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West Hartford Man Wounded In Hunting Accident
Hartford Courant
Peter Paveglio, 35, of West Hartford was conscious and alert after the hunting-related shooting at the state's Robbins Swamp Wildlife Management Area on ...

Youth hunts are not best solution to the feral hog problem
Tampabay.com
I must say I was appalled to read your article about Swiftmud organizing a hunting program for young people to arm themselves and hunt feral pigs as a way ...

Anticipation High for Historic Hunt
WTVC
He says as a hardcore whitetail deer hunter, he had never considered hunting elk. Last year he had grown frustrated deer hunting the same place over and ...

Shotgun start: 14-year-old Montrose student has big success on opening day
Grand Junction Sentinel
By DAVE BUCHANAN/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel At the tender age of 14, Justin Mahan has enjoyed elk-hunting success that eludes most men many times his ...

'Usual and accustomed hunting grounds': North Kitsap tribe says officers had ...
Peninsula Daily
Cenci has said that the hunter was in an open area for licensed hunters with a special permit to hunt elk with a muzzle loader rifle, and that the hunter ...

Wet fall leads to slow start to season
East Oregonian
But things look to be picking up going into first season elk hunting. While substantial numbers haven't been reported to the Oregon Department of Fish and ...

Group to take part in rare elk hunt at Campbell complex
Knoxville News Sentinel
Tami Miller is among five hunters who will participate in the first managed elk hunt in Tennessee in more than a century. Miller got her spot thanks to her ...

Young hunter gets trophy bull elk
Payson Roundup
In all the years of elk hunting trips I have ever been on, having a road nearby has never been the case. The outdoor experiences for this father-son team ...

Polar Bear Hunting Quoatas and Bans Hot Topic in Nunavut – November 9, 2009
Cornwall Free News (blog)
The US is calling for a ban on Polar Bear hunting period. “Inuit fear pressure from conservationists will lead to polar bear prohibition, and turn Inuit ...

PGC expects a good 2009 black bear harvest
York Daily Record
Ternent noted that the two most important factors for bear hunting are weather and the availability of fall foods. "While weather predictions are too ...

DNR offers free bear tutorial on wheels
Baltimore Sun
By Candus Thomson Unless you live in Western Maryland, it's rare to see a bear. And even there - home to more than 600 bears - it's pretty rare. ...

Hunters set record bear harvest
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
The bear hunting season opened in early September. "In the north, I don't know if acorns were a problem," Gappa said. "The biggest problem I heard from the ...

Man jailed in Shawano County dispute over hunting land
Appleton Post Crescent
... where a report said a man fired a gun in the direction of his father and other deer hunters during a confrontation over deer hunting land. ...

No criminal charges in fatal shooting of Portland hunter
Longview Daily News
For a bear, a cougar or whatever. Also, many people have concealed weapons permit and think nothing of it when taking the pistol with them while hunting. ...

Dismal returns on gun deer season
Wausau Daily Herald
By DJ Slater • Wausau Daily Herald • November 30, 2009 The 2009 gun deer hunting season might go down among hunters as the worst in recent memory, ...

The bear facts
Charleston Gazette
By John mccoy For the first time in state history, wildlife biologists have a good picture of how West Virginians feel about bear hunting. ...

Muzzleloader deer hunting opens Tuesday in Neb.
Action 3 News
(AP) - Nebraska's muzzleloader deer-hunting season begins on Tuesday, and game officials say there are still plenty of deer and large bucks available. ...

Game Commissioner sees a boo-boo in 'bating' of bear
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
... loss of hunting privileges on charges that he illegally baited and killed the largest bear harvested during the state's three-day bear hunting season. ...

Deer harvest is 55K for latest segment
The Tennessean
Bear season ends: Bear hunting season statewide, which opened Dec. 3, ends Wednesday. So far, 72 bears have been killed in the current season, according to ...

Sasquatch watch: Camera near hunting shack captures strange creature
Minnesota Public Radio
The dark image couldn't be a bear. If it was a person, he'd have to be 7 feet tall, according to measurements done by comparing the image to a nearby tree. ...

