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Gator Trapper Funding Sought 01/27/03
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) agreed today to try to find funding to help the state's nuisance alligator trappers stay in business. Nuisance trappers remove 7,000 nuisance gators in a typical year in the interest of human safety. [Comments?]
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Oryx Hunting App Deadline Approaching 01/27/03
The deadline to apply for New Mexico's oryx hunting licenses and population reduction/depredation hunts for deer, elk, antelope, javelina and oryx is Feb. 1, 2003. The deadline also applies to bear entry permits for some state-owned wildlife management areas and public-land spring turkey hunts on the Valle Vidal and Game Management Unit 2. Hunters may apply for these hunts on Form 2003, available at about 230 license vendors statewide, Game and Fish offices and at www.gmfsh.state.nm.us. Draw permits for bear hunts are available in the Sargent, Humphries, E.S. Barker and Colin Neblett wildlife management areas. Dogs may not be used for these hunts. [Comments?]
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FWC Hopes To Help Alligator Trappers 11/25/02
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) agreed Wednesday to try to find a way to help the state's financially strapped nuisance alligator trappers. Commissioners heard from trappers during the first day of their Nov. 20-22 meeting at Hawk's Cay Resort on Duck Key. [Comments?]
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Wild Alligator Season Set 07/08/02
The statewide wild alligator season has been set by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. The commission voted unanimously to accept a resolution and declaration of emergency that will officially set the season from Wednesday, August 28 through September 30. The resolution was presented by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries at the commission's July 2 meeting. [Comments?]
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Musk Oxen Hunting 04/30/02
Alaska.com has posted an informative article about hunting Alaska musk oxen. The species was reintroduced in the 1930's after going extinct in Alaska. Today, hunting is allowed for subsistence purposes and in a few game management units. [Comments?]
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Gator Hunting Anyone? 04/23/02
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will begin accepting applications May 1 from hunters who want to test their prowess in pursuit of alligators. Applications will be available at all FWC regional offices, and Internet users can download applications from the agency’s Alligator Management Program Web site at wld.fwc.state.fl.us/gators/public.htm. [9 Comments]
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Deer Harvest Slightly Declines 03/18/02
Unfavorable hunting conditions and weather led to a one percent decline in the Maryland total deer hunting season harvest for 2001-2002. Maryland's 2001-2002 total deer hunting season harvest totaled 83,787. A total of 82,206 white-tailed deer and 1,581 sika deer were bagged. Fog, wind, rain, and unseasonably warm temperatures during the two-week firearm season contributed to a 13 percent decline in harvest numbers. Firearm deer hunters took 42,321 deer, down from 48,248 in the previous year.
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Maryland's Sika Deer 12/16/01
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has produced an article on the states sika (pronounced SEE-kuh) deer population. The sika was introduced to the state in 1916 and have been elevated to exotic status over the last few years. Hunters interested in harvesting this elusive exotic of Maryland will find the field-dressed weights of yearling females to average 45 pounds with 53 pounds the average dressed weight for the yearling males.
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Big Time Texas Hunts Winners Announced 12/03/01
Thirty-six winners have been drawn for premium hunt packages in this year's Big Time Texas Hunts (BTTH). As of the Nov. 4 deadline, Texas Parks and Wildlife received some 82,486 entries for a total of $824,860 in sales. Proceeds from BTTH are earmarked to provide additional public hunting opportunities and wildlife conservation activities in Texas. The web site lists winners by the BTTH drawing type
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Amateur's Guide to Hunting South Africa 09/18/01
An amateur web site has been put up over at geocities giving some tips on how to prepare or go about organizing a hunt in South Africa. Some of the tips are straight forward; however the discussion of importing the harvested game provides first-hand information you may not be able to obtain elsewhere.
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