Hook and Bullet

Billings, Mont. (AP) – Hunters in Montana reported taking nine wolves through the end of last week in the state’s first-ever organized wolf hunt. Gray wolves were removed from the endangered species list in Montana

Rapid City, S.D. (AP) – Officials are investigating the shooting of a moose that wandered into the Black Hills. Mike Kintigh with the Game, Fish and Parks Department at Rapid City says hunters found the

Greenville, Maine (AP) – The first week of Maine’s three-part moose hunting season has ended. The six-day hunt in northern Maine districts ended at dusk Saturday. There are no figures yet on the total number

Fairfield, Ill. (AP) – An investigator says a teenager accidentally shot a friend with an arrow and killed him while the two were turkey hunting in southern Illinois. Wayne County Sheriff Jim Hinkle says 20-year-old

Mitchell, S.D. (AP) – A state conservation officer says there should be plenty of ducks around for this year’s waterfowl hunting season. State Game, Fish and Parks Department officials are confident that wetter-than-usual conditions have

Windham, N.H. (AP) – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says the 2009 deer hunt outlook calls for a 5 to 10 percent increase over the nearly 11,000 deer killed statewide last year. Last

Dickinson, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota is selling small game licenses to out-of-state hunters online, a change that in-state business owners say will hurt. “It’s not going to be good for local businesses,” said Greg

On the Porcupine River Tundra, Yukon Territory (AP) – Here on the endlessly rolling and tussocky terrain of northwest Canada, where man has hunted caribou since the Stone Age, the vast antlered herds are fast