Utah Antler Shed Hunters Know Your Limits 05/28/09
As you're out gathering antlers that dropped off the heads of deer, elk and moose this past winter, please remember to leave one type of antler right where you found it. [Comments?]
Low Elk Calf Count in Wyoming's Sunlight-Crandall Area 05/18/09
Low elk calf recruitment (the number of calves brought into the population each year) in the Sunlight-Crandall area has the Wyoming Game and Fish Department concerned, so much so that a citizens working group was convened to assist the department in generating future hunting season recommendations. [Comments?]
Oklahoma Controlled Hunt App Deadline May 15th 05/13/09
Hunters have until May 15 to submit applications for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's Controlled Hunts program, which gives them a chance at drawing out for a bull elk, whitetail deer, antelope or other highly sought-after controlled hunt. [Comments?]
Oregon Extends Application Deadline 05/13/09
The controlled hunt application deadline has been extended through Tuesday, May 19 11:59 PT due to a slowdown in ODFW's point-of-sale system affecting sales online and at license agents. [Comments?]
RMEF Praises Wolf Delisting 05/08/09
America is well past the day when keystone predators can be left unmanaged. That's why the May 4 formal delisting of gray wolves in Idaho and Montana is drawing praise from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, as well as encouragement for the same action in Wyoming. [1 Comment]
The Coyote Hunting Addiction It could be the plumes of dust kicked up by the combines, the abrupt change in the dominate colors of the landscape, or the appearance of thousands of geese making their yearly migratory journey; whatever triggers it, fall is here! As my mother puts it, "I have been dealing with your father's neck swelling this time of year, for 26 years; and now I have to deal with both of you going into rut!"