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Mapleton, Maine (AP) – A Maine hunter has been hit with bird shot while duck hunting, the third incident in which a hunter was struck since Oct. 1. The Maine Warden Service says a Mapleton

Valley City, N.D. (AP) – State wildlife officials say a Valley City man bagged the 200th bighorn sheep in the North Dakota badlands. Jerad Enger shot the ram on Saturday south of Medora. Game and

Devils Lake, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says rising water in Devils Lake has helped produce the largest natural walleye hatch that fisheries crews have ever documented. Randy Hiltner, the

Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) – Many South Dakota hunters who took to the fields in search of pheasant over the weekend returned home empty-handed and frustrated. They say standing crops that farmers haven’t been able

Dickinson, N.D. (AP) – Hunters and the businesses that cater to them in southwest North Dakota say pheasants can be found, but hunters are having to look a little harder this year. The North Dakota

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota hunters are taking to the fields with forecasts of fewer pheasants this season, after a long, hard winter. But that’s not stopping all of them. Dennis Taylor of Buford,

Menominee, Mich. (AP) – The Upper Peninsula is getting the first crack at Michigan’s pheasants. The state’s annual hunting season for pheasants opens Saturday in Menominee County and portions of Delta, Dickinson, Iron and Marquette

Salem, Ore. (AP) – Wildlife advocates are protesting the state’s move to expand a program to hunt cougars to reduce conflicts with livestock, big game, people and pets. Opponents say it will only lead to

Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota hunters get an early shot at pheasants this weekend. A hunting season for state residents only is Saturday through Monday. Hunting is allowed only on public land from