The Wildlife Board also approved a major archery deer hunting change.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s elk herds will get some much-needed help in 2009.
On Dec. 4, the Utah Wildlife Board approved spike elk hunting changes for next season. The changes should open room in the herds for more cow elk. The calves these cows will [...]
December 9, 2008 | Posted in
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Applications for Utah’s most prized hunting permits accepted soon
Applications for next year’s most prized Utah hunting permits, the 2009 sportsman permits, will be available by Nov. 3.
Only Utah residents may apply for sportsman permits. One sportsman permit is offered for each of the following species: Desert bighorn ram, Rocky Mountain bighorn ram, buck deer, buck [...]
November 7, 2008 | Posted in
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One major elk hunting change also proposed
If you like to hunt deer with a bow and arrow, you may have to wait until Sept. 1 to hunt statewide in 2009.
That idea is among several the Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing for Utah’s 2009 big game hunts.
Most of the DWR’s deer-hunting ideas came from a [...]
October 21, 2008 | Posted in
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Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) offices will be open extended hours during the 2008 deer and elk rifle seasons to answer hunter’s questions, sell licenses and offer testing services for chronic wasting disease (CWD).
In addition to normal weekday hours, many DOW offices will be open Columbus Day, Veterans Day and opening Saturdays during the main [...]
October 9, 2008 | Posted in
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COMPTON – For the 11th year, a handful of fortunate hunters went after elk in the Buffalo River country.
They had favorable weather cool nights, warm days and clear skies in their favor. But the hunting was a challenge. One bull elk was taken the first day near sunset, and one was downed the second [...]
September 25, 2008 | Posted in
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The rifle hunts starts Oct. 4, and there are a few permits still available
If you’re new to elk hunting, the Division of Wildlife Resource’s big game coordinator has some advice for you.
“The chance you’ll take an elk while driving along a road is pretty small,” says Anis Aoude. “As soon as the first shots are [...]
September 22, 2008 | Posted in
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When people think about poaching, the first image that comes to mind is someone killing a trophy big game animal such as an elk or deer. The reality is that wildlife crimes come in all shapes and sizes; and are as varied as shooting birds out of season, to taking more fish than allowed.
For example, [...]
September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Elk hunting policies for an area in the middle of the San Luis Valley will be discussed by Colorado Division of Wildlife officials at a meeting at 6 p.m., Sept. 11, at Center Middle School, in Center.
To minimize crop damage in high-value agricultural fields, the DOW during the last three years has authorized a summer [...]
September 5, 2008 | Posted in
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The August 6 forfeiture of a 6×6 bull elk shoulder mount brings to a close the joint investigation by the Maryland Natural Resources Police, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Colorado Division of Wildlife.
The investigation began in April of 2007 when Maryland Natural Resources Police received information that Dennis A. Reid Jr., 33, [...]
August 18, 2008 | Posted in
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JASPER – No matter what age you are and what outdoors activity you enjoy, be sure to mark your calendar for this year’s Buffalo River Elk Festival, June 27-28, 2008 on the Square in Jasper.
While the award-winning festival focuses on the reintroduction of elk to Arkansas and Arkansas’s elk season, it also is a great [...]
June 18, 2008 | Posted in
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