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Mar.31 - Apr.06 2008

Dead birds washing up at Great Salt Lake - Thousands of dead birds are washing up on the Great Salt Lake shore. "We've received a lot of calls — everybody's worried about avian influenza," said Leslie McFarlane, wildlife-disease coordinator at the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. More>>
For returning vet, hunting season may be extra special - Spc. Holt, slated to return in May, now has something besides a family reunion to look forward to. On Friday, in the Plainfield convenience store that employs Holt's mother, Gov. James Douglas signed into law a bill that sets aside five moose permits for Vermont veterans of the war in Iraq. More>>
European unions protest on pay as inflation bites - Finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the 27 European Union countries met to discuss a deteriorating economic outlook at what were once the bear-hunting quarters of late communist dictator Josip Broz Tito, in Brdo, 25 km outside Ljubljana. More>>
State sets schedule for hunting seasons - Ohio - Ohio's fall hunting seasons will open Sept. 1 — with the opening of the squirrel season that runs through Jan. 31, 2009 — under regulations the Ohio Wildlife Council approved this week.Fall turkey hunters may hunt from Oct. 11 through Nov. 30, with a shotgun, muzzleloading shotgun, bow or crossbow. This new rule adds 35 days to the previous season for fall turkey gun hunting. Nine additional Northeast Ohio counties also will be open for fall turkey hunting, bringing the total to 46 statewide. The popular youth deer-gun season will be Nov. 22-23. Regular deer-gun season will run Dec. 1-7. The additional deer-gun hunting weekend will be Dec. 20-21. More>>

For Schwarzkopf, Quail the Best -Schwarzkopf, riding in an ATV decked out in red, white and blue, joined his team for the first couple of stations, shooting a 12-gauge, over-under Beretta SO5 given to him by the owner of Beretta and engraved with a bear, the general's nickname. More>>
The price of a rhino's life? $100,000 -Nor was it as absurdly easy as one might think. All the game farms I saw were a minimum of a couple of thousand acres; they feel like wilderness, at least when you're in the middle of them, even if they are actually fenced in. Some days, because of wind carrying their scent towards the animals, nothing turned up at the watering holes. It wasn't as though they were being led into the firing line on a leash - it might take several days to pop that waterbuck or that oryx. But the outcome was never really in doubt. More>>
New fall wild turkey hunt a go - Ontario -Canada - Population has increased enough for two hunting seasons* There will be a fall wild turkey hunting season in designated Wildlife Management Units in Ontario, beginning this year. More>>

Bob Lamb: In the field, our eyes can play tricks on us -My dad, God rest his soul, took me deer hunting for the first time. I cradled my Grandpa’s old 16-gauge shotgun in my arms while Dad and I stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the flat country of Wood County in central Wisconsin. I remember that day as vividly as today. There was no snow. It was cold. My feet were freezing. My fingers were almost numb, but would I admit it? No way. More>>

