Hunting
Jail time, thousands of dollars in fines for Wisconsin hunters guilty of poaching elk near Nevada-Utah line
ELY, Nev. — Two Wisconsin men who illegally poached a bull elk near the Nevada-Utah line have been sentenced to 10 days in jail and ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fines and penalties.
With coyote issues on the rise, hired trapper cleaning up North Carolina town
NAGS HEAD, N.C. — A trapper hired by an Outer Banks town has captured and killed 17 coyotes after the town received complaints that the animals were killing pets and running along beaches. Nags Head
Cutback in elk hunting licenses could be coming in South Dakota
Antlerless licenses would drop from 1,150 to 700.
North Carolina deer harvest up 8 percent
RALEIGH, N.C. — Results from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s annual deer harvest summary indicate hunters across the state reported harvesting 161,854 deer during the 2017-18 hunting season – an 8 percent increase over
Vermont deer harvest up 13 percent over previous three-year average
“The legal buck harvest of 9,477 was 8 percent more than the previous three-year average of 8,760, and the third-highest buck harvest since 2002.”
Mid-March grab bag: Oppose the GROW Act, plus it’s outdoors awards season
New legislation threatens the Conservation Reserve Program, and the Northwest Sportshow means it’s time to honor Hall of Fame anglers plus the Outdoor News Person of the Year.
Even veteran turkey hunters can learn a thing or two by listening to other experienced hunters
There may be more truth in an off-the-cuff comment by a Midwestern turkey hunting guide who said he could help anyone be a better turkey hunter with three simple recommendations. Get a blind. Use a
In Montana, 3 men plead guilty to illegally hunting bull bison
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Three men have pleaded guilty to the illegal hunting and wasting of bull bison north of Yellowstone Park. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that Jesse Darr, Ryley Heidt and Peyton Simmons, all
Crow-shoot competition under fire in Vermont
WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. — Wildlife advocates in Vermont are trying to stop a competitive crow-shoot event. The Burlington Free Press reports the Vermont Wildlife Coalition recently started a petition to ask the Vermont Fish and Wildlife
