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Deer test positive for CWD during spring collections in W. Va.
Test results have detected the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) agent in a total of seven white-tailed deer sampled during the 2009 spring collections in Hampshire County, according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Kansas hunting accidents decreased in 2008
Pratt – The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) reports that there were 16 hunting accidents in 2008, with three fatalities, two of which were not actually legal hunting incidents. This is a decrease
Administration throws support behind CWRA
Conservation groups are pleased by federal appeal Washington – Conservation groups last week were quick to praise the Obama administration’s support for the proposed Clean Water Restoration Act, a federal bill that is said to
FWP investigating bear’s death
Columbia Falls, Mont. (AP) – The state wildlife agency is investigating the death of a black bear that was found north of Columbia Falls – not a grizzly bear. The agency misstated the type of
Volunteers want higher deer goals in some units
Stevens Point, Wis. – Finding consensus can often be an even more elusive quarry than a 12-point buck on public land, especially when several individuals representing diverse groups of stakeholders are making recommendations on deer
Post-session: F&W sees cuts
St. Paul – The DNR Fish and Wildlife Division’s slice of the state General Fund pie just got smaller, but, given the state of budget affairs, some officials are calling the outcome of the recent
Wyo. moose numbers fall short of target
Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – An annual survey of big game in Wyoming finds that moose and mule deer numbers statewide are down from population objectives. However, the big game survey shows pronghorn numbers are strong
Goose with arrow in chest seen in east Huntsville, Ala
Big Cove, Ala. (AP) – A Canada goose with an arrow through its chest has been seen in the east Huntsville neighborhood of Big Cove. Resident Jerry Brown said he saw the goose Tuesday beside
Mich. DNR wants feds to allow more cormorant kills
Bay City, Mich. (AP) – Michigan officials want federal permission to kill more cormorants to help reduce the shorebirds’ impact on human fishing in the Great Lakes. Russ Mason is wildlife chief for the state
