Hunting

Mitchell, S.D. (AP) – A state conservation officer says there should be plenty of ducks around for this year’s waterfowl hunting season. State Game, Fish and Parks Department officials are confident that wetter-than-usual conditions have

Windham, N.H. (AP) – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says the 2009 deer hunt outlook calls for a 5 to 10 percent increase over the nearly 11,000 deer killed statewide last year. Last

Dickinson, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota is selling small game licenses to out-of-state hunters online, a change that in-state business owners say will hurt. “It’s not going to be good for local businesses,” said Greg

On the Porcupine River Tundra, Yukon Territory (AP) – Here on the endlessly rolling and tussocky terrain of northwest Canada, where man has hunted caribou since the Stone Age, the vast antlered herds are fast

Valley Forge, Pa. (AP) – Valley Forge National Historical Park officials plan to begin killing more than 1,000 deer at the park over the next four years. The park wants to reduce a deer population

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – A second mountain lion has been killed this fall in western North Dakota. State Game and Fish Department biologist Stephanie Tucker says the cat was killed Saturday by a hunter in

Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – The Wyoming Department of Game says some licenses to hunt elk at Grand Teton National Park are still available. Mark Gocke is public information specialist for the game department in Jackson.

Billings, Mont. (AP) – Hunters in Montana reported taking nine wolves through the end of last week in the state’s first-ever organized wolf hunt. Gray wolves were removed from the endangered species list in Montana

Rapid City, S.D. (AP) – Officials are investigating the shooting of a moose that wandered into the Black Hills. Mike Kintigh with the Game, Fish and Parks Department at Rapid City says hunters found the