National

Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – An annual survey of big game in Wyoming finds that moose and mule deer numbers statewide are down from population objectives. However, the big game survey shows pronghorn numbers are strong

Des Moines, Iowa (AP) – Iowa Hunters killed the smallest number of pheasants on record last year, but state officials expect that to rebound this season. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said Thursday that

Big Cove, Ala. (AP) – A Canada goose with an arrow through its chest has been seen in the east Huntsville neighborhood of Big Cove. Resident Jerry Brown said he saw the goose Tuesday beside

Columbia Falls, Mont. (AP) – The state wildlife agency is investigating the death of a black bear that was found north of Columbia Falls – not a grizzly bear. The agency misstated the type of

Bay City, Mich. (AP) – Michigan officials want federal permission to kill more cormorants to help reduce the shorebirds’ impact on human fishing in the Great Lakes. Russ Mason is wildlife chief for the state

Baraboo, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin wildlife officials have approved a rule that limits the types of guns hunters may use. Hunters can now legally use firearms including air guns, handguns and guns fired from the

Reno, Nev. (AP) – Nevada wildlife commissioners have approved fewer mule deer hunting tags than in years past because of drought and other habitat conditions that have taken a toll on the state’s deer herds.

Wyandotte, Mich. (AP) – A joint U.S.-Canadian effort to encourage spawning by lake sturgeon in the Detroit River is paying off. The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge announced Tuesday that lake sturgeon have spawned four

Forestburgh, N.Y. (AP) – A Connecticut man is recovering from shotgun wounds sustained in a hunting mishap in southern New York. Authorities say Henry Gasiorowski, of Greenwich, Conn., was hit in the arm and back