Leftover Big Game Tags Still Available

Leftover Big Game Tags Still Available The Arizona Game and Fish Department has advised that there are still a lot of big game tags available for those that were unsuccessful in this year’s draw. For deer there are 1,614 leftover tags available, but they are mostly for antlered whitetail hunts in southeastern Arizona. There are 288 tags... Read More

CPW Seeks Ways to Control Chronic Wasting Disease

CPW Seeks Ways to Control Chronic Wasting Disease Mule deer, elk and moose are affected by Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Colorado Parks and Wildlife is concerned that the prevalence of the disease is on the rise. Fifty-six percent of deer herds, 33 percent of elk herds and 33 percent of moose herds have CWD present.... Read More

BLM Ponders What to do With Coal-bed Methane Roads

BLM Ponders What to do With Coal-bed Methane Roads CASPER, Wyo. — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is studying what to do with 600 miles (960 kilometers) of roads that once served the Power River Basin’s coal-bed methane industry. The Casper Star-Tribune reports the agency wants to leave some roads open — to provide... Read More

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Environmentally Friendly Hunting

Environmentally Friendly Hunting GROUPS AIM TO BOOST NON-LEAD AMMO FOR ECOSYSTEM HEALTH Wildlife agencies and sportsmen’s groups join coalition encouraging hunters to choose non-lead ammo when hunting. The North American Non-Lead Partnership — formed late last year by the Oregon Zoo, The Peregrine Fund and the Institute for Wildlife Studies — seeks to expand the... Read More

WYOMING | Game and Fish Surveying About Hunting Technology

WYOMING | Game and Fish Surveying About Hunting Technology CHEYENNE, WY – Wyomingites receiving an e-mail from the University of Wyoming seeking their opinions about advancements in hunting technology are alerted the survey is legitimate and are encouraged to promptly fill out the survey. The survey is a joint effort between UW and the Wyoming... Read More

Wyoming Game and Fish Adds Option To Mandate CWD Testing

Wyoming Game and Fish Adds Option To Mandate CWD Testing The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will not require hunters to test meat for chronic wasting disease in 2018, despite having new authority to do so. Earlier this year, the Game and Fish Commission and Gov. Matt Mead granted the department the power to require... Read More

Fast-growing Wildfire Reaches 6600 Acres in Hours, Threatens Cabins in Utah

Fast-growing Wildfire Reaches 6600 Acres in Hours, Threatens Cabins in Utah STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR — As many as seven cabins are threatened by a wildfire that ignited Sunday afternoon a few miles from Strawberry Reservoir, officials said. The Dollar Ridge Fire started about 41/2 miles southeast of Strawberry Reservoir and quickly grew to about 6,600 acres... Read More

Idaho Wildfire Season Causing Issues

Wildfire Season Expected to Cause Problems in Idaho if People Aren’t Careful Boise – Experts believe this wildfire season will be an above average summer for wildfires, they cited a mild winter that allowed grass to survive, when added to the growth of grass this year fire officials said that the fuel to cause a... Read More

Fire Restrictions for Certain Parts of Western Nevada to Start June 30

Fire Restrictions for Certain Parts of Western Nevada to Start June 30 Multiple agencies charged with managing western Nevada’s public lands announced Wednesday that fire restrictions would go into effect this year beginning Saturday, June 30 and last until further notice. The ban will be implemented across all land managed by the Bureau of Land Management Carson... Read More

BLM Seeking New Off-Range Wild Horse, Burro Pasture Bids

BLM Seeking New Off-Range Wild Horse, Burro Pasture Bids The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking proposals for new public off-range pastures that will provide a free-roaming environment for wild horses removed from Western public lands while also allowing for regular public visitation. The BLM said this action is part of its effort to... Read More

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Bears, Pump Tracks and Trespassing

Bears, Pump Tracks and Trespassing It’s not a Bear Stewardship Committee meeting without some talk about who’s seen any bears lately. Most recently, reports via social media are coming in that a big bear with two cubs has been in the Mountain to Meadow Trail area. Some say it’s a grizzly, but it could be... Read More

Deadline Near to Update Credit Card Information for Arizona’s Online Fall Draw

Deadline Near to Update Credit Card Information for Arizona’s Online Fall Draw PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department reminds hunters who applied online for 2018 fall hunt permit-tags that 11:59 p.m. (Arizona time) Thursday, June 28, is the deadline to update their credit card or debit card account information, as well as purchase PointGuard... Read More

WYOMING | Governor Mead Approves Rules for Grizzly Hunt

WYOMING | Governor Mead Approves Rules for Grizzly Hunt CHEYENNE, WY – Today, Governor Matt Mead approved rules put forth by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission that allow hunting grizzly bears. The rules establish the hunting season and boundaries, the number and sex of bears and types of firearms that can be used. The... Read More

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Names Kelly Susewind New Director

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Names Kelly Susewind New Director The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission selected Kelly Susewind as the new director of the state’s wildlife management agency Saturday. The commission voted unanimously in favor of Susewind. The commission interviewed seven candidates. Susewind has worked at the Department of Ecology since 1990. He... Read More

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‘Zombie Deer’ Found in Michigan’s Jackson County

Detroit Free Press staff Published 2:15 p.m. ET June 21, 2018 White-tail deer in Michigan (Photo: Susan Tusa, Detroit Free Press) Buy Photo ‘Zombie Deer’ Found in Michigan’s Jackson County A 3-year-old doe in Jackson County is believed to have died from chronic wasting disease, a condition that results in so-called “zombie deer,” according state officials. It’s the first case of... Read More