Feral hogs can be between 250 and 350 pounds for males and 150 to 180 pounds for females. There is no season for hog hunting in Oklahoma. Hunters can track and kill them all year long. Stevens said not only do hogs eat the crops, they trample what's left behind or dig up entire fields while searching for more food. On average, female hogs have one and a half litters of piglets every year with an average of six to eight piglets in each litter. Johnson said each...
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...on elk in some portions of Southwest Washington. "Big game populations in Cowlitz and Lewis counties were influenced by late spring storms in 2013," according to the agency's webpage on hunting prospects in Washington. "The survey index that was conducted for winter elk mortality showed high loss in 2012/2013, indicating a reduction in yearling animals and some loss of older animals as a result of the winter conditions. "These winter losses may (affect) elk numbers for a...
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The minimum contribution is $1. None of the money will be distributed this season. Instead, the donations will collect in an account until next fall. SCI will pay half the cost for processing donated game at the butcher shops.
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He is scheduled to be sentenced next week. LeValley and his attorney, William Kimball, said they cannot comment on the case at this time. Raymond misled LeValley, saying he needed the money for timber clearing and other fire prevention work that was needed but for which there was no funding, according to court documents. Tracey Avila's trial is awaiting a new date. (News Researcher Janet Balicki contributed to this report.
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S.W. The Service has proposed the Dakota skipper as a threatened species, with critical habitat.
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Hepola said that November is Hugo's â€"the town's iconic eatery and watering hole -- and the town's busiest time of year, but it's not just about hunters. Hepola and his wife, Jody, own Hugo's, a hive of activity year round. During hunting season, drop boxes will be available nearby to deposit deer hides.
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The statewide quota is 251 wolves for the season. By statute, the season could run through Feb. 28. If possible, rinse with tap water before leaving the river.
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Three others were struck by vehicles and another from a non-management related cause, according to the statement. Environmental groups have filed suit against the state saying those who hunt coyotes are killing the slightly larger, endangered red wolves either by accident or on purpose.
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Wolves took advantage of weakened moose, fueling high rates of predation. Generations of inbreeding, with no ice bridges to introduce new wolves to the island, have bred genetic deformities in the animals. Tom Coburn, thinks Isle Royale isn't worth the money spent to keep it open, wolves or no wolves.
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Oct. 27--PORT CLINTON -- The Lake Erie water temperature off nearby Catawba Island on Saturday was 53 degrees, and falling. Use a cell phone to text or call in updates if your plans change. Flaggers and workers will be in Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St.
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