The Premier Online Resource For The Outdoor Sportsman
Blog Archives
June 10, 2008
Bad news for chukar hunters
Edition Date: 06/06/08
Bird populations are down due to harsh winters, drought. Biologists say spring weather and nesting success are crucial for them to recover.and they may take years to rise
Southwest Idaho’s chukar population has taken a dive in the last two years due to harsh winters and drought, and it might take that many years [...]
June 7, 2008
Cataloochee elk numbers may top 100 this year
The Smoky Mountain elk herd, once facing dire odds, could witness its best year yet in 2008, researchers say.
The number of elk could top 100 for the first time in the Cataloochee Valley on the eastern end of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Researchers expect as many as 25 calves could be born in the coming [...]
May 23, 2008
F&G rules could slash Idaho wolf numbers in half
Commissioners say that’s still more than five times the minimum that would trigger an ‘endangered’ listing.
BY ROGER PHILLIPS – rphillips@idahostatesman.com
Edition Date: 05/23/08
JEROME — Idaho’s wolf population could be cut in half under wolf hunting rules approved Thursday by the Idaho Fish and Game commission. But the final word rests with [...]
May 21, 2008
Upland Game Birds
By Wayne Foster
One of the most favorite past times of many is the hunting of upland game birds. Most of the places that people choose to do their upland hunting is chocked full of an abundance of wild birds, as well as acre after acre of beautiful private land for your hunting pleasure. Vast amounts [...]
Read more...May 21, 2008
Billings man hunting black bear kills grizzly
Associated Press – May 17, 2008 5:54 AM ET BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) – A Billings man accidentally shot and killed a 300-pound grizzly bear while hunting for black bear in the Gallatin National Forest.
Wildlife officials say 54-year-old Curtis Settergren mistook the male grizzly for a black bear while hunting in the Taylor Fork drainage south [...]
May 21, 2008
Nev. wildlife biologists recommend fewer hunting tags
Associated Press – May 7, 2008 5:35 PM ET
RENO, Nev. (AP) – Nevada wildlife biologists are recommending fewer hunting tags this year for elk, deer and antelope, mainly because of fires, drought and a harsh winter in some areas that led to poor fawn and calf survival.
Recommendations for desert, California, and Rocky Mountain bighorn [...]
