Aerial hunt of feral hogs along Colorado River costs $25,000
The USDA worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to eradicate nearly 70 feral swine from Arizona refuge.
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Study: Hunting, fishing contribute heavily to recreation’s economic boom in South Dakota
Hunters spent more than $682.7 million and anglers spent over $271.3 million. Trappers, wildlife viewers and boaters were also big spenders with a combined contribution of almost $140 million.
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Rescued bald eagle oldest ever documented in Maine
Wildlife officials found a band on the bird’s leg and ran it through a database to learn that it had been banded shortly after hatching on June 21, 1983, making it nearly 34 years old — far beyond the average bald eagle lifespan of about 20 years in the wild.
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Ruling could open door for shooting derbies in Idaho
Court says east-central Idaho wolf and coyote derby doesn’t need Forest Service permit.
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GPS-collar failures hinder wolf-tracking in Oregon
The minimum known wolf population in 2016 was 112, a 2 percent increase from 2015, the report said. That’s much smaller than the previous three years in which the population increased by 27, or 36 percent. The weak increase could be caused by wolves being present but not counted, decreased births, human-caused deaths, diseases affecting pups, and wolves leaving the state, the report said.
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Study: Road salt levels spike, threaten Twin Cities lakes
Lakes reportedly so contaminated with road salt that they’ll no longer support native fish and plants within three decades.
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Maine lawmaker backs off call to restrict foraging
Saviello says he’ll call for the Committee On Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to vote against passage of the bill.
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Cyanide predator traps temporarily banned in Idaho
Idaho boy was injured last month when he checked one out with his dog on federally-owned land about 500 yards from his house on the outskirts of the small city of Pocatello. His Labrador retriever dog died.
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Court: Baiting deer legal if not for hunting
John Walker was cited in 2015 for placing corn and pumpkins near his deer stands on his Washburn County property. A circuit judge tossed the citation, finding there wasn’t any evidence Walker intended to hunt over the food.
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