Hunting and fishing still popular Wyoming sports
Cheyenne (RELEASE) – More people are exploring the outdoors in Wyoming through hunting and fishing according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department 2016 license sale data. Wyoming has seen increases in the number of hunters and anglers for over a decade, and the increases were not dampened by reductions in hunting licenses over the […]
Kansas’ Most Comprehensive Deer Study is Underway
When it comes to dozens of deer running around with high-tech collars, there is not much else that sets a deer biologists soul on fire. Eliciting thoughts of near endless streams of digestible data, biologists and wildlife advocates alike teem with excitement as a new large-scale deer management study gets underway. That’s exactly the sentiment […]
Proposal Aims to Expand Hunting and Fishing to 10 Additional National Wildlife Refuges
Announced earlier this week, Secretary Ryan Zinke has presented a proposal that would open or extend hunting and fishing opportunities at 10 national wildlife refuges. Of the 566 national wildlife refuges across America, if approved, the proposal would allow hunting on 373 of them and fishing on 312 refuges in total. “I grew up in […]
Prominent BC Hunting Figure Embroiled in Illegal Elk Kill Case
In another unfortunate wildlife offense, a prominent member of British Columbia’s hunting community has been fined for the illegal killing of a bull elk. Derek Sward, 36, had served two terms as president of the Keremeos-Cawston Sportsman’s Association, Vice President of the Southern Interior Houndsman Association and was involved with British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service […]
If You Hunt Elk in Some Areas of Washington State – Leave the Hooves Behind
It’s called treponeme associated hoof disease, TAHD or more simply Elk Hoof Disease. The disease or digital dermatitis was originally found exclusively in livestock and has plagued the industry for a number of years. Fast forward to 2017 and the disease is now showing up in Washington’s elk populations for the first time, leaving wildlife […]
More Elk Headed to West Virginia, This Time from Arizona
Over the weekend the Arizona Game and Fish Commission approved a measure that would see upwards of 60 elk transferred from Arizona to West Virginia. While no date has been set for the relocation, according to reports, it is likely to take place within the next two to four years. “Additional translocations in the next […]
Montana Fish & Wildlife Sets Sights on 5,000+ Acre Wildlife Management Area
Located north of Yellowstone National Park, Montana officials are considering the acquisition of over 5,000 acres in an area state biologists and officials believe to be a pertinent migration corridor out of the park. According to the commission, the land has been on the market for some time and its importance to the winter activities […]
21 Collared Nebraska Bighorn Lambs Succumb to Disease
CHADRON, Neb.(RELEASE) – Disease issues have once again struck bighorn sheep lambs in northwestern Nebraska’s Pine Ridge, but a comprehensive research project is on track to counter the maladies. Todd Nordeen, the Nebraska Game and Park Commission’s big game research and disease program manager, said all 21 lambs equipped with tracking collars in May and […]
Michigan’s $500k Elk Study to Aims to Create Better Habitat for Elk
Funded through a Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Division grant, a research project is underway aiming to determine how elk interact with their habitat and the people who recreate within it. The $500,000 study was launched last year when biologists collared 40 elk in the Pigeon River State Forest area. The data extracted […]
Two Suspicious Ear-Tagged Deer Test Negative for CWD
HARRISBURG, PA (Release) – The two, ear-tagged deer euthanized July 26 in Ridgway Township, Elk County tested negative for chronic wasting disease, the Pennsylvania Game Commission announced today. Meanwhile, the investigation continues to determine whether the deer escaped from a captive facility or were intentionally released. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is always-fatal to deer and […]