Business leaders want Mexican wolves in Grand Canyon area
Associated Press
August 30, 2017
They say the wolf-recovery efforts will have economic and environmental benefits.
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PSE recalls 3 crossbow models
Staff and News Reports
August 29, 2017
Precision Shooting Equipment, Inc. announced Aug 28 a product recall on its 2017 Fang XT, Fang LT and Thrive crossbows, shipped from Oct. 1, 2016 to Aug. 25, 2017. According to the company, the recall
Fewer sharptails and Huns, more ruffed grouse expected in North Dakota hunts
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
August 28, 2017
North Dakota’s popular hunting seasons for grouse and partridge will open Saturday, Sept. 9. State Game and Fish Department upland game biologist R.J. Gross says hunters will likely see fewer sharptails and Huns compared to
Alaska hunting guide charged with herding bears to clients
Associated Press
August 28, 2017
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska master hunting guide has been charged with using assistants on snowmobiles to herd grizzly bears toward clients, making it easier for hunters to shoot the animals. Brian Simpson, 55, of
Idaho officials reject bait hunting plan targeting wolves
Associated Press
August 28, 2017
Idaho hunters are already allowed to kill wolves attracted to bait put out for bears. The change could have allowed hunters to target wolves with bait outside bear season.
In Vermont, program boosts town forests
Associated Press
August 28, 2017
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. — Town forests in 10 Vermont communities are going to be getting a boost through a program that could eventually be expanded to other municipally owned forests across the state. The
Lethal action approved on Washington state wolf pack
Associated Press
August 28, 2017
SPOKANE, Wash. — Officials in Washington state have authorized the killing of one or more members of a wolf pack in the northeast corner of the state following attacks on cattle. The Spokesman-Review reports
New Hampshire loon population improving, but still threatened
Associated Press
August 28, 2017
Early numbers statewide total just under 300 pairs of loons, slightly higher than last year. The numbers are down, however, for pairs that are nesting and for chicks that have hatched and survived.
Washington state halts salmon farm permits after fish escape
Associated Press
August 28, 2017
SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has directed the Department of Ecology to put on hold any new permits for salmon farm net pens after thousands of Atlantic salmon escaped earlier this month. State officials
