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Augusta, Maine (AP) – Maine’s moose permit lottery is coming to the St. John Valley for the first time. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announced Tuesday that the drawing will take place June

Santa Paula, Calif. (AP) – Santa Paula police officers were not justified in shooting a mountain lion cub and the killing fell outside the department’s own rules, according to an outside review. Police Chief Steve

Mobile, Ala. (AP) – Authorities arrested two members of the Bucks Outdoorsman Hunting Club in north Mobile County on charges of killing three black bears on club property. Kevin Dodd, assistant chief of the enforcement

Columbus, OH – Ohio deer hunters have donated more than 54,800 pounds of venison to local food banks through the 2008-09 deer hunting season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and the

The deadline to apply for Montana’s special license drawing for bison is May 1. Applying for bison by May 1—along with moose, sheep, and goat—is new this year. While May 1 is the application deadline

Cold temperatures, even a threat of snowflakes yet, keep winter hanging on. For Iowa’s 40,000 turkey hunters, spring is as close as this Friday morning. That is when the three day youth season opens. The

Phoenix – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer today announced the appointment of Jack Husted to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. “Mr. Husted is very well-versed in wildlife issues,” stated Brewer. “His deep roots in this

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) stated Monday that the program that tracks endangered Florida panthers with GPS-equipped collars is intact, despite cutbacks in state budgets. “We are still tracking the panthers in

Richmond, VA — The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) is asking citizens for assistance with the agencys continuing surveillance for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Since 2002, 4431 samples have been collected by