A guard dog in the Ione area hooked up with a female wolf last year about this time and they mated.
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This is one of those times." She singled out Minnesota's plan, which she said permitted the unlimited killing of wolves in some areas. The Minnesota plan calls for a minimum population of 1,600 animals.
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The study calls for capturing does this winter to implant transmitters that will signal when fawns are born. The chances of fawns being preyed upon shrink with each passing day as fawns grow older and are more capable of fleeing from predators. As a hunter, Hough said he understands the public's interest in predators and the importance of tracking predator impacts on fawns.
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A Fremont County jury convicted a local hunter for shooting a grizzly, even though he said the bear charged him. The grizzly petition comes nearly 20 years after wolves were reintroduced at Corn Creek in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. The polarized sides -- wolf lovers and wolf haters -- have dominated the discussion. Grizzly bears may well return to central Idaho, if they haven't already.
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The wolf received protection under the Endangered Species Act in 1974, making it illegal for citizens to kill wolves. Wolves returned to Wisconsin in the mid-1970s. In 1989, DNR biologists estimated the wolf population was about 80 and in the years since the number has grown dramatically.
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An Idaho man has been sentenced to 2 years' probation after Idaho Fish and Game officials said he illegally killed a grizzly bear, the AP reports. Normally the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service handles those types of cases. Idaho Fish and Game says 23-year-old Kenneth Tyler Sommer, of Newdale, Idaho, was hunting for black bears in eastern Idaho when the grizzly was shot.
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The one-year reprieve gives the 11 states, including Idaho, time to finalize their mitigation plans and possibly avoid an endangered species listing. The states, most of which still permit sage grouse hunting, have to get serious about protecting the bird. They have time. Now get serious and use it.
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Responsive design means that FWP content will reflow to fit one's device-no matter if it's an iPhone, a tablet, a desktop or smart TV. "The content will flow and be arranged clearly so you can see and use it without having to scroll from side-to-side," Aldrich said. "It's a considerable improvement, but like all things new, it might take a little time for users to settle into the new design."
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"This winter," he says, "as you travel to areas where deer congregate, make sure 1-800-662-3337 is programmed into your cell phone. That's our Turn-in-a-Poacher hotline number. If you see anything suspicious, call us. The hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week."
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Looking ahead to the next 75 years, I want to both thank you and reassure you that a top priority at Idaho Fish and Game will always be the hunter, angler and trapper and maintaining our wildlife heritage. Demands and issues facing our agency (i.e. endangered species, habitat loss, etc.) are much greater than they were when our Mission was created and the challenges will continue to grow, but nothing will ever be more important than making sure our fish and wildlife populations are healthy and available for hunters and anglers to use.
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