Hunting
2 new Wyoming cases of chronic wasting disease
Buffalo, Wyo. (AP) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says chronic wasting disease has turned up in two northern Wyoming hunt areas for the first time. The department lab in Laramie confirmed this week
LqP goose hunting needs Arctic blast
Watson, Minn. – Time is running out on the Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area goose hunt, and still the “big push” of Canada geese to the area has yet to arrive. Goose hunting in
WI DNR urges deer hunters to shoot feral pigs too
Madison, Wis. (AP) – If you’re a Wisconsin deer hunter who also has a small-game license, the state invites you to shoot some feral pigs this season. The state Department of Natural Resources says feral
Warmthand corn highlight deer opener
Opening weekend harvest down about 5 percent from 2008 St. Paul – Not too many years ago, opening day firearms deer hunters in much of the state were greeted by sub-zero temperatures. Last year was
Wis. youth snatch up mentored hunting licenses
Madison, Wis. (AP) – State wildlife officials have sold more than 10,000 mentored hunting licenses. Wisconsin’s mentored hunting program allows 10- and 11-year-olds to hunt with an adult within arm’s reach. The program began on
Stewardship access rules scrutinized
Madison – Wrangling between conservation groups and land trusts over public access to future Stewardship Program lands continue as the issue heads to the Natural Resources Board (NRB) for a decision. One of the land
Citizen tips help nab deer poachers across the state
Marinette, Wis. – Marinette County conservation warden Matt Meade of the DNR’s Crivitz office knows there’s a lot of illegal deer poaching activity going on in Wisconsin, but wardens can’t be everywhere. “Give us good
Trophy poachers worry Mont. wildlife officials
Kalispell, Mont. (AP) – The illegal shooting of an 800-pound grizzly bear is the latest of several cases of poachers killing a trophy animal and leaving its carcass to rot, Montana wildlife officials said. The
Helena wants increase in deer culling quota
Helena, Mont. (AP) – Helena’s city manager said Tuesday he would like to see an increase in the number of mule deer the city can kill this winter. Ron Alles said he would not formally
