Hunting
Aerial hunt of feral hogs along Colorado River costs $25,000
The USDA worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to eradicate nearly 70 feral swine from Arizona refuge.
Study: Hunting, fishing contribute heavily to recreation’s economic boom in South Dakota
Hunters spent more than $682.7 million and anglers spent over $271.3 million. Trappers, wildlife viewers and boaters were also big spenders with a combined contribution of almost $140 million.
Ruling could open door for shooting derbies in Idaho
Court says east-central Idaho wolf and coyote derby doesn’t need Forest Service permit.
Little change to Wisconsin waterfowl, migratory game bird hunting regs, seasons
Similar to last year, the Horicon Canada goose hunting zone will have one single continuous 92-day time period, rather than the two split time periods experienced in the past. In addition, the pintail daily bag
New York DEC announces opening of spring turkey season May 1
Agency reports that the turkey population experienced reproductive success in the summer of 2015, and combined with relatively mild winters in 2015-16 and 2016-17, it is anticipated that the spring harvest will be up from
It’s official: Ohio hunting, trapping regs for 2017-18 get the OK
White-tailed deer hunting changes include modifications to bag limits for several counties throughout the state.
Court: Baiting deer legal if not for hunting
John Walker was cited in 2015 for placing corn and pumpkins near his deer stands on his Washburn County property. A circuit judge tossed the citation, finding there wasn’t any evidence Walker intended to hunt
In New Hampshire, drought may have hurt farmers, but moose doing OK
Preliminary numbers from a project that puts tracking collars on moose show that only one of the calves — the most vulnerable group — died from winter ticks this year. A year ago, nearly 75
South Dakota limiting access to ‘private’ lakes
March decision that neither outdoors enthusiasts nor private landowners have the right to the water has reintroduced uncertainty into an already complex problem of how South Dakota’s non-meandered lakes should be used.
