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Waterbury, VT – The winners of Vermont’s 2011 moose hunting permits were determined July 27 at a lottery drawing in Montpelier. Governor Peter Shumlin, standing alongside Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Patrick Berry, started the computer-generated selection process that randomly picked 455 winners among more than 12,600 lottery applications. The drawing is done by a random […]

WATERBURY – Before hunting season, its hunter education season. With most hunting seasons just around the corner, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is urging new hunters to sign up now for a hunter education class. All first-time hunting license holders are required to complete a hunter education course. “Though classes are held throughout the

Lots of doves in Utah It’s time to oil your shotgun and grab some shells-four upland game hunts are about to begin. Sept. 1, 2011 is the first day you can hunt dove, forest grouse, cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare in Utah this fall. But it won’t be the last day. Many of Utah’s upland

Another long season awaits Utah’s waterfowl hunters Salt Lake City – Good news, duck and goose hunters-you can hunt for 107 days in Utah this fall. During their meeting on Aug. 18, 2011 members of the Utah Wildlife Board approved another 107-day duck and goose season for Utah. The season begins Sept. 17, 2011 for

Wildlife Board approves cougar hunting changes Salt Lake City – Mule deer and bighorn sheep in Utah are going to receive some added protection from cougars. At their Aug. 18, 2011 meeting, members of the Utah Wildlife Board approved some changes to Utah’s cougar hunt. The 2011-2012 cougar hunting season begins Nov. 16, 2011. Here’s

(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska State Parks is offering a full weekend of art-focused events at Byers Lake in Denali State Park on August 26-28. With brushes and palettes in hand, an estimated 40 artists from all over the state will spend the weekend painting and drawing en plein air, a French expression that means “in

(Anchorage) – As the summer fishing season peaks in Southcentral Alaska, anglers and dip netters are reminded not to dispose of fish waste in Anchorage area streams, lakes and neighborhoods. Discarding fish waste on public or private property is against state and municipal law and can draw bears into areas frequented by the public. Violators

This weekly fishing report is provided by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. CENTRAL   Arcadia: August 22. Elevation 1 3/4 ft. below normal, water upper 80s and semi clear. Catfish good on liver off bottom along northeast banks at night. Crappie fair to good on minnows and crankbaits at 12-18 ft. off main lake

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife managers are extending the duck blind reservation system successfully used to manage public waterfowl hunting opportunity on several northeast Colorado properties to the Grand Valley, where the agency provides similar hunting access for West Slope waterfowlers at a number of state-owned properties. Reservations are free and hunters