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May 12, 2009
WVa hunter clinches turkey slam
Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – Chris Walls had done most everything a turkey hunter could hope to do
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May 12, 2009
NV deer herds down; other species doing well
Reno, Nev. (AP) – Elk, antelope and bighorn sheep are quite at home on the Nevada range, while deer populations continue to struggle because of habitat loss and drought, according to a new report by the Nevada Department of Wildlife.
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May 12, 2009
Elk Foundation marks 25th year
Missoula, Mont. (AP) – The view out the window of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation keeps changing.
Read more...May 9, 2009
Complaints rise as do geese numbers in S.D.
Aberdeen, S.D. (AP) _ A state Game, Fish and Parks wildlife official says complaints of Canada geese eating crops have tripled during the last few years in northeast South Dakota.
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Neb. wildlife officials testing deer for disease
Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – Wildlife officials responding to recent reports of bovine tuberculosis in Knox County are beginning tests on white-tailed deer in the area this week to ensure the disease hasn’t spread.
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North Dakota’s deer population has grown
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s deer population has grown significantly this decade, and state wildlife officials are trying to find a balance between what hunters want and what landowners will tolerate.
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Feds to reconsider critical habitat for two fish in N.M.
Albuquerque, N.M. (AP) – A federal judge has ruled the U.S.
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Pheasant, Grouse and Prairie Chicken Season Reports Available
From SD Game Fish and Parks PIERRE, S.D. “ According to a survey done by the Game Fish and Parks Department, more than 176,000 resident and non-resident hunters pursued ring-necked pheasants in South Dakota during the 2008 season. Hunters harvested approximately 1.9 million birds.
Read more...May 7, 2009
Louisiana closes some fishing due to tilapia
Baton Rouge, La. (AP) – The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has closed an area south of Port Sulphur to commercial and recreational fishing after tilapia were found in public waterways in the area.
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Hunters fined, licenses suspended after poaching in Tenn.
Church Hill, Tenn. (AP) – Two men who were caught hunting turkey on Holston Army Ammunition Plant property have received probation, but can’t hunt for a year.
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Man accused of smuggling songbirds from Vietnam
Los AngelesS (AP) _ A man was charged Tuesday with smuggling songbirds into the United States by hiding more than a dozen of them in an elaborate, custom-tailored pair of leggings during a flight from Vietnam to Los Angeles.
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Applying for Non-Resident Kansas Deer Tags
I’m hoping to hunt whitetails in Kansas this fall in order to check out a new outfitter. I know, my job sucks, but I do my best to keep my head up.
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NJ lifts long-standing ban on Sunday bow hunting
Trenton, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey Gov
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Wis. lawmakers vote to close DNR service centers
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin legislators have voted to end counter service at two dozen Department of Natural Resources field offices across the state.
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Man enters plea to role in illegal Montana hunting scheme
Billings, Mont. (AP) – A Louisiana man who recruited big game hunters to come to Montana, where they illegally hunted elk and deer, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to violate a federal wildlife act.
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