Oregon's hunting and fishing license fees may go up -The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says it will hold a dozen public meetings throughout Oregon as it puts together a budget that calls for higher hunting and fishing license fees. It says fees were last raised generally in 2004, and they make up a third of the department's budget, which totals $262 million for the current two-year period. The Medford Mail Tribune reported that a combination hunting-fishing license would rise from $43.75 now to at least $50 and as much as $55 under the proposal the department is considering. It says a taxidermist license, unchanged from 1974, would jump from $5 to $25, just to keep up with inflation. Laurie Byerly, the department's deputy administrator for administration, told the Mail Tribune that potential fee increases will be laid out in a range: low, medium and high. Increases on the low end would likely pay for a status quo of programs in the 1,300-employee agency through 2015, Byerly said. Increases on the higher end of the range could lead to boosts in programs, such as more fish and wildlife enforcement and field biologists — common requests among Oregonians in past budget discussions, Byerly said. "It's really up to what people think they can take on and see what else they want to support," Byerly said. Hearings are scheduled Monday in Portland, next Tuesday in Bend, April 9 in La Grande, April 10 in Ontario, April 14 in Klamath Falls, April 15 in Medford, April 16 in Roseburg, April 17 in Salem, April 21 in Astoria, April 22 in Newport, April 23 in North Bend and April 24 in Gold Beach. All are from 7 to 9 p.m.
Elk hunting days increased to 55 - Oklahoma More>>
N.D., tribes reach hunting agreement - New agreements between North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department and the Three Affiliated Tribes should make it easier for boaters to use tribal land for access to Lake Sakakawea, state and tribal officials say. Marcus Wells Jr., chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes, and Gov. John Hoeven signed the two agreements Tuesday. The accords say the two governments will recognize each other’s hunting and fishing licenses, and that state and tribal game wardens will assist each other in prosecuting regulatory violations. The Three Affiliated Tribes no longer will charge access or conservation fees for boaters who wish to use tribal lands to launch their craft into Lake Sakakawea, said Terry Steinwand, director of North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department. In exchange, the department will pay the tribe $25,000 annually, and agency funds may be used to help develop boating and fishing facilities on tribal land, the fishing agreement says. “The idea we had was one stop instead of two stops, to get access to the lake, to get the hunting and fishing going,” Wells said during a news conference Tuesday in the state Capitol. “That’s what we’re trying to do, is make it a package ... versus having to go to different offices to get the same access.”
Streams are ready for opening More>>
Game wardens arrest one; club owner backs tactics - California - State game wardens using a ground stakeout and a Department of Fish and Game aircraft arrested one hunter — and said they plan to pursue charges against four others — for allegedly shooting wild turkey over bait Saturday at the Red Bank Ale & Quail Outfitters club west of Red Bluff. More>>
Online class is a chance for hunter success More>>

Finnish hunters suspected of animal cruelty in Estonia - A Finnish group of hunters on a trip to the Estonian island of Saaremaa has been accused by an Estonian animal welfare group of animal cruelty and violating the country's law on hunting. In a video shown on the Estonian television channel TV3, a Finnish-Estonian hunting party, who appear to be intoxicated, have caught a young wild boar, which an Estonian man pulls by the ears. The animal squeals and tries to escape, as the hunters' dogs attack it. More>>
Smith & Wesson: Time to Pull the Trigger More>>
Council votes to continue ban on Sunday gun-hunting - Canada - "I'm a hunter and I like hunting, but I think six days a week is enough. I'm also a father and a grandfather and on that seventh day I like to stroll through the woods and not have to worry about stray projectiles coming in our direction," Rivest said following council's unanimous decision not to allow Sunday gun hunting. More>>
Pat Rollins: Scouting turkeys on snowshoes More>>

Is a beagle the uno dog for you? - Beagles have earned their reputation for being nice dogs honestly. They tend to have pretty even temperaments, get along with people and other dogs, and aren't too big – the AKC standard calls for them to be no taller than 15 inches at the shoulders. That doesn't mean that many beagles aren't bigger – those unscrupulous breeders don't pay attention to things like breed standards. But in general, they're not a large breed. More>>
Kia Ora to New Zealand's South Island - I had nearly six weeks to explore the South and North Islands and I was very much looking forward to meeting some Kiwis, getting close to penguins, seals and other sea creatures, going "tramping" (Kiwi for hiking) as well as soaking in the beauty of this diverse landscape. More>>
Law gives young hunters more shots at rare game - Wisconsin - Young hunters may have more opportunities to harvest rare game in Wisconsin under a new law. It allows people to transfer their permits for certain species to minors, including those for deer, bobcat, otter, Canada geese, turkey, sturgeon, grouse and elk. Only bear hunting permits were allowed to be transferred to minors before the recent change. More>>
Doctor made house calls — by parachute - More than 60 years ago, before helicopters were used for mountain and wilderness rescues, Helena’s Dr. Amos “Bud” Little was making rescues from the sky. More>>