National Hunting

Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – An annual survey of big game in Wyoming finds that moose and mule deer numbers statewide are down from population objectives. However, the big game survey shows pronghorn numbers are strong

Big Cove, Ala. (AP) – A Canada goose with an arrow through its chest has been seen in the east Huntsville neighborhood of Big Cove. Resident Jerry Brown said he saw the goose Tuesday beside

Bay City, Mich. (AP) – Michigan officials want federal permission to kill more cormorants to help reduce the shorebirds’ impact on human fishing in the Great Lakes. Russ Mason is wildlife chief for the state

Madison, Wis. (AP) – Background-check fees on handgun purchases would increase less than Gov. Jim Doyle wanted, under a proposal approved by the Legislature’s budget committee. The Joint Finance Committee voted 12-4 Tuesday to increase

Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – Wildlife officials say results from tests on white-tailed deer in northeast Nebraska show the deer are free of bovine tuberculosis. Officials say the 42 wild deer tested were taken from an

Baraboo, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin wildlife officials have approved a rule that limits the types of guns hunters may use. Hunters can now legally use firearms including air guns, handguns and guns fired from the

Wyandotte, Mich. (AP) – A joint U.S.-Canadian effort to encourage spawning by lake sturgeon in the Detroit River is paying off. The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge announced Tuesday that lake sturgeon have spawned four

Reno, Nev. (AP) – Nevada wildlife commissioners have approved fewer mule deer hunting tags than in years past because of drought and other habitat conditions that have taken a toll on the state’s deer herds.

Dewatto, Wash. (AP) – Sean Hildebrant aimed the heavy hose toward the sky, then watched as hundreds of 7-inch steelhead fry flew out in a geyser of water, landing smoothly in the Dewatto River. In