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Cougar Caches Deer Carcass In Woman’s Yard

June 4, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor

From the Canadain PostMedia Network: NANAIMO, B.C. — A Nanaimo woman was surprised Tuesday to find a cougar in her yard standing over a freshly killed deer. It happened in a rural area just south of Nanaimo. At about 8:30 … Read More

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Wolf Activists Plan to Foil Hunt Lottery

May 30, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor
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“If you’re willing to invest $34, you can buy a chance on saving one wolf’s life.” That’s the message being promoted by a wolf advocacy group in Minnesota and posted to a blog and MinnPost by author Karl Bremer. “Simply … Read More

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Whitetail Fawn Study Should Help Managers

May 25, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor

Safari Club International Foundation (SCI Foundation) proudly announced today that it made a donation of $25,000 to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to conduct a white-tailed deer predation study. The SCI Foundation and Wisconsin DNR Predator / Prey … Read More

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Deer Hunters Will Get To Hunt Wolves

May 22, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor
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As directed by the Minnesota Legislature and governor, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will implement the state’s first-ever regulated wolf hunting and trapping season in fall and winter 2012. Today, the DNR released its plan, and it included a … Read More

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Auburn DeerLab, EcoDogs to Study Fawn Scent

May 14, 2012 | Alan Clemons
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Do newborn deer fawns have a scent? Long-held belief is they do not or if so, it’s minimal, giving them some protection until they’re at least a little bit older and can fend for themselves. But do we know for … Read More

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North Carolina Targeting Predators at Night

May 10, 2012 | Alan Clemons

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission took a step toward implementing a rule Thursday that allows for the taking of coyotes and feral swine by hunting on private lands at night with a light. The rule would also allow the … Read More

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For More Predators, Turn Up the Heat

May 9, 2012 | Alan Clemons
Put more emotion into calling to attract more coyotes and bobcats.

  When you’re pursuing predators for fun or as part of your deer management plan, be sure to do your scouting and preparation homework prior to the hunt for better chances at success. These weekly tactics, ideas and suggestions from Trapper & … Read More

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Utah Plans Research Into Coyotes, Deer

May 9, 2012 | Alan Clemons

There’s no question that coyotes kill mule deer, especially fawns. But just how many fawns do coyotes kill? How does the killing affect the number of mule deer in Utah? What about efforts to control coyotes? How effective are those efforts? … Read More

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Party Crashers

May 5, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor
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Coyotes enjoying West Virginia Whitetails

May 1, 2012 | Alan Clemons

Looks like coyotes are taking a bite – a pretty big one – out of West Virginia’s whitetail deer population. Results from a graduate student’s research shows digestive tract contents in 60 percent of the coyotes examined in her study … Read More

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