Since 2007, the state also has offered five wildlife-themed specialized plates that help fund programs.
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Northeast North Dakota, including hunting units 2B and 2C near Grand Forks, saw some of the biggest reductions in tags, Kreil said. This past summer, the wildlife chief wrote a letter to a disappointed hunter who was lamenting the decline in deer numbers.
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Rines said hunters were asked to report moose sightings by providing dates, locations, estimated age and health of those spotted. Early hunt results reported by the Fish and Game Department show 179 hunters were successful in their bids to take down moose over the nine days. Fish and Game officials report sales of moose-hunting permits generates an additional $325,000. New Hampshire isn't alone in reporting a decline in moose populations.
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Many thousands of anglers are licensed by Idaho and Washington each year and nontribal harvest can number in the tens of thousands for the entire Snake River basin. The remaining 1,200 to 1,300 will return to Dworshak and Kooskia hatcheries. Glen Mendel, district fish biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife at Dayton, said his agency will consider implementing restrictions to protect B-run fish if Idaho believes it is necessary.
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He wants to focus on the health of the herd rather than on geographic deer densities. Maine hunters want a robust deer herd to hunt. Kantar managed both moose and deer. "Kyle couldn't be coming in under better circumstances.
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Many continue to pander to sportsmen, which is why fees have not been raised since 2008. The agency controls just 40 percent of its budget; lawmakers handle the other 60 percent Game and Fish may have a friend in Gov. Five years of frozen funds is long enough.
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There's lots of training involved -- in law, personal defense, public relations, fish and wildlife management, and more -- that can take up to a week in some cases. Game deputies get $85 a day. "We do expect a lot of out of them. He's a deputy wildlife conservation officer for the Game Commission who's been on the job for just one year or so.
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As of Thursday, 181 wolves had been taken. Last year, 52 percent of the wolves taken were done so with traps. In Wisconsin, a wolf license allows one to hunt or trap the animal, so the DNR doesn't have clear numbers yet on whether hunters actually have taken up trapping or more trappers purchased licenses.
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On Saturday, she and 15 other kids hit the water with several employees of the department, two from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and outfitter Butch Odegaard of River Quest Excursions. His wife, Cindy Barrett, started a foundation in his name dedicated to teaching kids to fish. They ended up catching eight fish, including one fall chinook.
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