Delaware’s 2016/17 Deer Harvest Sets New All-Time High Record
Delaware hunters harvested 14,742 deer during the 2016/17 hunting season, surpassing 2015/16’s record of 14,681 deer taken, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today. This season marks the seventh time within the last 12 years the deer harvest has exceeded 14,000 since Delaware’s first modern-day deer season was held in 1954. Sussex County […]
Electric Fencing and Additional Game Land to Reduce North Carolina Elk Conflicts
Reintroduced in 2001, North Carolina’s elk population is on the rise and subsequently, so are human-elk conflicts, particularly with agricultural operations. Growing from the original 52 animals that were reintroduced into the state in both 2001 and 2002, state officials now estimate there to be approximately 150 elk roaming the Tarheel State. As the […]
100 lb Wolf Unintentionally Killed by Cyanide Trap
SALEM, Ore.—Wolf OR48, a Shamrock Pack adult male, died on Feb. 26 on private land in northeast Oregon after an unintentional take by the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services. The wolf died after encountering an M-44 device, a spring-activated device containing cyanide powder. The device was in place as part of Wildlife Services […]
$4,000 in Fines for Men Who Jumped on the Back of a Swimming Moose
Two British Columbia men who made headlines in the summer of 2014 when they released a YouTube video depicting a boatload of passengers approaching a swimming moose and then jumping on its back have been charged for their actions. Bradley Dale Crook and Jaysun Allan Pinkerton, both of Fort St. John appeared in a […]
Montana Grizzly Delisting Inches Closer as Resolution Clears Final Vote
A Montana house resolution passed a final vote of the House this week in the state’s continued push to see the management of grizzly bears moved back to Montana’s wildlife agency. Sponsored by Rep. Steve Gunderson, R-Libby, House Joint Resolution 15 cleared its first vote of the full House on Tuesday and final vote […]
NorCal Hunter Attacked by Mountain Lion While Coyote Hunting
Concealed atop a small hilltop on the edges of Mono Lake, a northern California hunter called in more than just the coyotes he was targeting late last week. The unnamed hunter was lying face down while mimicking the sound of a rabbit in distress – a common tactic used by coyote hunters – when […]
Day One: Secretary Zinke Signs Orders to Expand Access to Public Lands
WASHINGTON – Today, on his first day on duty, Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (pronounced ZINK-ee) issued two secretarial orders which expand access to public lands and increase hunting, fishing, and recreation opportunities nationwide. These orders deliver on promises made by both President Donald J. Trump and Secretary Zinke to expand access to […]
Computer Glitch Triggers False Permit Results for Alaskan Hunters
A computer glitch within the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has disappointed over 100 hunters around the state after they received permits they were not supposed to. In what the department is calling a ‘technical miscue’, the mistake has invalidated affected permit results and officials scrambled to notify applicants of the problem and update […]
The Outdoor Industry Praises Senate Confirmation of Ryan Zinke as Secretary of the Interior
In a 68-31 vote yesterday, former U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke was confirmed as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior. Testifying before congress in January, the former Navy SEAL and self-proclaimed “Teddy Roosevelt Republican” is set to face a number of particularly vexing challenges as he begins his term. After decades of underinvestment in America’s […]
Georgia Hunting and Fishing Licenses Set to Increase
Legislation passed yesterday that would see hunting and fishing license fees rise in the state of Georgia, adding a sizable amount of funding for the state’s Department of Natural Resources. The approved bill (HB 208) will mark the first license increase in Georgia since 1992, a state that currently has some of the more […]