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Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – As deer hunting season gets under way, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is asking hunters for their help in monitoring the deer population for tuberculosis. Bovine TB was found earlier

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) – The state Office of Special Prosecutions says a man convicted of illegally guiding a hunting party in 2006 has been resentenced to serve 30 days in jail and pay $7,000 in

Missoula, Mont. (AP) – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say weather and a reduced number of yearlings could hamper elk and deer hunters this year. A combination of hard winters, liberal hunting allowances and

Baton Rouge, La. (AP) -The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has extended this year’s Canada goose hunting season from 16 to 44 days. The change approved last month allows Louisiana hunters to take a Canada

Grand Forks, N.D. (AP) – Male black bears in northwestern Minnesota have the largest home ranges ever recorded for the species in North America. That’s the finding three years into a four-year study of black

Billings, Mont. (AP) – A federal judge said Wednesday that gray wolf hunts in the Northern Rockies can go on, denying a request by environmentalists and animal welfare groups to stop the first organized wolf

Newcastle, Wyo. (AP) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is investigating the illegal shooting of five pronghorn antelope in the northeast part of the state. The agency says the antelope were killed along U.S.

Mountain Home, Ark. (AP) – Feral hog populations are growing in Arkansas and wildlife officials are concerned about the damage the animals are doing to wilderness areas. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Officer Chris Majors

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – A state wildlife official says hunters should expect fewer birds in the field than in the past few years when North Dakota’s sharp-tailed grouse and Hungarian partridge seasons open on Saturday.