Snake Hunters for Hire: South Florida Proposal to Offer Python Hunters Payment
Like the wild hog problem in southern states such as Texas, Florida has an invasive species problem all their own. After being established sometime in the 1980’s, Burmese pythons have since become an unnatural extension of the landscape in the swamps of the Florida Everglades. Acting as an apex predator, these large snakes, measuring […]
Over 600 Snares Seized in Minnesota’s Largest Case of Illegal Trapping
A two-year investigation has resulted in charges being laid against two Minnesota men in what is believed to be the largest and most extensive illegal trapping cases the state has ever seen. Douglas Anthony Marana, 70 and Roderick Kottom, 68 have since been charged with four counts of illegal trapping after Minnesota Department of Natural […]
Utah Officials Recommending Reduction in Mule Deer Permits
Drought conditions, followed by a tough winter in parts of the state, might lead to a slight reduction in the number of general season buck deer hunting permits available in Utah this fall. Permits for other species, including desert bighorn sheep, bison and pronghorn, might increase. Permit recommendations The following are the total number of […]
Mule Deer Fawns in Wyoming Range Study Area Nearly Wiped Out
After a winter that saw more than twice the usual snowpack to the Wyoming Range, more bad news surrounding the population of mule deer in the western United States has surfaced. On the heels of news that Idaho’s mule deer fawn survival rate is at it’s lowest levels in 18 years, fawns tracked by […]
More Elk Hunting Opportunities, Fewer Mule Deer Tags in Idaho This Year
This winter was anything but easy on much of the wildlife of the American west. Idaho, including many other western states, instituted supplemental feeding stations to help wildlife such as deer, elk and antelope deal with heavy snowfall. As a natural by-product of the winter weather, Idaho Fish and Game Commissioners set the hunting […]
Arkansas to Launch Online Licensing System April 1
Long gone are the days of toting around long tags and permits, at least for hunters in the state of Arkansas. In a release earlier this week, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission announced that all licenses and permits will now be available as a downloadable file. The new system gives hunters and anglers […]
President’s Budget Takes Deep Cuts at Public Lands, Future of Hunting and Fishing
President Trump released his proposed budget yesterday and while many would argue to some of the positive actions within his proposal; when it comes to the preservation of the outdoors, the prospective budget falls short, literally. Featuring gouging cuts to vital programming the President and his team seemingly deem unnecessary, the budget, if enacted, […]
Promising Spring Turkey Season On Tap for Texas Hunters
With a significant carryover of mature gobblers and an influx of young birds to match wits against, hunter patience as much as skill may be put to the test during this year’s spring turkey season. According to biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Texas Rio Grande wild turkey numbers have boomed […]
Washington State Cougar and Elk Poaching Incident Sparks Massive Investigation
A “sophisticated kind of criminal activity” that has likely been going on in Skagit County, Washington for several years has sparked a massive investigation. At the core of the investigation lies the illegal killing of a pair of bull elk and a mountain lion. “We ended up recovering one of the elk racks and […]
Utah Man Fined $10k for Claiming Residency in Three States for Hunting & Fishing Licenses
Wyoming Game and Fish Department Southwest Access Yes Coordinator Andy Countryman contacted Timothy Haws in the fall, while he was elk hunting on his resident general elk license on the Red Dugway Road in Uinta County. Haws stated he lived in Lyman, Wyoming. However, during Countryman’s contact with Haws, several concerns led him to […]