After 30 years, NJ quadriplegic hunter takes aim
The Associated Press
That may be mostly due to a lack of awareness of technological advancements, since no states prohibit the disabled from owning firearms or from hunting, ...

Overdue hunters in northern Arizona accounted for
The Associated Press
Authorities said they could get more calls after elk hunting season ends at sundown Thursday. Between 2500 and 3000 permits were issued for the nearly ...

Rescue teams find 50 hunters
Arizona Daily Sun
Arizona Game and Fish officials said more than 2600 permits have been issued for elk hunting in Coconino County. Todd Sleeper with Eagle Mountain ...

No charges filed in shootout over bear hunting
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
No charges will be filed in connection to the November death of a man who was fatally shot after he confronted a group of bear hunters on his property in ...

Portage man gets chance of his lifetime
Hey Johnstown
But none of those experiences compared to this year's when he was one of 59 picked in the elk hunting license drawing held by the Pa. Game Commission. ...

Outdoors: Never take hunting safety for granted
Montgomery Advertiser
7, there had been no firearms-related hunting fatalities in the state this season. There have been four non-fatal incidents involving firearms, however. ...

Solving the state's deer population problems no simple task
Washington Observer Reporter
L like many others, I read the hunting-related letters to the editor in the Observer-Reporter. One, in particular, jumped out at me. ...

Group attempts to ensure safe hunting season
The Newark Advocate
Police fielded few hunting complaints this year, Chief Chris Forshey said. None of the complaints related to stray gunfire hitting homes or vehicles. ...

Limited bear hunt set in KY
WAVE
FRANKFORT, KY (AP) - The first bear hunt in modern times in Kentucky is set for this coming Saturday in Harlan, Letcher and Pike counties. ...

Bear provocations try to promote hunts
Scarlet Scuttlebutt
I find it very disturbing to read some of the pro-hunting websites and read statements of encouraging the staging of false bear attacks or provoking them to ...

Only One Brown Bear Taken in Fall Hunt on the Peninsula
KSRM
This fall's brown bear hunt for the Kenai Peninsula concluded at the end of November; and, according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife ...

Gun season for whitetail deer begins Monday in Ohio
Huntington Herald Dispatch
Ohio deer gun season for whitetail deer is Nov. 30 through Dec. 6. There's also an extra weekend Dec. 19-20. Ohio has three deer hunting zones. ...

Sunday hunting ban targeted for repeal
Reading Eagle
Two hunters hit the woods for deer hunting in Ontelaunee Township during a previous season. With deer season opening today, some lawmakers want to extend it ...

Deer Gun Season: Good for Rural Ohio's Economy and Habitat
Public News Service
COLUMBUS, Ohio - It's not just about the hunt: Ohio wildlife officials say Deer-Gun season, which kicks off today in the state, is like an annual economic ...

Holiday Weekend Marks End of Hunting Season in Montana
KFBB NewsChannel 5
Fish, Wildlife and Parks says overall the season went fairly well, checking a little over 900 animals in Augusta alone. But most hunters were not too happy ...

Elk hunter killed when tree snaps and falls on tent
Los Angeles Times
Skylar Stock, of Queen Creek, Ariz., was on an elk hunting trip with a friend when the tragic accident occurred. The area -- about 20 miles east of Camp ...

Fla. man reunited with missing monkey
UPI.com
29 (UPI) -- A 25-year-old Florida man said state wildlife officials were able to locate his pet monkey, which disappeared during preparations for a move. ...

Senator wants a moose hunt in Michigan
Detroit Free Press
And it will be a very restricted hunt," Detloff said. By comparison, Michigan holds a lottery for elk hunting permits in the northern Lower Peninsula, ...

At 98, Michigan hunter finally bags his 1st elk
Chicago Tribune
When a good friend made a heartfelt gesture, Briggs' dreams of elk hunting became a reality. Back in June, Larry Burcz, a seasoned elk hunter who has known ...