This year's preseason forecast of 308,000 adult spring chinook includes 227,000 fish bound for rivers and streams above Bonneville Dam. Beginning June 1, anglers can keep one trout. A small plastic grub fished under an indicator will attract trout, bass and bluegill.
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Ilana Rubel, D-Boise, said she opposes the bill because she was not provided enough data that lowering the age would be safe. They've had experience in shooting and carrying." State Rep.
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Bob Jenson, R-Pendleton, introduced the bill at the request of a constituent and U.S. Army veteran who lost his eyesight while on active duty in Iraq. The vet, James Rabourne, grew up hunting in eastern Oregon, and wants to pursue the sport. Some lawmakers on the panel wanted to know whether they would qualify to get a laser sight because they wore glasses.
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The Montana Land Board meets on March 18. He is offering to buy the ranch and deed it to the DNRC in return for the state's inholdings in his Dana Ranch. The Killam family was ranked No. 33 with 255,000 acres.
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That's down from 32 million in the previous farm bill. At least 5 percent of the program funding is directed to projects that support wildlife habitat, and wildlife considerations can be included in the application selection process.
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Pope & Young Issues Policy on UAV/Drone Assisted Bowhunting The Pope & Young Club, a non-profit North American Conservation and bowhunting organization announces policy on UAV/Drone assisted bowhunting. POSITION STATEMENT: DRONES The core values of the Pope and Young Club revolve around the principles of high standards of conduct and ethics in our bowhunting lifestyle. The Club believes that an ethical code is necessary for all responsible bowhunters and is the key to protecting bowhunting's future in our society. The concept of fair chase is a component of an ethical code. Simply defined, fair chase is the ethical, sportsmanlike and lawful pursuit of free-ranging wild game animals in a manner which does not give the bowhunter an improper or unfair…
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The animals are distributed throughout the western Badlands in varying oil development. Our radio collars have performed very well over the course of the year. There's some places where there are still some good deer and oil development.
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Arizona Elk and Pronghorn Hunt Draw Application Deadline Approaching PHOENIX - The deadline for 2014 elk and pronghorn antelope hunt draw applications to be received by the Arizona Game and Fish Department is 7 p.m. (MST) on Tuesday, February 11. Applying online is fast and easy. Go to https://az.gov/azgfd/draw/home.xhtml and scroll down to the "Apply for a Draw" button. The system prompts users to complete forms accurately, dramatically reducing errors that might result in applications being rejected. Only VISA and MasterCard are accepted for online draw applications. No charges for the cost of hunt permit-tags will be posted to applicants' credit cards unless and until they are drawn. The online draw application service works with these browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google…
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...landowners interested in easements have grown wary, the Natural Heritage Land Trust's Welsh said. Acquiring easements is a crucial method of preserving wildlife habitat at low cost without removing land from tax rolls, Welsh said. But many owners won't give up the right to decide who fires guns or sets traps on their land, Welsh said. "They want to control the type of hunter who hunts on their property," Welsh said. "When you open your land to public hunting, you don't...
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But by the mid-2000s, deer numbers were at all-time highs. Wolf numbers were at similar levels through the mid-2000s, when deer numbers peaked and hunters achieved record harvests. Biologists say wolves are doing the compensatory harvest of deer that are going to die anyway.
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