The Bureau of Land Management will waive recreation-related fees for veterans and military personnel, along with their families, on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11.
BLM Director Jim Caswell, a Vietnam veteran, encouraged veterans and members of the U.S. Armed Forces to recreate on BLM-managed or other Federal lands on November 11, saying, “We want to thank [...]
November 10, 2008 | Posted in
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RAPID CITY, S.D.—South Dakota’s short sage grouse hunting season is accompanied by a vigorous effort to collect data about the birds. That collection effort relies largely on the willingness of hunters to have their birds checked by Game, Fish and Parks.
“Hunters play a key role in helping us collect information about the state’s sage grouse [...]
September 22, 2008 | Posted in
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The Montana Hunter Behavior Advisory Council reported ten years ago that motor vehicle use during hunting, including off-highway vehicles, is creating serious problems. Today the situation is magnified, as growing numbers of hunters use OHVs.
“An estimated 30,000 hunters used OHVs during Montana’s 2007 hunting season,” said Ray Paige, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks motorized trails [...]
August 20, 2008 | Posted in
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The growing popularity of a new generation of four-wheel-drive off-highway vehicle, known as utility type vehicle – or UTV – has raised questions and concerns about off-highway vehicle use on public lands in Idaho.
The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation and Fish and Game recognize the growing popularity of motorized recreation and desire by motorized [...]
August 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Archery pronghorn season opens Friday, August 15, and continues through September 15. In addition, in many units, archery seasons on mule deer, white-tailed deer and elk open August 30 and run through September.
In the warm weather of summer, hunters should consider the higher country.
Hunters are reminded that archery permits are required. And archers using blinds [...]
August 15, 2008 | Posted in
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Fire Information 1999-2008
With the summer season soon upon us, Nevada Department of Wildlife is reminding everyone that when Nevada catches fire, wildlife feel the heat.
Over the last 10 years, fires have destroyed over 7.5 million acres of sagebrush and other wildlife habitat in Nevada. In the northeast area of the state, in the big game [...]
To help kick off National Fishing and Boating Week, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall joined more than 300 students from Washington, D.C. schools to fish for largemouth bass, perch and bluegill at Constitution Gardens pond on the National Mall.
Hall was joined by officials from the National Park Service, the District of [...]
June 2, 2008 | Posted in
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