Vermont offers grants to upgrade shooting ranges
Funds come from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife Restoration Program
Associated Press
NYC case exposes dilemma in caring for wildlife
Rift arises between state agency that regulates hunting and deer populations and wildlife rehabilitators who try to heal them
Fish benefit from ‘Moose Plate’ grants in New Hampshire
Overall, nearly $290K in conservation grants awarded
Yellowstone prepares to cut bison herd ahead of migration
Officials approved winter operations plan that calls for a reduction of Yellowstone’s current population of 5,500 bison
Deer kill, sterilization set for Ann Arbor parks
City wants to reduce deer population to protect plants and animals and reduce deer-vehicle crashes
Deadline looms for Michigan limited-license spring turkey hunts
Another option is Hunt 234, which is open statewide except on public land in southern Michigan
Illinois family retreat becomes state-of-the-art youth waterfowl hunting camp
Comforts-of-home amenities included with intention of easing young hunters into the outdoors
Toledo looks to stop deer cull
City officials say it violates law
North Dakota wildlife, even fish, face harsh winter
And as habitat continues to disappear, protection from winter’s elements is limited
Wisconsin Senate majority leader open to DNR reorganization
Fitzgerald says Senate Republicans “have an open ear” to idea and said he thinks it’s being considering as part of state budget
14 endangered Mexican wolves confirmed dead in 2016
Marks most in any single year since federal government began reintroducing the predators in New Mexico, Arizona in 1998
Bighorns still struggling in southern Nevada
Herd still struggling with outbreak of bacterial pneumonia that the animals have no natural way to fight
Wisconsin DNR revenue options include raising hunting, fishing fees
Lawmakers haven’t raised those fees in a decade or longer
Bill would block access to Wyoming wildlife, hunter data
Seeks to prevent hunters and poachers from using the data to track down game
Report: Cape Cod herring population plummeting
State officials say Massachusetts saw gains and losses and they’re not highly concerned
Large fish kill investigated in Canada
Thousands of dead herring and other marine creatures wash ashore in western Nova Scotia
Fish habitat gets big boost in Maine
Money being awarded to The Nature Conservancy in a partnership that involves large forestland owners, tribe, federal agencies and conservation groups
In Washington, students work to save salmon
They work with homeowners to identify what kinds of salmon were in the stream and what they could do to protect the habitat
Idaho elk ranchers find strong market with hunters
While values of most farm commodities have declined lately, elk meat, antlers and bulls raised for penned hunting operations reportedly have all risen
Lake Superior herring numbers raise concerns
At a time when demand for the fish has increased, biologists wonder if enough young herring are surviving
Fate of Alaska migratory waterfowl haven could rest with Trump
Community near tip of Alaska Peninsula continues pursuit of road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
At Nebraska duck blind, waterfowl hunters fed gourmet meals
This might be the most Nebraska version of the farm-to-table trend yet as hunters will eat local food prepared by a local chef while hunting local food less than an hour from Omaha
Wisconsin DNR revises wording on website, now says climate change cause debatable
It quietly removed language from its website that said humans and greenhouse gases are the main cause of climate change
Obama’s national monuments designations under fire
Designations a blow for state Republican leaders and many rural residents who say it will add another layer of unnecessary federal control and close the area to new energy development
Proposal would allow Oklahoma hunters to use dogs for tracking game
Hunters may soon be able to use blood-tracking dogs to find wounded deer in Oklahoma
Minnesota governor: Mine near Boundary Waters not dead yet
Gov. Mark Dayton says he expects Twin Metals and supporters to try to persuade Trump administration to reverse Obama administration’s decision not to renew mineral leases
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