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Reading, writing, and ... hunting? Posted On March 11, 2008 08:24
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Reading. Writing. Muzzle loading? That will be the curriculum of choice for middle- and high-school students in West Virginia under a measure approved last night by state lawmakers, that will establish hunter-training courses in public schools. Proponents believe the courses will help to reverse an ongoing decline in the number of hunters and outdoors enthusiasts who pu...
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Reading. Writing. Muzzle loading? That will be the curriculum of choice for middle- and high-school students in West Virginia under a measure approved last night by state lawmakers, that will establish hunter-training courses in public schools. Proponents believe the courses will help to reverse an ongoing decline in the number of hunters and outdoors enthusiasts who pu...
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Longer S.D. Pheasant Hunting Season Considered Posted On March 07, 2008 09:09
PIERRE - The Game, Fish and Parks Commission agreed Thursday to consider adding almost a month to South Dakota's popular pheasant hunting season. The season has been ending on the first Sunday of January. A proposed rule change would extend next season to Jan. 31. That would mean this fall's regular pheasant season would run from Oct. 18 through the end of January. The commission will vote ...
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PIERRE - The Game, Fish and Parks Commission agreed Thursday to consider adding almost a month to South Dakota's popular pheasant hunting season. The season has been ending on the first Sunday of January. A proposed rule change would extend next season to Jan. 31. That would mean this fall's regular pheasant season would run from Oct. 18 through the end of January. The commission will vote ...
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Once considered a nuisance, coyotes are gaining hunters' respect Posted On March 02, 2008 01:46
For Dave Dunbar of Slippery Rock, coyote hunting is the ultimate challenge. "Coyotes are the complete package," said Dunbar, who owns a game-calling company and has targeted coyotes all over North America. "Their senses are incredible. They're bright and catch on quickly. If you make a mistake the first time, your chance of calling them in again is next to impossible." Although Dunbar takes...
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For Dave Dunbar of Slippery Rock, coyote hunting is the ultimate challenge. "Coyotes are the complete package," said Dunbar, who owns a game-calling company and has targeted coyotes all over North America. "Their senses are incredible. They're bright and catch on quickly. If you make a mistake the first time, your chance of calling them in again is next to impossible." Although Dunbar takes...
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Indiana retools coyote hunting law to end illegal sales Posted On February 17, 2008 09:54
MUNCIE, Ind. - State wildlife officials have drafted a new coyote hunting law intended to prevent live coyotes from being illegally sold to people who then hunt them down with dogs. The proposed rule change was drafted after the Indiana Department of Natural Resources learned last year that coyotes trapped in Indiana were being exported to Southern states for use as live bait at hound-dog faci...
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MUNCIE, Ind. - State wildlife officials have drafted a new coyote hunting law intended to prevent live coyotes from being illegally sold to people who then hunt them down with dogs. The proposed rule change was drafted after the Indiana Department of Natural Resources learned last year that coyotes trapped in Indiana were being exported to Southern states for use as live bait at hound-dog faci...
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Fewer Americans Are Hunting and Fishing Posted On February 13, 2008 01:43
Fewer Americans are hunting and fishing today than 10 and 5 years ago. That's true even in Oklahoma, where the number of anglers and hunters also is falling, but not as fast as in most states. Preliminary results of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife Associated Recreation were released Thursday - a survey taken every five years - and i...
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Fewer Americans are hunting and fishing today than 10 and 5 years ago. That's true even in Oklahoma, where the number of anglers and hunters also is falling, but not as fast as in most states. Preliminary results of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife Associated Recreation were released Thursday - a survey taken every five years - and i...
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Chinook salmon fishing faces limit Posted On February 09, 2008 15:29
BILL MONROE Special to The Oregonian SALEM -- The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission wants to ban sport and commercial fishing for spring chinook salmon on the lower Columbia River this year to protect a minuscule projected Willamette River run. But the commission would compensate with seven-day fishing on the Willamette River and Multnomah Channel all spring and six-day fishing on the Co...
