Hook and Bullet

Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) – Authorities made 170 arrests for hunting and fishing violations in the past year because of information provided through a tip line. The Turn In Poachers program administered by the Game,

Medora, N.D. (AP) – The superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Park says park officials have received more than 11,000 comments on a proposal to thin the park’s elk herd by using teams of shooters, including

Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – Two Wyoming brothers from Rawlins who authorities say tried to illegally kill a large bull elk in Grand Teton National Park have received citations. Teton County Sheriff’s deputies issued 25-year-old Ryan

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) – The state Office of Special Prosecutions says a man convicted of illegally guiding a hunting party in 2006 has been resentenced to serve 30 days in jail and pay $7,000 in

Oxford, Miss. (AP) – It’s deer season in the city of Oxford. Residents have complained for years that deer tear up their gardens and landscapes. Mayor Pat Patterson says a state bow-hunting permit runs through

Missoula, Mont. (AP) – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say weather and a reduced number of yearlings could hamper elk and deer hunters this year. A combination of hard winters, liberal hunting allowances and

Boise, Idaho (AP) – The state Department of Fish and Game plans to remove hybrid fish populations and reintroduce pure Yellowstone cutthroat trout in south-central Idaho waterways at the end of the month. The agency

Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – As deer hunting season gets under way, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is asking hunters for their help in monitoring the deer population for tuberculosis. Bovine TB was found earlier

Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – A wildlife official says additional state workers along with federal employees are being assigned to check animals killed during the fall hunting season in northwest Wyoming for chronic wasting disease. John