New Mexico panel OKs bill outlawing coyote-hunting contests
Associated Press
February 20, 2017
If passed, bill would not prevent landowners from hunting the predators on their property.
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Hunting accident reports at all-time low in Nebraska in 2016
Nebraska Game and Parks Reports
February 20, 2017
The record-low number of hunting incidents in 2016 coincided with a year in which a record 10,111 hunter education certificates were issued.
Colorado stepping up CWD testing efforts
Associated Press
February 20, 2017
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
Associated Press
February 20, 2017
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
Growth of gray wolves continues in Southwest
Associated Press
February 20, 2017
Efforts continue to bolster struggling population in region.
Emerald ash borer moves deeper into Shenandoah Valley
Associated Press
February 20, 2017
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
Associated Press
February 20, 2017
Supporters say the measure is needed to protect those who deal with wolves.
Bassmaster Classic returning to South Carolina in 2018
Site Staff
February 17, 2017
Like the Angler of the Year Championship on central Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs, Classic back in familiar digs on Lake Hartwell.
With thin ice on lakes, snowmobiler and ice angler deaths on the rise in Northeast
Associated Press
February 17, 2017
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.
