Hook and Bullet
Helena completes second round of deer culling
Helena, Mont. (AP) – Helena police participating in a program to cull the city’s urban deer population have reached their 150-animal quota with the killing of five mule deer earlier this week. Police Chief Troy
It will be a good spring for turkey hunting in Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) – Turkey hunters can expect another good year in the Black Hills and the Laramie Peak area as spring hunting seasons take effect. Joe Sandrini, wildlife biologist for the Wyoming Game and
Virginia hunter killed in accidental shooting
Bedford, Va. (AP) – Bedford County authorities say a 71-year-old hunter was killed when his shotgun went off accidentally. Sheriff’s Maj. Ricky Gardner says Elisha Cheek Jr. was groundhog hunting Tuesday morning when he apparently
Michigan lowered its crossbow age limit to 50. Should Wisconsin?Click here to discuss.
‘Can’ estimate of 500,000 would allow one bird per day
Stevens Point, Wis. – Federal biologists are going to have see at least 500,000 canvasbacks in the spring population estimate in order to offer Midwestern hunters a one-bird bag limit during the 2009 season. Want
State COs assist in flooding zone
Fort Ripley, Minn. – Flood waters may have been retreating in the flood-ravaged Red River Valley near Fargo-Moorhead this week, but members of the Minnesota DNR – among them, about 50 conservation officers – remained
Sandhill crane survives arrow, will be freed in Wisconsin
Milwaukee (AP) – A sandhill crane that was captured in central Wisconsin with an arrow through her body is due to be released after what a veteran bird rehabilitator calls a truly amazing recovery. Bird
Alaska considers hunt rules to protect rare bird
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) – A diminutive sea duck with a white head and blue wings could bring restrictions to one of the last virtually unregulated hunting grounds in America. Inupiat Eskimos on Alaska’s northern coast
