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Video Encourages Hunters to Carry Bear Spray

The Wildlife Management Institute (WMI) and Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee teamed up with renowned hunting journalist Craig Boddington and the Boone and Crockett Club to produce a 2-minute demonstration video and 30-second public service announcement […]

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Grin and Bear It: Planning Your Hunt

Planning a black bear hunt often a painstaking, long drawn out event that involves researching outfitters, contacting references, arranging for lodging and transportation, and choosing the proper weapon. Most people must apply for tags by […]

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Minnesota’s wolf population remains strong

The wolf population remains firmly established on Minnesota’s landscape, according to a comprehensive population survey conducted by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The latest survey results estimate that within Minnesota’s wolf range there were […]

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Hog Wild in the Delta

I got into position a good two hours before dark, and set up on a small, wooded hill a few hundred yards off a newly-planted corn field. I was hog hunting in Yazoo County, Mississippi, […]

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National Delisting of Gray Wolf

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) extended the public comment period until October 28 on two proposed rules to remove the gray wolf from the List of Threatened and Endangered species. “It is imperative […]

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Feline Versus Canine

When it comes to the ‘norm’ for hunters, there is a quartet of creatures that are hunted in the United States. These are considered predators across the country, and although the coyote, fox and raccoon […]

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Idaho Wolf Management

Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) accepted a $50,000 grant from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to assist with its wolf management plan. The funds will increase IDFG’s knowledge of interactions between wolves and elk, and […]

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Wolf Attacks Teen In MN

Wildlife officials on Monday were investigating a reported wolf attack on a 16-year-old boy camping last weekend in northern Minnesota. The attack reportedly occurred early Saturday in a campground along the shore of Lake Winnibigoshish […]

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More Sheep Die At Siddoway

Billie Siddoway, whose brother, J.C. manages the Siddoway Sheep Company ranch in Terreton, said wolves attacked twice Monday night in different locations than Saturday’s kill near the Palisades Range. Wolves killed four sheep near Dog […]

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Wolves kill 176 sheep

A southeastern Idaho ranch lost 176 sheep as the animals ran in fear from two wolves that chased through a herd of about 2,400 animals south of Victor. Sheepherders for the Siddoway Sheep Co. heard […]

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Grant Helps Wolf Management

A $50,000 grant from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will assist the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) with its wolf management plan.  The funding will expand WGFD’s knowledge of predator-prey interactions between wolves and […]

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Mexican Hunter Fined

Four Mexican hunters returning from Nunavut paid $80,000 in fines April 5 before they made a hasty retreat from Winnipeg back to Mexico — heading home without their polar bear and narwhal trophies. The men […]

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Identifying Wolves by Howls

The ability to use sound to identify wolves would make wolf surveys much more reliable. PhD student Holly Root-Gutteridge and her team at Nottingham Trent University have developed software that enables them to identify individual […]

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Theiving Mountain Lion

A mountain lion almost stole $400 worth of personal property from a Montello resident in the hills not far from his home last week. Ken Larsen spotted a large cat track in the mud a […]

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Upper Peninsula Wolf Hunt

The Michigan Natural Resources Commission on Thursday again approved hunting of once-federally protected wolves in the Upper Peninsula under a new state law passed to circumvent a referendum on an earlier hunting law. The commission […]

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Maine Bear Hunting Ban?

A new anti-hunting organization has announced its intent to qualify a ballot initiative before voters to ban the most successful methods of controlling bear numbers in Maine.  Called Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting, the organization […]

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RMEF: Great Lakes Wolf Suit

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit by several animal rights groups seeking to return gray wolves in the Great Lakes region to the Endangered Species List. If granted, […]

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Leopard shot in Indiana

Two Indiana residents got the surprise of their lives Thursday night when the “bobcat” they shot turned out to be something quite different. Indiana wildlife officials say it was a leopard. On Friday morning, WDRB News […]

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New Wolf Pairs for Arizona, New Mexico

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) released a pair of Mexican wolves into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area of Arizona on Thursday. In a separate […]

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Wolf Delisting a ‘Conservation Success Story’

The federal government’s decision to remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened and endangered species is grounded in sound science and achieves long-term management objectives for the species, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership […]

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Becoming Bear Aware!

With a healthy, growing black bear population, bear sightings are becoming common throughout much of Virginia.  A highly adaptable and intelligent animal, bears can live close to people.  While local residents often do not know […]

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Top 10 Wolf Hunting Tips from RMEF Members

In an online questionnaire about their wolf-hunting experiences, members of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation offer valuable intel that could help more hunters enjoy the challenge and fill their wolf tag this fall. A Top […]

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Magnetize Your Bear Bait Sites

Code Blue introduces 2 new Bear Magnet baits: Blueberry and Savory Bacon. Bear Magnet Blueberry-all bears have a sweet tooth and absolutely love the taste of fresh blueberries.  This fruity formula creates the aroma of […]

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Young cougars and pack of coyotes square off

Two young mountain lions spent a miserable hour trapped on a fence by five coyotes last Thursday in Wyoming’s National Elk Refuge. Refuge staffer Lori Iverson snapped photos of the spectacular evening standoff. The juvenile cats […]

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Becoming Bear Aware!

With a healthy, growing black bear population, bear sightings are becoming common throughout much of Virginia.  A highly adaptable and intelligent animal, bears can live close to people.  While local residents often do not know […]

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Magnetize Your Bear Bait Sites

Code Blue introduces 2 new Bear Magnet baits: Blueberry and Savory Bacon. Bear Magnet Blueberry-all bears have a sweet tooth and absolutely love the taste of fresh blueberries.  This fruity formula creates the aroma of […]

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Young cougars and pack of coyotes square off

Two young mountain lions spent a miserable hour trapped on a fence by five coyotes last Thursday in Wyoming’s National Elk Refuge. Refuge staffer Lori Iverson snapped photos of the spectacular evening standoff. The juvenile cats […]

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Oregon: Wolf Program Update

Oregon’s wolf count for 2012: Oregon’s minimum wolf count for 2012 is 53 wolves, including seven packs and at least five breeding pairs. (A pack is four wolves that travel together in winter. A breeding […]

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Coyote Control Starts Now

As deer seasons come to an end in some regions, hunters are left wondering what to do next. May we suggest hunting coyotes.  In many states and regions you can hunt coyotes with the license […]

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Italian wolves prefer pork to venison

Some European wolves have a distinct preference for wild boar over other prey, according to new research. Scientists from Durham University, UK, in collaboration with the University of Sassari in Italy, found that the diet […]

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Black Bears Making a Comeback in Texas

Counties along the Texas-Mexico border are reporting a surge in reports of hungry invaders from Mexico: Bears. And wildlife biologists are trying to quickly educate border residents about the do’s and don’ts of living with […]