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Idaho may consider extending wolf hunt season
Lewiston, Idaho (AP) – Idaho wildlife officials are thinking about extending the wolf hunting season in certain hunting zones across the state. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission is scheduled to meet in Coeur d’Alene
Man accused of illegally hunting deer near Helena
Helena, Mont. (AP) – A 48-year-old California man accused of illegally hunting deer near Wolf Creek north of Helena faces several charges. Joseph R. Bishop was arrested Saturday on four counts of hunting without a
Thousands of written comments on longer deer hunt in WI
Wausau, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is evaluating more than 6,000 letters, e-mails and online comments submitted on a proposal to start the fall deer hunt a week earlier and extend
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
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. 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
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
Citizen tips help nab deer poachers across the state
Marinette, Wis. – Marinette County conservation warden Matt Meade of the DNR’s Crivitz office knows there’s a lot of illegal deer poaching activity going on in Wisconsin, but wardens can’t be everywhere. “Give us good
535 state residents revoked through violators’ compact
Madison – About 535 Wisconsin residents have had their hunting privileges revoked in Wisconsin and in 30 other states, as part of the Wildlife Violator Compact. DNR wildlife violator compact coordinator Kristin Turner told the
