Archive for February, 2010

TPWD to Wrap up Dove Lethality Study

Sunday, February 28th, 2010 Posted in Assorted Outdoors | No Comments »

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials are content with the 1,360 birds collected during two years of field research comparing lead and non-lead ammunition effectiveness for doves. Public concern about the incidence of lead in the environment is growing. This issue has been discussed by the Central Flyway for the past five years. It is conceivable that non-lead shot requirements could be proposed for the hunting of all migratory game birds, including doves at some future date. This could have considerable impact in Texas, which boasts the nation’s largest dove population at an estimated 20-25 million breeding birds and a rich hunting tradition that sees from 300,000 to 350,000 hunters take to the field each fall. Texas ... Read more..

North Dakota Bighorn Sheep License to be Auctioned

Sunday, February 28th, 2010 Posted in Hunting News | No Comments »

The Midwest Chapter of the Wild Sheep Foundation, formerly known as the Minnesota-Wisconsin Chapter of the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep, will auction a North Dakota bighorn sheep license at its annual fundraiser and banquet March 5 in Bloomington, Minn. North Dakota has auctioned a bighorn sheep license each year since 1986 to fund sheep projects in the state, raising more than $800,000. Last year’s license sold for $40,000. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale of the license, along with an additional annual grant of $20,000, are used to enhance management of North Dakota’s bighorn sheep. Read more..

Mountain Lion Shot Northwest of Rushville

Sunday, February 28th, 2010 Posted in Wild Animal News | No Comments »

A mountain lion was shot and killed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission at a ranch northwest of Rushville on Sunday, Feb. 21. Commission law enforcement personnel were notified early Sunday morning of a mountain lion hiding under a livestock trailer near the ranch house. Because of the proximity of the cat to the house and the people on site, the situation was determined to be a safety risk by the responding conservation officer. The mountain lion was a female, weighing approximately 100 pounds. It did not appear to have been nursing kittens. It was the 96th confirmed mountain lion sighting in Nebraska since 1991 and the 68th in the Pine Ridge. Read more..

Record Number Of Bear Harvested In Arkansas

Sunday, February 28th, 2010 Posted in Hunting News | No Comments »

Hunters took a record number of bears during the 2009-10 Arkansas bear season. Over 530 bears were harvested. The total was over 130 more bears than the second highest total from the 2007-08 season. The harvest totals were presented to commissioners of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission during its monthly meeting today. Bear program coordinator Myron Means said the main reason for the record harvest was the low availability of natural foods. “Baiting for bears is very effective where there’s not a lot of available food in their natural habitat,” Means said. The 2009 ice storms destroyed most of the mast crop in the northern parts of Arkansas, forcing bears to look for other food sources, Means explained. Read more..

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