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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"We're living in a time when conservation and wildlife management are being challenged and the motives are not always what's best for wildlife or people," said Boone and Crockett Club President Bill Demmer. "Somewhere along the way we have lost the meaning of what conservation is and the full measure of its benefits. It has always meant wise and prudent use without waste. As Theodore Roosevelt once said, it means development as much as it does protection."
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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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If you draw a sportsman permit, the dates you can hunt vary. But in most cases, the dates are longer than the regular season dates. You can also hunt on almost any unit in Utah that's open to hunting the species you drew a permit for.
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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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