Hook and Bullet
Minnesota must intelligently expand youth deer hunting opportunities
The Legislature should learn from Wisconsin’s mistakes, then enact policy changes this spring accommodating younger Gopher State rifle and slug hunters.
A management success story? New Jersey black bear sightings, harvest numbers drop significantly
More than 400 bears were killed in this year’s hunt, down from the record 636 killed in 2016; Democratic Gov.-elect Phil Murphy, who takes office next month, has said he will halt the bear hunt
Pair of Pennsylvania deer culls could go long way on CWD-research/monitoring front
It’s an effort that will be watched closely because one area is adjacent to the state’s elk range, and the results of CWD tests on culled deer will determine future action.
Illinois Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Dec. 29, 2017
Northwest Zone – Capt Laura Petreikis CPO Posateri located a hunter in a deer blind on a farm trailer only 53 yards away from the neighboring residence, and he did not have permission from that
New York Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Dec. 29, 2017
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Pennsylvania high school shooters take aim at scholarships, Olympics
It’s estimated that there are 54 shooting teams for boys in the state and 44 for girls, and many receive funding from a division of the National Rifle Association.
Wisconsin Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Dec. 29, 2017
District 1 — Ashland area Wardens Lynna Gurnoe, of Bayfield, Adam Stennett, of Brule, and Amie Egstad, of Bayfield, joined several Bayfield County deputies and Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) wardens in
Iowa hunters, landowners see benefit from urban bowhunt
Program began in 1998 because of an overpopulation of deer in the city.
In Montana, licenses for special CWD deer hunt sell out fast
State wildlife officials are holding the hunt after a mule deer shot north of Chester tested positive for the disease.
