No Sign of Chronic Wasting in New Hampshire Whitetails
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Good news coming out of New Hampshire as monitoring data gathered by the state’s Fish and Game Department exhibited no evidence of chronic wasting disease in the state’s whitetail deer population. Testing a total of 268 tissue samples collected during 2016’s hunting seasons as part of a nationwide […]
Despite Fee Increases, Oregon’s Hunter Participation is Rising
After experiencing decades of decline in participation numbers, the number of hunters in the state of Oregon is finally on the rise again and in a big way. According to recently released numbers from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), the number of hunting licenses sold in 2016 increased by 22 percent. […]
North Dakota’s Mule Deer Very Healthy After Spring Survey
As mule deer were hit hard last winter in many areas of the west, North Dakota’s recently completed spring mule deer survey was a success. As state biologists took to the skies above the badlands to conduct counts in the month of April, their findings were promising, seeing increasing numbers since the devastating winters […]
Another Idaho Bighorn Euthanized After Mixing with Domestic Sheep
Marking the third bighorn removed from the area bordering Challis, Idaho, a one-year-old bighorn sheep ram was removed from the wild after mixing with a herd domestic sheep. To reduce the risk of spreading disease contracted from livestock, Idaho Fish and Game officials took the lethal actions after receiving local reports that the ram […]
Wolves Returned to State Management in Wyoming
Governor Matt Mead announced today the Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. entered its final order upholding Wyoming’s wolf management plan which confirms Wyoming’s management of wolves. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will file notice in the Federal Register in the coming days. “I am delighted that the Circuit Court recognized […]
Father & Son Poaching Duo Slapped with Extended License Suspensions
After illegally killing an elk in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in 2015, a father and son duo was finally sentenced as part of plea agreements last week. According to reports, William Bartlett and his son Leland were charged last fall after a conversation overheard inside a Seeley Lake gym spawned an investigation by Montana […]
Idaho Fish and Game Looking for Information on Chukar Poaching Suspects
Spotted on the Boise River Wildlife Management area March 18 hunting chukar roughly 46 days after the season closed for the game birds, a pair of poachers are under investigation by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. In addition to hunting chukar out of season, the pictured duo, as released by the department, […]
Steve Rinella Receives Top Honors for Conservation from Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
I remember the first time I saw Steve Rinella on TV. I was sitting with my old man in his living room as a hunting show played on the TV in the background. As I settled in on the couch, I remember being enamored by the storytelling ability the host had while immediately […]
Oregon Man Sentenced After Claiming Already Dead Elk
In September 2016, Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division Mid-Valley Team began an investigation into the potentially unlawful take of a 6×6 bull elk in East Linn County. As part of a hunting group, an acquaintance of the accused Jeffrey Allen McCraven, legally shot and wounded the bull elk on September 11, 2016. […]
Butte Man Charged with Shooting Trophy Mule Deer in Downtown Butte
A trophy-sized mule deer was found dead in the streets of downtown Butte, Montana on a Monday morning last fall with a fresh bullet wound in his side. Causing an uncharacteristic Monday morning traffic jam, Montana officials immediately suspected foul play and got to work in the investigation. Given the public nature of the […]