’s part of a cycle every
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Reports of two whooping crane sightings have these birders on a mission
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two endangered whooping cranes have bird enthusiasts searching all over north Florida for a glimpse of the rare, elusive birds. The Gainesville Sun reports that the Alachua Audubon Society is holding its Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, and that participants are especially looking for the whooping cranes, which are an endangered species
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In Minnesota, unusually high number of injured snowy owls being treated
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Wildlife experts say they are treating more injured snowy owls than usual this year in Minnesota. The owls have flown thousands of miles from the Arctic and are being spotted in higher numbers in parts of the northern U.S., including around the Great Lakes, to the delight of local bird watchers.
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Natural resources board member: No-minimum-age hunting change causing embarrassing perception in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans’ decision to eliminate the state’s minimum hunting age has created an embarrassing perception that infants are roaming the state’s woods with guns and created a loophole allowing adults to kill more animals using young children’s tags, a state Wisconsin Natural Resources Board member said Tuesday. Board member Frederick Prehn told