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BILL MONROE Special to The Oregonian SALEM -- The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission wants to ban sport and commercial fishing for spring chinook salmon on the lower Columbia River this year to protect a minuscule projected Willamette River run. But the commission would compensate with seven-day fishing on the Willamette River and Multnomah Channel all spring and six-day fishing on the Co...
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Fishing in Alaska Posted On February 05, 2008 02:04
On the Board of Fisheries' agenda Monday was whether there should be a cap on how many fish Alaskans can take home. After some discussion, the consensus was: "No, don't place any restrictions on the number of fish sport fishers can harvest." More than a hundred people showed up for public testimony over the weekend. The Board of Fisheries meets every three years. "This will affect you...
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On the Board of Fisheries' agenda Monday was whether there should be a cap on how many fish Alaskans can take home. After some discussion, the consensus was: "No, don't place any restrictions on the number of fish sport fishers can harvest." More than a hundred people showed up for public testimony over the weekend. The Board of Fisheries meets every three years. "This will affect you...
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Hogs go wild in Michigan: Rise in sightings and population threaten boar hunting operations Posted On January 29, 2008 11:39
HUDSON -- Joe Houser went deer hunting Dec. 16 and shot something else that day in Hillsdale County: A 300-pound sow pig that took two men to load onto a four-wheeler. It wasn't Houser's first encounter with feral hogs. Five years ago he was chased by a pig; the incident shook him so badly he has changed his hunting habits. "I know it sounds bad -- I'm 25 -- but I won't walk out in the dark...
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HUDSON -- Joe Houser went deer hunting Dec. 16 and shot something else that day in Hillsdale County: A 300-pound sow pig that took two men to load onto a four-wheeler. It wasn't Houser's first encounter with feral hogs. Five years ago he was chased by a pig; the incident shook him so badly he has changed his hunting habits. "I know it sounds bad -- I'm 25 -- but I won't walk out in the dark...
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Group wants aerial wolf hunting banned Posted On January 24, 2008 02:04
ANCHORAGE, Ala., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A conservation group is posting ads in the Washington, D.C., subway promoting legislation to end aerial hunting of wolves, it was reported Wednesday. The ads, posted in the Capitol South Metro Station, are sponsored by the conservation group Defenders of Wildlife. They urge support for federal legislation sponsored by Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., the Anchorag...
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ANCHORAGE, Ala., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A conservation group is posting ads in the Washington, D.C., subway promoting legislation to end aerial hunting of wolves, it was reported Wednesday. The ads, posted in the Capitol South Metro Station, are sponsored by the conservation group Defenders of Wildlife. They urge support for federal legislation sponsored by Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., the Anchorag...
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Outdoors lovers get say in wolf hunting Posted On January 15, 2008 10:55
Wisconsin's Conservation Congress plans to ask outdoors lovers whether the state should create a wolf hunting season. Federal officials removed the gray wolf from endangered lists in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan in March 2007. The Conservation Congress plans to present a question to sportsmen at its annual spring meetings in April stating gray wolves have made a comeback in Wisconsin and...
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Wisconsin's Conservation Congress plans to ask outdoors lovers whether the state should create a wolf hunting season. Federal officials removed the gray wolf from endangered lists in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan in March 2007. The Conservation Congress plans to present a question to sportsmen at its annual spring meetings in April stating gray wolves have made a comeback in Wisconsin and...
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Teen recovering after being shot in face on hunting trip Posted On January 07, 2008 17:18
A 15-year-old is at a Seattle hospital today after accidentally being shot in the face by one of his hunting partners this weekend. The incident involved five hunters, ages 13 to 18, who were on private property in the 64000 block of U.S. Highway 97 about 5:15 p.m. Sunday. A 15-year-old male had gone into a marsh to retrieve a goose shot by one of his party. His departure went unnoticed, and an...
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A 15-year-old is at a Seattle hospital today after accidentally being shot in the face by one of his hunting partners this weekend. The incident involved five hunters, ages 13 to 18, who were on private property in the 64000 block of U.S. Highway 97 about 5:15 p.m. Sunday. A 15-year-old male had gone into a marsh to retrieve a goose shot by one of his party. His departure went unnoticed, and an...
