South Dakota’s Anti-Poaching Program Pays Off
PIERRE, S.D. (RELEASE) – As summer comes to an end and hunting seasons ramp-up, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is asking citizens to make the call to the Turn In Poachers (TIPs) hotline if they observe illegal hunting, fishing or trapping activity. “During the annual reporting period from July 1, 2016, through June […]
Emergency Depredation Hunts Approved in Nevada
The compounding effects of two summers of raging wildfires in the state of Nevada have made the decision to increase antelope and deer harvests relatively easy for the Nevada Department of Wildlife. With an additional 500 square miles of winter range destroyed by wildfires burning in Elko County, the Department announced over the weekend that […]
North Dakota Drought Conditions Tough on Ducks
The results of North Dakota’s annual mid-July waterfowl production survey are in and they are not as encouraging as many duck hunters would have hoped. Counting broods across many areas of the state, biologists create what is known as a brood index which simply indicates the number of broods per square mile. This year’s index […]
27 Deer Test Positive for CWD on Pennsylvania Farm
In an announcement made by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, a reported 27 deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease at a captive breeding facility in Bedford County. The herd of over 200 animals was under quarantine by the department after a whitetail deer died on the farm back in February. During the quarantine […]
Late Shoulder Elk Season Approved West of Bozeman
As an elk herd continues to move north, state wildlife officials have approved the creation of a late shoulder hunting season in the region. Following a barrage of complaints from landowners, the hunt was approved for 2017-2018 in the northern portion of Hunting District 311. Under the new regulations, hunters will be able to target […]
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 […]
Alaska Officials Limit Caribou Hunt in Eastern Interior
In the name of public safety, officials with Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game announced that caribou hunting in the eastern Interior will be limited this year. The area in question is a stretch of land along the Taylor and Top of the World Highways which would prohibit caribou hunting within one hundred feet along […]
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 […]