Hunting
Survey: Canada goose numbers down by nearly 200K in North Dakota
After record numbers last year, above-average snow fall and below-average temperatures that began in late November continued up until the survey, which created poor wintering conditions for Canada geese and mallards.
Obama USFWS lead order is put on hold
Implementation of Fish and Wildlife Service Director’s Order No. 219 – handed down by Obama on Jan. 19, a day before he left office – is slated to occur gradually over the next five years.
In New Hampshire, moose hunt lottery permit numbers continue to dwindle
Decline partly because of the impact of parasites, both winter tick and brainworm, on the moose population.
Preliminary results: Bear harvest dipped
The issuance of fewer bear licenses and reduced hunting pressure, both in terms of hunters and hunting effort, may have played a role in the slight reduction in the bear kill from 2015.
Wyoming wildlife struggling amid harsh winter conditions
Wildlife managers say it’s still too early to determine any impacts on hunting seasons.
Time to complete a handgun permit-to-carry class
The author has owned and fired pistols and revolvers for decades, but still found a Minnesota concealed carry class enlightening and an opportunity to reinforce safety rules and skills.
In Iowa, CWD concerns draw a full house
Meeting prompted after a deer harvested during the 2016 hunting season in west-central Clayton County tested positive for chronic wasting disease — the first wild deer that tested positive for CWD outside of Allamakee County.
Spring light goose season looms in North Dakota
The spring season is only open to light geese – snows, blues, and Ross’s. Species identification is important because white-fronted and Canada geese travel with light geese. The season is closed to whitefronts, Canada geese,
West Virginia wildlife officials look to relax some hunting regs
Changes would impact deer and bear hunts.
