Hunters, Shooters Plan to Keep Spending FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. - While pundits may still be arguing over how much of an economic recovery the United States has experienced since the recent recession, companies that make and sell shooting and hunting products have been fortunate to enjoy a steady stream of business. For 2014, outside of firearms, things don't look like they are going to slow down either. According to a recent HunterSurvey.com poll, the majority of shooters and hunters expect to spend as much on shooting and hunting equipment as they did last year. Considering accessories and shooting supplies, of those sportsmen surveyed, nearly 52 percent reported they plan to spend at least the same amount as they did last…
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The chance at Idaho's ultimate hunting opportunity is up for grabs, as Fish and Game is once again selling tickets for the Super Hunt drawings. Entries in the first Super Hunt and Super Hunt Combo drawing must be received by May 31 with the drawing set for June 10. All entries received after May 31 will go into the second drawing scheduled for mid-August. All entries for the second drawing must be received by August 10. Winners can participate in any open hunt in the state for deer, elk, pronghorn or moose. That includes general hunts and controlled hunts. Hunters can take an animal or animals on their Super Hunt or Super Hunt Combo tags in addition to any general…
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PHOENIX -- The Arizona Game and Fish Department has posted the 2014-15 Arizona Hunting Regulations online at www.azgfd.gov/draw. Hunters may now apply for a 2014 hunt permit-tag issued through the drawing process for deer, fall turkey, fall javelina, bighorn sheep, fall buffalo and pheasant. (The drawing process for elk and pronghorn antelope occurred earlier this year.) At this point, paper applications may be submitted by U.S. mail to Arizona Game and Fish Department, Attn: Drawing Section, P.O. Box 74020, Phoenix, AZ 85087-1052, or hand-delivered to any Game and Fish office. The online application service for this draw is expected to be available in early to mid-May. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, June 10, 2014 by 7 p.m. (MST). For…
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Montana Sets Public Hearings on Hunting, Fishing Fees, Regs Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will host a series of nine public meetings in May to review and discuss recent recommendations from an advisory council tasked with adjusting Montana's hunting and fishing licenses and fees. The Fish & Wildlife Licensing and Funding Advisory Council spent the past eight months examining FWP's current license system and funding cycle for fish and wildlife management. That work resulted in recent recommendations to FWP Director Jeff Hagener that would provide an additional $6.25 million a year to stave off deep budget cuts to fish and wildlife management programs. The recommendations are aimed at a simplified licensing system; standardized license discounts for youth, seniors, and disabled…
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There has been some regenerative growth, though not as much as we'll see in a year or two. A decade later, the general-season archery elk season was eliminated in the Colockum, and permit hunts in generally were largely eliminated.
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Spring Black Bear Season To Close In Bear Management Unit 700 By order of the Montana Fish &Wildlife Commission, the hunting of all black bears in Bear Management Unit 700 closed one-half hour after sunset on Monday, April 21, 2014. The order halting the hunt came shortly after Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for the district had been met. To check Montana's black bear harvest go to the 2014 Black Bear Hunting Status Report by Bear Management Unit link: http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/planahunt/huntingGuides/blackBear.
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MISSOULA, Mont.--A massive bighorn sheep that died of natural causes and was later found by wildlife officials could be a new World's Record, according to the Boone and Crockett Club. The ram was found in Alberta. The skull now is in possession of provincial officials and will be entered into Boone and Crockett records on behalf of the citizens of Alberta. "Many hunters are unaware that Boone and Crockett records include many found trophies," said Richard Hale, chairman of the Club's Big Game Records Committee. "The main reason we keep records is to document conservation success. Although they aren't taken by hunters, found trophies are nonetheless an important gauge of outstanding habitat, strong recruitment of game animals into older age…
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Info: mndnr.gov/hunting/bear. -- Homeowners should complete necessary open burning now, as restrictions will take effect shortly after snowmelt occurs. In Minnesota, a DNR burning permit is required when there is less than 3 inches of continuous snow cover. Spring fire restrictions will soon take effect and will severely limit open burning until summer green-up occurs.
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The U.S. Army previously used the planes in Afghanistan and Iraq, operator Mark Bauer said. The USGS office is evaluating how well the technology works for research purposes.
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Helens Wildlife Area on the upper North Toutle mudflow. Only two dead elk were found in the mild winter of 2009-2010, but 71 winter-killed elk were detected in 2012-13. Helens completed in 1994. --Body fat levels in late fall from hunter-killed elk were about 8 percent for lactating elk and 10 percent for non-lacating elk.
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