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Man kills hunting buddy Posted On January 03, 2008 03:26
A hunter near Jonesville has told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his friend when he mistook him for a deer. Authorities say 48-year-old Larry Joe Lindler Jr. of Jonesville died in the woods near his home Monday from a rifle shot to the abdomen area. The shooting is under investigation. Lieutenant Robert McCullough of the Department of Natural Resources says Donald Allen Can...
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A hunter near Jonesville has told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his friend when he mistook him for a deer. Authorities say 48-year-old Larry Joe Lindler Jr. of Jonesville died in the woods near his home Monday from a rifle shot to the abdomen area. The shooting is under investigation. Lieutenant Robert McCullough of the Department of Natural Resources says Donald Allen Can...
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Happy Holidays ! Posted On December 25, 2007 02:26
To all of you out there ! May Santa bring you lots of presents and a successful hunting year. Hope that you enjoy these special times together with your family and friends. See you all in the coming year when MyHuntingCrew.com will be updated with even more interesting stuff. Best wishes, MyHuntingCrew.com team
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To all of you out there ! May Santa bring you lots of presents and a successful hunting year. Hope that you enjoy these special times together with your family and friends. See you all in the coming year when MyHuntingCrew.com will be updated with even more interesting stuff. Best wishes, MyHuntingCrew.com team
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Japan halts hunting of humpback whales Posted On December 21, 2007 14:09
Japan's whaling fleet in the Antarctic will avoid killing humpback whales for now but will press on with plans to catch about 1,000 other whales by early in the new year, a government official said Friday. The move follows an announcement by Australia on Wednesday that it would send a fisheries patrol ship to gather evidence for a possible international court challenge to halt Japan's yearly slau...
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Japan's whaling fleet in the Antarctic will avoid killing humpback whales for now but will press on with plans to catch about 1,000 other whales by early in the new year, a government official said Friday. The move follows an announcement by Australia on Wednesday that it would send a fisheries patrol ship to gather evidence for a possible international court challenge to halt Japan's yearly slau...
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Spanish Company Proposes Game Hunting Park in Cambodian Jungle Posted On December 17, 2007 14:40
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- The Cambodian government is studying a Spanish company's proposal to convert a huge tract of jungle in the country's wild northeast into a game hunting park for big-spending tourists, a wildlife protection official said. The Madrid-based NSOK Safaris company wants to use 247,100 acres in Rattanakiri province, which is home to an abundance of wildlife, including sever...
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- The Cambodian government is studying a Spanish company's proposal to convert a huge tract of jungle in the country's wild northeast into a game hunting park for big-spending tourists, a wildlife protection official said. The Madrid-based NSOK Safaris company wants to use 247,100 acres in Rattanakiri province, which is home to an abundance of wildlife, including sever...
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Safety on ice - Ice fishing tips Posted On December 09, 2007 10:47
As ice thickens on Wisconsin waterways, anglers are preparing to venture out and take part in one of Wisconsin's favorite winter activities - ice fishing. Knowing when it is safe to venture out onto the ice, how to travel on ice and what to do should the ice break are as important as the rudiments of fishing itself. "Most law enforcement personnel will tell you that because it can be tricky...
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As ice thickens on Wisconsin waterways, anglers are preparing to venture out and take part in one of Wisconsin's favorite winter activities - ice fishing. Knowing when it is safe to venture out onto the ice, how to travel on ice and what to do should the ice break are as important as the rudiments of fishing itself. "Most law enforcement personnel will tell you that because it can be tricky...
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Granholm doesn't want to raise hunting, fishing fee Posted On December 08, 2007 12:32
LANSING(AP) - Hunting and fishing license fees won't go up this budget year under a tentative agreement announced by a state lawmaker. Environmental permit fees paid by businesses also won't rise. Democratic Representative Joel Sheltrown of West Branch says the fee increases will be avoided by using extra money elsewhere in the budget. Governor Granholm's budget office confirmed that ...
