Archive for July 14th, 2010

Antlerless Deer License Applications Go on Sale July 15

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 Posted in Deer Hunting News | No Comments »

Applications for Michigan antlerless deer licenses in areas with restricted quotas go on sale Thursday, July 15, at all license vendors or online, but the accompanying digest will not be available at license vendors the Department of Natural Resources and Environment announced. “Due to some late changes in license quotas, we were unable to have the digest printed and shipped to license vendors by July 15,” explained DNRE Deer and Elk Program Leader Brent Rudolph. “But hunters can find the quotas and all other information about antlerless licenses on our website at www.michigan.gov/dnrhunting.” In all, 776,500 antlerless deer licenses will be available in 2010, an increase from 728,100 last year. The number of both public- land and private-land licenses has been increased. Read more..

Clatsop Beaches Closed To Digging For Clam Conservation

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 Posted in Conservation News | No Comments »

July 15 is the beginning of the annual conservation closure on the Clatsop beaches to protect young razor clams. Since 1967, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has closed the 18 miles of beaches north of Tillamook Head. For many years the closure went from July 15 to Aug. 31, but in 1997 it was extended to Sept. 30. The closure is to ensure that young, newly-set clams can establish themselves on the beach. “We want to protect the next generation of clams on the Clatsop beaches,” said Matthew Hunter, ODFW’s Shellfish and Estuary Project Leader. “These beaches are the most productive razor clam beaches in the state, accounting for more than 90 percent of the total harvest.” Read more..

New Game Laws Take Effect In Idaho

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 Posted in Hunting News | No Comments »

Several new laws took effect July 1 affecting the 2010 hunting seasons. Nonresidents can now buy a three-day nonresident small game hunting license. The license is valid for upland game birds, migratory game birds, cottontail rabbits, huntable furbearers and unprotected and predatory birds three consecutive days. Some species also require tags or permits. The license is valid for hunting turkeys as long as a valid tag is purchased as well. The license is not valid for hunting pheasants during the first five days of the season. The license costs $33.75, plus an issuance fee of $1.75. Read more..

Wolf Shot In Southeast Idaho

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 Posted in Wild Animal News | No Comments »

A sheepherder shot and killed a gray wolf Tuesday afternoon, July 6, in the Franklin Basin east of Preston. The 94-pound male wolf had killed a lamb on Monday, July 5. The sheepherder contacted U.S. Wildlife Services within 24 hours, and the animal was brought to the southeast regional Fish and Game Office in Pocatello on Thursday, July 8. Though Fish and Game officials estimate the wolf to be about two years old, they extracted a tooth to determine the animal's age. Fish and Game also collected DNA from this wolf, which can be used later to determine relationships to other wolves or packs in Idaho and surrounding states. Read more..

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