Their numbers have dwindled to fewer than 5,000 birds living primarily in Colorado's Gunnison Basin. John Hickenlooper has vowed to sue Fish and Wildlife to block the protections. Without a listing in Oregon, he said, local conservation efforts will fall short of protecting the birds. But not all environmentalists are jeering the self-management approach.
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Obama administration on Wednesday formally declared the Gunnison sage-grouse a "threatened" species, in effect ruling that years of efforts to protect the showy bird and its Colorado habitat weren't sufficient to ensure its long-term survival. The federal move will limit oil and gas development in the 1.7 million acres of Colorado and southeast Utah where the chicken-like Gunnison sage-grouse lives and struts. The ruling by the Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service is...
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There's a lot of road hunters these days, it seems like. I love to see guys have ethics when they're hunting and nobody's watching them. Grant, who had no intention of making a coin-flip decision anyway, agreed. "You're exactly right.
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The man then heard a noise in the brush, yelled to see if it was his hunting partner and got no response. A black wolf appeared within 15-20 yards and approached him. The man shot at the wolf. He told officers he believed he hit it, but the wolf   ran off.
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The proponents of the ban received 97 percent of their donations from the Humane Society of the United States, based in Washington, D.C., leading opponents to view Maine as a political battleground over hunting traditions.
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Antlerless whitetails remain legal game for youths ages 12-15 (and some qualifying 11-year- olds). Mule deer are buck-only for the entire season. As of Sunday 3, a total of 13 wolves have been taken by hunters in Northwest Montana Region One, compared to 18 at this time last year.
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"From a legal standpoint, these referendums on the ballot aren't going to have any effect," said Amy Trotter, senior policy manager for Michigan United Conservation Clubs that is a leader of the pro-wolf hunt campaign.
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If it is a gray wolf, it could have traveled up to a thousand miles. But the animal may also be a wolf-dog hybrid, said authorities. The most recent ones, taken by Game and Fish, offered more detailed looks at the collar that showed a brass plate that seemingly wouldn't be on a dog collar, DeVos said.
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game's Access Yes! program compensates landowners for providing sportsmen access to private land and for making public acres more accessible through private land. As of Oct. 8, Fish and Game reported having 92 active Access Yes! lease agreements opening 385,028 private and 502,615 public acres across the state. Within the Magic Valley, 32 lease agreements opened 149,758 private and 262,140 public acres,...
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Ashland sits on the edge of the largest block of public land in southeastern Montana, making it a magnet for many hunters. But similar-sized communities' cafes, gas stations and grocery stores will also benefit from the estimated $204.5 million that deer and elk hunters will spend on everything from ammunition to candy bars. Add in other hunters -- from archers to those pursuing antelope -- and the figure rises to an estimated $288 million.
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