Elk Hunt Approved for First Time on Rabbit Mountain
Boulder County, Colorado approved a plan allowing a limited elk hunt to take place on the Rabbit Mountain Open Space, just north of Boulder on Tuesday. The decision coming after officials have watched the mountain’s elk population skyrocket over the past decade. Ten short years ago, there were an estimated 25 elk thought to inhabit […]
Connecticut Man Charged with Transporting Captive Deer Carcass
As the news of a massive 24-point buck made its way through Connecticut, it managed to capture the attention of the state’s Environmental Conservation Police and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Reportedly taken in Bridgewater, Connecticut, the deer was inspected by officials and was found to be without the usual hide blemishes and […]
Meet Outrider: The Company Focused on Expanding Hunting Access Across North America
Touted by some as the Airbnb of the hunting world, Outrider set out to create a platform for what they refer to as “landsharing.” In an effort to increase access to hunting property in heavily privatized states such as Texas, Outrider has created a platform that is not only making it easier for hunters to […]
Study Reveals How Female Elk Get Better at Avoiding Hunters as They Age
While any seasoned hunter is bound to tell you that big animals get big by not being shot, recent research has confirmed that notion, at least within the female elk population. A study conducted by University of Alberta researchers Mark Boyce, Henrik Thurfjell and Simone Ciuti found that female elk certainly do adjust their behavior, […]
Restitution and Jail Time for Poacher Who Shot NY Conservation Officer
While investigating reports of illegal hunting while accompanied by fellow conservation officer Lt. Liza Bobseine last fall, James Davey was shot in the pelvic region while making his way through a cornfield. The shots came from the perpetrator they were there to investigate and thanks to the quick-acting Bobseine, Davey luckily walked away with his […]
Southwestern Montana Elk Numbers Exhibiting Record Growth
Counting 7,768 elk in this year’s annual spring aerial surveys, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ biologist, Rebecca Mowry is pointing to record population levels in the Bitterroot area. While still somewhat unsure what is driving the numbers upward, Mowry and other biologists are pointing to lower than usual hunter harvest numbers and a decrease in […]
Wisconsin’s Wolf Population Continues to Grow, Payouts for Hunting Dog Deaths Shatter Records
In somewhat of an unusual program, the state of Wisconsin has legislation in place that compensates hunters whose dogs are killed by wolves. Under the program in 2016, over $99,000 in payouts were handed out for the killing of 41 dogs- an unprecedented number of both payouts and dogs killed by wolves. The wolf population […]
Eight Indicted on 66 Charges in Ohio Poaching Ring
Dozens of animals and eight individuals made up one of the largest poaching rings in recent history in the Buckeye State. The charges were something you would be more accustomed to seeing from gangster and mafia bosses and included money laundering, grand theft, telecommunications fraud and racketeering among many others. All told, the eight individuals […]
North Carolina Bill to Safeguard Hunting & Fishing Rights Resurfaces
As a resurrection of sorts, a North Carolina bill aiming to protect hunting and fishing rights under the state’s constitution has resurfaced in the Tar Heel State. Senate Bill 677 was created to safeguard hunting and fishing as legal rights in the state and was originally tabled a year ago that never got to a […]
Study Points to Elk as More Significant Brucellosis Transmission Risk than Bison
Present in both bison and elk, Brucellosis is an infection that causes infected animals to abort their calves. While the infection has historically affected both species, it is the bison where much of the efforts to contain brucellosis were concentrated. As large grazing animals who often encounter livestock, ranchers have grown abundantly concerned that the […]