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Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) – Hundreds of elk have crossed a 4-foot fence to leave Wind Cave National Park each summer and then return to the safety of the park before hunting begins. But a

Pierre, S.D. (AP) – Hunters and anglers can now get their 2010 South Dakota licenses. The licenses went on sale Tuesday. They are valid through Jan. 31, 2011. They can be bought at various stores

Cayuga, Ind. (AP) – Wildlife officials say an endangered whooping crane was fatally shot in western Indiana during its migration south. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the crane was last seen alive Nov.

Washington Township, N.J. (AP) – A Morris County community is considering leasing parcels of open space to hunters as a way to boost revenues. Washington Township Mayor Ken Short says the idea is in the

Des Moines – A mountain lion was shot near Marengo, Monday afternoon, by a deer hunter participating in Iowa’s second shotgun season. Raymond Goebel, Jr., of Cedar Rapids, was hunting with a group, 4 miles

Springfield, Ill. (AP) – Illinois firearm hunters harvested nearly 99,500 deer during this year’s season. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday that the preliminary harvest total was about 6,000 fewer than last year’s

Pierre, S.D. (AP) – A half dozen cases of chronic wasting disease were found among 667 samples from deer and elk tested in South Dakota over a recent five-month period. Chronic wasting attacks the brains