Hunting
OK: Mountain lion killed by vehicle near Minco provides research opportunity for Wildlife Department
A mountain lion was found dead Nov. 1 along HWY 81 north of Minco after having been hit by a vehicle, according to Erik Bartholomew, furbearer biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The
Quail season opens Nov. 12
Oklahoma’s quail season opens Nov. 12 and runs through Feb. 15, providing hunters with an opportunity to hunt one of the most popular game birds in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has conducted
NM commission to consider delisting desert bighorn
Farmington, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Game Commission will decide this week whether to remove desert bighorn sheep from the state’s list of threatened and endangered species. The commission will meet Thursday in Farmington.
ND nears one mountain lion hunting quota
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – Wildlife officials say hunters are nearing the early season mountain lion quota in southwest North Dakota, with the killing of the seventh lion late last week near the North Unit of
CO: Elk hunters warned to avoid moose
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Halfway through the fall rifle seasons, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are again warning elk hunters not to shoot moose during their hunting trips. Law enforcement officers are investigating 11 cases
SD: Mickelson Trail bridge to undergo construction
HILL CITY, S.D. – The George S. Mickelson Trail bridge crossing Highway 16A/385 south of Hill City will undergo construction starting Nov. 5. The trail will be open, but an alternate route is advised. The
Another strong deer harvest at Camp Ripley
Cool, wet weather greeted hunters at the second two-day hunt held Oct. 29-30 at Camp Ripley near Little Falls, with archers harvesting 135 deer, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Those deer,
CO: Poaching Alert: Deer in Douglas County
DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are investigating a wildlife crime in Douglas County involving a deer dumped on the side of Sugar Creek Road between the evening of Thurs. Oct. 27 and Sat.
MN: Strength in numbers: 1,000-group push for conservation
Washington – With Congress’s fledgling “super committee” currently considering major federal deficit reduction, a new coalition of some 1,000 groups and businesses have joined “in urging Congress to consider the economic impacts of the great