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LANSING(AP) - Hunting and fishing license fees won't go up this budget year under a tentative agreement announced by a state lawmaker. Environmental permit fees paid by businesses also won't rise. Democratic Representative Joel Sheltrown of West Branch says the fee increases will be avoided by using extra money elsewhere in the budget. Governor Granholm's budget office confirmed that ...
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Hunters donate season's kill to needy US families Posted On December 06, 2007 02:54
ELEANOR HALL: It's hunting season in the United States, but not all of the 12.5 million people who participate in the sport are shooting just for pleasure or trophy-seeking. Many of them donate their kill to charities that help needy families put some meat on the table, as North America Correspondent Kim Landers reports. KIM LANDERS: On a country road winding through the rolling hills of ...
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ELEANOR HALL: It's hunting season in the United States, but not all of the 12.5 million people who participate in the sport are shooting just for pleasure or trophy-seeking. Many of them donate their kill to charities that help needy families put some meat on the table, as North America Correspondent Kim Landers reports. KIM LANDERS: On a country road winding through the rolling hills of ...
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Kansas Deer Season Update Posted On December 04, 2007 15:44
The rifle whitetail season in north-central Kansas has been slow, but some huge bucks have been taken. The hunters and outfitters of Washington County, Kansas have largely been frustrated in finding the big bucks that this country is known for. Most of the hunters at the motel where I'm staying are getting skunked. But, those who have scored, have scored big. I have seen a deer that was gre...
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The rifle whitetail season in north-central Kansas has been slow, but some huge bucks have been taken. The hunters and outfitters of Washington County, Kansas have largely been frustrated in finding the big bucks that this country is known for. Most of the hunters at the motel where I'm staying are getting skunked. But, those who have scored, have scored big. I have seen a deer that was gre...
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2,027 bears killed in Nov. hunting seasons Posted On November 30, 2007 10:17
HARRISBURG - Hunters shot an estimated 2,004 bears during the three-day season Nov. 19 to 21, and 23 bears during archery season Nov. 14 and 15, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said yesterday. Game officials expect the number to increase because of an extended season in parts of the state through Saturday. Last year, hunters killed 3,122 bears, the second-most in Pennsylvania history. The r...
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HARRISBURG - Hunters shot an estimated 2,004 bears during the three-day season Nov. 19 to 21, and 23 bears during archery season Nov. 14 and 15, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said yesterday. Game officials expect the number to increase because of an extended season in parts of the state through Saturday. Last year, hunters killed 3,122 bears, the second-most in Pennsylvania history. The r...
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Squirrels briefly kill power in 2 cities Posted On November 20, 2007 10:24
ASHLAND, Wis. - It was an unlucky day for two squirrels and hundreds of Midwestern power customers. Brian Elwood, a spokesman for Xcel Energy, said a squirrel came in contact with an overhead transformer and knocked out service to 177 customers Monday. Power was fully restored in just under an hour, and repair crews found the remains of the "unfortunate squirrel," he said. By coincide...
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ASHLAND, Wis. - It was an unlucky day for two squirrels and hundreds of Midwestern power customers. Brian Elwood, a spokesman for Xcel Energy, said a squirrel came in contact with an overhead transformer and knocked out service to 177 customers Monday. Power was fully restored in just under an hour, and repair crews found the remains of the "unfortunate squirrel," he said. By coincide...
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MyHuntingCrew.com Finally Launched Posted On November 03, 2007 04:53
Finally! After months of preparations and work the site has been launched. We invite all of you who like hunting or fishing to register an account and start enjoying the online experience MyHuntingCrew.com provides. We have implemented some really interesting things into the site, not to mention that some very cool features that you'll surely like are still in development. Either you are a hunt...
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Finally! After months of preparations and work the site has been launched. We invite all of you who like hunting or fishing to register an account and start enjoying the online experience MyHuntingCrew.com provides. We have implemented some really interesting things into the site, not to mention that some very cool features that you'll surely like are still in development. Either you are a hunt...
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