Hunting
DMP tags boosted by 12 percent statewide
DEC has increased the statewide Deer Management Permit allocation by about 12 percent for the 2012-13 season, the second consecutive double-digit jump.
2011 NY bear kill tough to top
New York bear hunters generally will have a tough act to follow heading into the 2012 season.
Quinn signs crossbow law
The much-anticipated crossbow law is finally a real-life law. Gov. Pat Quinn has signed House Bill 4819, meaning crossbows will be legal for hunting deer in Illinois this season between Dec. 3 and Jan. 20.
Mixed bag on the bear food front
With bear baiting set to begin Aug. 17, hunters across northern Minnesota are curious about the competition they’ll have this year – not from other bear baiters, but from the natural stuff provided by forests
CO kills collared bear in Ely area
A conservation officer last week killed a collared black bear in the Ely area after it entered a property and wouldn’t leave
Wyo. wolf hunt unlikely to stop problem animals
Wyoming’s first-ever regulated wolf hunt – slated to kick off in about two months – probably won’t reduce the intensity of a wolf-reduction program now run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Tips for a safe Utah archery hunt
If you’re an archery hunter, you can stay safe during this year’s archery hunts by following a few, simple rules.
Public hearing August 20, 2012 on New Hampshire's proposed hunter education rules
CONCORD, N.H. — A public hearing will be held on proposed amendments to the Hunter Education rules on Monday, August 20, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. at the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen
August is an important month for New Hampshire's wild turkey brood sightings
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is urging people to report sightings of hen turkeys, with or without young, from now through the end of August through its web-based turkey brood survey
