Motocross News

A gray wolf pup recently trapped and radio-collared near the Canadian border in northeast Washington indicates the state may be home to a third breeding wolf pack.

A wolf specialist hired by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) caught the 50-pound young wolf earlier this month in northern Pend Oreille County, just south of the Canadian border. Attempts are under way to locate and radio-collar adult wolves in the area.

Public invited to Anniversary Open House on September 4

HURON, OH – To kick off its 30th anniversary as a coastal wetland research laboratory and outdoor classroom for scientists and community members alike, the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve is offering a variety of free, family-friendly events on Saturday, September 4.

FRISCO, Colo. --The Colorado Wildlife Commission finalized 2009 waterfowl season dates and bag limits and heard public comment on the Five-Year Review of Big Game Season Structure at its August 10th workshop in Frisco.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has a new brochure that discusses changes that will affect the use of vehicles (ranging from highway licensed cars and trucks to all-terrain vehicles or ATVs) for hunting on public lands across the state.

PHOENIX — Arizona’s new Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Ambassador Program is actively seeking volunteers! OHV Ambassadors are trained volunteers that help enhance OHV riding opportunities by working cooperatively with Arizona resource agencies to:

PHOENIX — The Arizona House of Representatives today passed House Bill 2573, (also known as the off-highway vehicle, user fee bill) by a vote of 43 to 13. For the official final ballot count go online to: http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2573.hthird.1.asp

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on two proposed Yellowstone River fishing regulation changes that would take effect next year.
One proposal is to eliminate the special regulations in the Emigrant Bridge to Pine Creek Bridge section of the Yellowstone River, thus resulting in consistent trout regulations from Yellowstone Park to the I-90 bridge at Billings. The new combined trout limit would be four brown or rainbow trout daily and in possession, with only one more than 18 inches long.

Arizona this month activated its first-ever electric "wildlife crosswalk" aimed at reducing wildlife collisions that pose a risk to drivers and cost millions in property damage each year. Population growth and the ever-expanding network of highways in Arizona have led to increasing wildlife-vehicle encounters on some of the state's most traveled routes.

Shooting clubs, sportsmen's groups and government agencies involved in the development, improvement or maintenance of public shooting ranges, including archery ranges, have an opportunity to apply for grant funds from the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

Last Tuesday, sportsmen and women helped elect many candidates who will stand up for gun owners, manufacturers and retailers, and approved measures to protect outdoor traditions. In Georgia and New Jersey, voters overwhelmingly endorsed a positive future for hunting in those states.