Fishing
Wolf hunt shut down in MT after quota filled
Billings, Mont. (AP) – Montana is shutting down its first public hunt for gray wolves since their removal from the endangered species list, after state officials said they expected to meet the season’s 75-wolf quota
Wildlife officials looking for elk poachers
Hazard, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officers are trying to find out who’s responsible for the killing of three elk over the weekend. WYMT-TV in Hazard said the young bull elk were found
Wis. hunters report seeing 1 to 3 deer per outing
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin wildlife officials say hunters are seeing between one to three deer per outing during the state’s early hunting seasons. The Department of Natural Resources used a preliminary count of deer
About 5 percent fewer deer being bagged in Minn.
Bemidji, Minn. (AP) – About 5 percent fewer deer are being harvested in Minnesota this season, a trend that some sporting-good retailers say is hurting them financially. A big reason for the decrease is stricter
Wis. youth snatch up mentored hunting licenses
Madison, Wis. (AP) – State wildlife officials have sold more than 10,000 mentored hunting licenses. Wisconsin’s mentored hunting program allows 10- and 11-year-olds to hunt with an adult within arm’s reach. The program began on
Quick start for grants program
DNR receives legacy grant proposals for five times more funding than is available St. Paul – The DNR received more than $16.6 million worth of applications from local sporting clubs and other groups for grants
Idaho shutters wolf hunting in McCall-Weiser zone
Boise, Idaho (AP) – State wildlife officials are shutting down wolf hunting in another area of the state. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game closed the McCall-Weiser wolf zone Monday. The limit for the
Outlook could be better for gun deer hunt
Madison – Back-to-back winters that stressed whitetails enough to negatively affect fawn production in parts of the state may play a role in what deer hunters see – or don’t see – from their stand
Helena wants increase in deer culling quota
Helena, Mont. (AP) – Helena’s city manager said Tuesday he would like to see an increase in the number of mule deer the city can kill this winter. Ron Alles said he would not formally
