But despite nearly 20 years of effort, there has been scant positive change for elk in places like the Lolo and Selway elk hunting zones. Summer is the time when cow elk need energy to produce milk for their calves. But it is uncertain if the portion that would use tame elk will happen.
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The Forest Service has started to treat weeds in the Selway Zone. Hunters and trappers have killed 70 wolves this season in the Panhandle Region and 36 in the Dworshak-Elk City Zone. White said the prescriptions in the elk plan are designed to help the Forest Service justify projects that will help elk.
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New Próis® Archtach Down Jacket When it's colder than a well digger's... well you know, you'll be glad you have the new Próis® Archtach Down Jacket made specifically for women hunters. Let's face it, sitting in a stand or blind waiting for your prey for hours isn't exactly sitting on the beach in Cabo - especially when it's late season. This is why the folks at Próis created the Archtach Down Jacket, engineered for the ultimate in warmth, for the ultimate female hunter. Bone chilling cold feels even colder when you're sitting still, an oftentimes vital part of hunting. The Próis Archtach Down Jacket is constructed with 100 percent Microfiber Ripstop, a unique material which uses a special reinforcing technique…
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Applications for IN reserved turkey hunts start Jan. 31 Hunters can begin submitting online applications for reserved turkey hunts to be held on certain state and federally owned properties beginning Jan. 31. The application period runs through March 24 at dnr.IN.gov/fishwild/5834.htm. New for 2014, DNR will offer a reserved hunt at Sugar Ridge Fish & Wildlife Area in southwestern Indiana. Hunters must possess a valid 2014 spring turkey license, or lifetime license or youth hunt/trap license to apply for any of the reserved hunts. Applicants are allowed to apply for one property, and choose from the available dates for that property. Whether a drawn hunter can bring a hunting buddy varies by property. On DNR properties, drawn hunters are not allowed…
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Minnesota is different than Maine and Maine is different than New Hampshire," Kantar said. "When there's moderate temperatures, there are parasites. If a collared moose dies, a signal will go out to biologists, who will collect the carcass to conduct a necropsy, which can determine the cause of death. And the winters up there continue to be robust.
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He found his other dog waiting for him at his car. Tracking dogs picked up the lion's scent later in the afternoon and followed it for a half-mile before losing it.
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Their urban colleagues, for whom hunting is a nonissue, watched from the sidelines. The sponsor of the bill (HB1237), Del. Tommy Wright, R-Lunenburg County. Before approving the repeal bill, the House rebuffed an amendment offered by Del. Ralph Northam, passed the Senate, it went to a seven-member House subcommittee, which tabled it.
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BLM should extend the comment period on a draft management plan for protecting sage grouse habitat, Congressman Greg Walden, R-Ore., said in a letter delivered Thursday to the federal agency. At issue is the BLM's draft sage grouse environmental impact statement, or DEIS. The agency's draft proposal is designed to protect the bird so that it is not thrust under the umbrella of the federal Endangered Species Act. "Many Oregonians have expressed concern to me that their desire to...
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Statewide, 780 bears were taken during extended seasons, which are open in select wildlife-management units. Acorns are a highly sought-after food by bears in the fall. The button is an optional purchase for anglers and will be $5 each, available through the PFBC's online store (The Outdoor Shop) and at some PFBC locations.
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Knox said deer were forced into more compact areas where they could find food rather than spreading out. Dishonest hunters can call in to report that they have killed a doe so they can have permission to legally shoot a buck, he explained. When approaching a group of deer, a hunter may only get a single shot that spooks the rest of the deer.
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