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Montana Legislature Strikes Out For Hunters On Lighted Nocks

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A few things of note as Mother Nature delivers, hopefully, her last ugly scrawlings of winter before we can escape into spring and summer … Montana legislators were bludgeoned from the fence they straddled during a recent vote that would … Read More

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Arizona Outdoor Expo Offers Hands-On Fun

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The Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo-offering hands-on archery and other shooting events-will be held March 23-24 at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix. Outdoor Expo hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, and … Read More

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Montana Sets Spring Hunter Education Courses

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks announces the scheduling of spring hunter education classes in Belgrade, Bozeman and Manhattan. Registration is required, and students under 18 years of age must have the consent of a parent or guardian. Belgrade The spring … Read More

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Anonymous Tip Leads To Poaching Convictions

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An anonymous letter received in January 2012 alerted Wyoming Game and Fish wardens that a Cheyenne taxidermist imported feral pigs from Texas to Wyoming and also killed a mule deer buck out of season. These tips directly led to the … Read More

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Weatherby Gives Helping Hand to Hunter Education Instructors

Weatherby. Inc. announces its support of Hunter Education for 2013 with a new discount program to the more than 70,000 qualified volunteer Hunter Education Instructors around the United States. In 2012, Weatherby initiated several programs in support of Hunter Education … Read More

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4 Ways to Guess the Age of a Buck

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Want to make an educated guess at the age of a giant whitetail buck roaming your hunting grounds? Analyze his physical features using Charles Alsheimer’s four-point system: 1. The rack. A buck’s antlers change significantly with age, especially after the … Read More

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Recovering Military Service Members Get Reduced-Fee Licenses

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is now offering reduced-fee sport fishing and hunting licenses to recovering military service members. Senate Bill 1287 was signed Sept. 20, 2012 by Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., authorizing the CDFW to issue … Read More

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Ten Trophy Bucks Poached, Authorities on Manhunt

Washington authorities have suspects and are closing in on possible arrests after a months-long investigation into the poaching of 10 trophy deer. The Wenatche World reports that Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife searched four homes in Okanogan County on … Read More

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Trio Busted For Selling Hunts On Blackfeet Nation

A scandal involving former Blackfeet Nation tribal elders, three country music singers and illegal hunting on the tribe’s reservation has resulted in guilty pleas. Jay St. Goddard,  Jay Wells and Gayle Skunkcap Jr., three former Blackfeet tribal elders, pleaded guilty … Read More

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Colorado PWC Hosting Public Meeting Thursday

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The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will finalize general regulations for state park and wildlife use areas Thursday at its March meeting. The commission meeting will be in Greely. During the meeting, Commissioners also will receive updates on stream habitat … Read More

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