Archive for August 26th, 2011

NYB Short – Velvet II

The final days of summer are upon us and the bachelor groups of bucks have put on their final inches of antler here in New York. Before long the shorter days will bring a change to the whitetail woods as the bucks begin to shed their velvet and gr…

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Mountain Lion Moves Through New York During a Long Trek

Earlier this month, DNA testing conducted by the DEC Wildlife Pathology Unit indicated that a mountain lion, which was spotted in December 2010 in Lake George, NY, was the same animal that was killed by a motor vehicle in Milford, CT in June this year….

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New National Report Released on Deer Hunting

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently released a report indicating that deer hunting is undoubtedly the most popular type of hunting in the United States. According to the 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recr…

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NYS DEC Investigating Deer Mortality in Rockland County

The NYS DEC is investigating reports of sick and dead deer in the Town of Clarkstown in Rockland County, NY. To diagnose the cause of mortality, tissue samples are being collected by the DEC’s Wildlife Pathology Unit and sent to the Cornell University …

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Applications Now Being Accepted for Arizona’s Spring Hunts

Javelina. Photo: Clinton Steeds

The 2012 Spring Turkey, Javelina, Buffalo and Bear Hunt Draw Information booklet and regulations are now available at the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s website, and applications for applying are available at www.azgfd.gov/draw. Many of the spring hunts have a limited number of tags and are issued through a draw/lottery process. The deadline to apply [...]

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Oklahoma Hunters Exempt from Hunter Ed have Proficiency Test Option for Out-of-State Hunts

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Oklahoma resident hunters who are exempt from the state’s hunter education requirements may not be exempt in other states in which they plan to hunt this year. For them, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation offers a proficiency test that would allow them to bypass the eight-hour course. Exemptions from Oklahoma’s hunter education requirements include [...]

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Scent Lok Notches Victory in Appellate Court

by Scott Bestul

Proving that it can certainly be re-activated in legal matters, ALS Enterprises—maker of Scent Lok clothing—is celebrating a decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals last week. That decision overturned a summary judgeme…

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Michigan DNR Offering Classes in Bear and Coyote Hunting at Rifle River State Recreation Area

The Department of Natural Resources wants to ensure that hunters have all the knowledge they need for a successful hunting season and is offering two classes suitable for both the novice and experienced hunter. Bear Hunting 101 and Coyote Hunting 101 are taking place starting at noon Saturday, Sept.10, at the Rifle River State Recreation [...]

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Michiganders: Learn the Sport of Trapping at Trapping 101 Clinic at Brimley State Park

Trapping Small Game Animal. Photo: Doug Beckers

If the sport of trapping has always sounded interesting, the Department of Natural Resources is offering the opportunity to learn more. Join certified instructors at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, for a Trapping 101 course at Brimley State Park in Chippewa County. The class will cover trapping history, safety, rules and regulations, techniques and conservation. [...]

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HSUS Working With State Game Agencies to Nab Poachers

The Humane Society of the United States, an organization that should be barred from existence and charged with endless accounts of fraud, racketeering and extortion, [...]

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Teen Made Cell Phone Calls to Mother While Being Eaten by Bear in Siberia

Tatiana Tsyganenkov of the village of Termalniy in the extreme east of Siberia experienced a living nightmare no mother should have to endure. Earlier this week she listened to her daughter being eaten alive by a brown bear and its three cubs via three…

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Apply for a Swan Hunting Permit in Utah by Sept. 7

Tundra Swan. Photo: Phil Douglass

If you want to hunt tundra swans in Utah this fall, you need to apply for a permit no later than 11 p.m. on Sept. 7, 2011. Aug. 29, 2011 is the first day to apply for a permit to hunt tundra swans in Utah this fall. You can apply for a 2011 Utah swan [...]

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Steven Crowder: Go Green Now!

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