Limited Grizzly Bear Hunt Set for 2005 02/10/05
Following a review of last year's grizzly bear hunt and other data, the Alberta government has decided that the same conservative approach will be in place for this year's hunt. Hunting licences will be issued through a random draw. The licences will be in effect from April 1 to May 15 (May 31 in the far north). They are limited to Alberta residents. [Comments?]
Annual Deer & Elk Disease Survey 10/20/04
The annual survey of wild deer and elk for chronic wasting disease continues for the 2004 hunting season in three target areas: central, eastern and southeastern Alberta. The Province is continuing a regular survey to check for the disease in elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer. Alberta hunters can provide significant help by supplying the heads of these animals for analysis to Fish and Wildlife offices or to 24-hour freezers set up in and near the target areas. [Comments?]
AFGA Reconfirms Support for Grizzly Bear Hunt 03/24/04
With much discussion surrounding grizzly bears, including a recommendation to list them as a threatened species, which would mean no more hunting for the species in
Alberta, the AFGA reconfirms its position that the very limited entry hunt should be continued. [Comments?]
2004 Grizzly Bear Hunt App Available 02/13/04
A total of 73 licences will be issued for this spring’s hunt. As all hunters know, these licences provide hunting opportunities only. Only a fraction of hunters are expected to be successful in harvesting a bear—it’s hard to find them at any time. [Comments?]
Mountain Goat Management Plan 01/30/04
The wildlife management plan for mountain goats in Alberta is the newest plan to be added for provincial managers. The plan provides the story of how the Alberta goat population has grown following low numbers in the late 1960s to 1980s. Careful management and techniques like transplants have boosted the numbers of goats, so that this highly sought-after species now provides some opportunities for keen goat hunters. [Comments?]
Bighorn Country Advisory 12/05/03
Hunters, please note that portions or all of the following Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) are within the Bighorn Backcountry: 416, 418, 420, 422, 426, 428, 430, 432, and 434. While hunting in these WMUs, please ensure you are following the regulations for motorized vehicle use within the Bighorn Backcountry. For more information, please see the Bighorn Backcountry web site. [Comments?]
2003 CWD Survey 10/17/03
The 2003 annual survey for CWD is targetting Wildlife Management Units in central and eastern Alberta only. A poster has been distributed to licence vendors and other outlets around the province, and particularly in the target areas. Hunters in these areas are asked to drop off mature elk or deer heads (NOT calves or fawns) at any district office of the Fish and Wildlife Division, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development during business hours. [Comments?]
FGA Calls for Action Against Elk Rancher 09/26/03
The Alberta Fish and Game Association is calling on the province to get on with it and to take legal action against a game-farm rancher who may have knowingly released a herd of 20 elk into the wild. [Comments?]
Permit Required to Import Canadian Hunter-Harvested Game Meat 08/08/03
Hunters can immediately begin bringing wild ruminant meat products intended for their personal use into the United States, but will need a “Veterinary Services Special Permit for the Importation of Hunter-Harvested Wild Ruminant Meat,” along with one of the following: a valid Canadian export certificate for game meat, or a copy of a valid hunting license or a valid hunting tag. [Comments?]
The Curse of Poncho: Colorado Mule Deer Hunt The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town, you remember the lyrics to that old 80's song. Ok, maybe my age is starting to show. Just like every previous Fall, a bachelor group of bucks would show up in the hay fields around the first week of August. They would number anywhere from twelve to twenty-six bucks and range from dink spikers to mature 180+ class big daddy rabbits. We would start patterning them and setting our blinds and stands in anticipation of the archery opener in late August.
