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Jan 06 2014
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Limited proposals draw few hunters to public meeting

By Hunting, Wolves
...has property in the Marion area, said he has seen significant declines in mule deer as well as elk. He suggested that for some areas, the state should adopt a trophy drawing for mule deer, possibly requiring they at least be three-point deer, or even closing some areas entirely. There was praise for an experimental mule deer regulation that was adopted for District 109 at the northern end of the Whitefish Range. The change required hunters to draw a permit to hunt mule deer bucks in the...
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Jan 05 2014
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Tennessee deer harvest numbers still lagging behind last year

By Hunting
The young sportsman hunt is open to hunters ages 6-16. During the young sportsman hunt, the child must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult at least 21. Multiple children may be accompanied by a single adult. The young sportsman hunt doesn't always account for as many harvested deer as a typical all-ages weekend. Hunters in Tennessee killed 165,791 in 2011-12 and 152,762 in 2010-11.
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Jan 04 2014
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Avid panhandle elk hunters form wolf-trapping co-op

By Hunting, Wolves
Wolf hunters have a success rate of less than 1 percent, while trappers enjoy a success rate near 25 percent. Second, wolf trapping is time consuming and expensive. So they formed the foundation, a sort of wolf-trapping cooperative that essentially pays regular-joe trappers to kill wolves. People can join the group for $35. It was founded by dedicated elk hunters who were concerned about wolves and were hopeful trapping could help.
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Jan 03 2014
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Fish and Game Seeks Comments on Upland Seasons

By Hunting
Jan. 02--JEROME -- The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking public comments on the 2014-15 and 2015-16 upland game, turkey and furbearer seasons. In the Magic Valley region, Fish and Game proposes: -- To add Rock Creek to the exceptions for beaver trapping in Blaine County to enhance recovery efforts, and to add part of Clover Creek to exceptions. Clover Creek would be closed to beaver trapping east of Bliss-Hill City Road. -- To add Niagara Springs Wildlife...
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Jan 01 2014
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1989 Prediction on Wolf Reintroduction Revisited.

By Issues, Wolves
In 1989, Gordon Eastman made a number of predictions in a Jackson Wyoming newspaper regarding the then proposed reintroduction of wolves. A photo copy of a portion of that article is here. This article is a great example of the numerous warnings that while counter to the prediction of the advocates of Wolf reintroduction, were accurate and should have served as a warning of the huge challenges that would be created by allowing an apex predator to be reintroduced into western ecosystems.   
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Jan 01 2014
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Minnesota wolf hunt closed

By Wolves
The season ended Saturday after the 220 wolf quota was reached. Hunters killed 88 wolves in Minnesota's early hunting-only season. Altogether, late-season hunters and trappers registered 135 wolves by midday Friday, bringing the annual total to 223.
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