Nearly 7,000 wild turkeys killed in 2016 Vermont hunts
Thanks to last year’s mild winter that made it easier for turkeys to feed, harvest is the second-highest total since 2013.
Associated Press
Wisconsin budget proposal would move DNR forestry division up north
Lawmaker says move will help with recruitment.
New Wisconsin DNR estimates: Deer harvest numbers actually up in 2016
Preliminary estimates after the season ended in November put the kill total at 196,785, down from 198,057 in 2015. But updated figures the DNR released recently show hunters took 202,338 deer during the season.
New Mexico panel OKs bill outlawing coyote-hunting contests
If passed, bill would not prevent landowners from hunting the predators on their property.
Colorado stepping up CWD testing efforts
Hunters who apply for licenses in the southwest, northwest and northeast regions will be randomly selected to submit deer heads for chronic wasting disease testing.
Connecticut authorities warn of increased bobcat sightings
With their numbers on the rise in recent years, several of the animals have reportedly been sighted in Woodbridge during the past few weeks, and three women were attacked by a rabid bobcat in Colchester on Jan. 17 and suffered minor injuries.
Growth of gray wolves continues in Southwest
Efforts continue to bolster struggling population in region.
Emerald ash borer moves deeper into Shenandoah Valley
Landowners across northern and northwest Virginia are seeing damage to the bark of the ash trees and coming to the Virginia Department of Forestry for help.
In Washington, bill advances that would exempt information on wolf attacks
Supporters say the measure is needed to protect those who deal with wolves.
Birders see New Jersey’s Meadowlands mall as bird-killer
President of the Bergen Audubon Society fears the glass exterior could be deadly to bird species that migrate through the Meadowlands each year.
With thin ice on lakes, snowmobiler and ice angler deaths on the rise in Northeast
Most of the accidents happened in New York state, where officials warned that, despite recent snowfalls, many lakes have not had enough cold days to develop thick enough ice.
Washington state studying wolf’s impact on other animals
Five-year study will assess the health of deer and elk herds in northeast Washington, where they support hunting and other recreational opportunities while providing prey for wolves and other predators.
In New Hampshire, moose hunt lottery permit numbers continue to dwindle
Decline partly because of the impact of parasites, both winter tick and brainworm, on the moose population.
Wyoming wildlife struggling amid harsh winter conditions
Wildlife managers say it’s still too early to determine any impacts on hunting seasons.
Environmental groups seek to stop wolf killings in Idaho
Argues that Wildlife Services has failed to follow the National Environmental Policy Act when killing dozens of wolves in Idaho’s Lolo zone over the last six years.
Ohio moves forward with strategy to combat Lake Erie algae
The algae blooms in recent years have contaminated drinking water supplies, turned the waters an unsightly shade of green and contributed to oxygen-deprived dead zones where fish can’t survive.
Madeline Island watches, worries as winter climate shifts
The sight of ferries in February offers clear-eyed evidence of climate change in the Upper Midwest.
Utah tourism promotes new national monument despite state opposition
Bears Ears National Monument on a state website.
West Virginia wildlife officials look to relax some hunting regs
Changes would impact deer and bear hunts.
Emperor geese up for possible hunt after decades of conservation
A majority of the emperor goose population breeds on the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta in southwestern Alaska, and the bird can only be found in Alaska and Russia.
Feds seeking input on Washington state grizzly plan
The National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are considering four options, including taking no action.
In Arizona, biologists see success in relocation of endangered fish
For more than a decade, biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have moved hundreds of humpback chub each fall about five miles upriver, where there are fewer predators and more food for the fish.
Proposed Maine law would benefit older deer hunters
Would allow hunters 70 and older to shoot antlerless deer during the state’s fall open hunting season.
Sturgeon spearing helps improve fishery in Fond du Lac
Advocacy group, as of this year, will have donated $1 million to the state Department of Natural Resources for sturgeon research, management and education.
Wisconsin hunting, fishing fees wouldn’t go up under Walker budget
But the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources would be allowed to raise state park admission and camping fees under the two-year spending proposal.
Oregon proposal could allow public to hunt ‘problem’ wolves
It’s become a flashpoint in negotiations over revisions to Oregon’s wolf plan.
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