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Jamison Brown shot this 11-point LaSalle County buck on the opening morning of firearm season. The deer weighed about 200 pounds, and Brown said he was, “King of the woods out where I hunt.”

Mon, March 25 at 07:44 PM

Big Game News Archives

Public may feel left out of SD big-game management 05/21/13
Nebraska mountain lion season to be considered 05/21/13
Texas senior, 18, bags 800-pound record alligator 05/18/13
State commission approves wolf hunt in Michigan 05/18/13
Wildlife ranger fined for poaching mule deer 05/17/13
Wyo. Game and Fish to begin research-trapping wolves 05/13/13
Southwest Va. to take in more Ky. elk in May 04/20/13
Wis. outdoorsmen vote: No dogs in wolf hunt 04/14/13
Yellowstone bison hunt takes most since ‘89 03/23/13
Minn. moose tracking finds wolves taking a share 03/18/13
Ex-tribal leaders to settle over musicians’ hunts 03/05/13
Montana hunters, trappers kill at least 223 wolves 03/04/13
Wis. state senator wants block use of dogs in wolf hunt 03/04/13
West Virginia could expand black bear hunting 02/25/13
Elk Refuge managers monitor resident wolf pack 02/23/13
California game warden shoots, kills mountain lion 02/20/13
More mountain lions in Nebraska prompts calls for hunting 02/18/13
Wyoming House votes to approve silencers for hunting 02/14/13
Animal welfare groups sue to end Midwest wolf hunt 02/13/13
Expanded wolf hunt flying through Montana legislature 02/11/13
Pronghorn herds decline in Arizona along border 02/04/13
Only 8 of 23 Minnesota hunters bag elk 02/03/13
Animal rights groups want vote on Michigan wolf hunt 02/02/13
Minnesota moose hunting questioned as numbers fall 01/29/13
Judge keeps wolf season going outside Yellowstone 01/19/13
Yellowstone-area wolf hunting, trapping rules back in court 01/14/13
Wyoming Bison hunt hits goal of 200 by season close 01/14/13
Montana seeks expansion of wolf hunting, trapping 01/11/13
Mountain lion captured in California town returned to the wild 01/08/13
Eastern Kentucky residents win victory over marauding elk 01/02/13
Six mountain lions killed in first 3 days of season 12/30/12
First wolf hunting season nearly over in Wyoming 12/30/12
California ban draws interest in using hounds to hunt 12/30/12
Wyoming man take atypical trophy mule deer 12/29/12
Wolf gashes Alaska trapper riding on snowmobile 12/23/12
Copter counts help estimate wildlife populations 12/19/12
Elk sightings on the rise in Kansas 12/14/12
Minnesota DNR wants to add moose to endangered species 12/11/12
New Hampshire officials seek moose poachers 12/05/12
122 black bears killed on first day of New Jersey hunt 12/04/12
Wisconsin closing another wolf harvest zone 12/03/12
Minnesota wolf hunters kill 17 so far in late wolf season 11/26/12
Nearly 150 wolves killed as early Minnesota hunt ends 11/19/12
Mountain lion sighting confirmed in central Kansas 11/18/12
Idaho hunters kill 96 wolves 11/18/12
Collared wolves from Yellowstone shot by hunters 11/17/12
Wildlife officials investigate deaths of three moose 11/16/12
Wisconsin wolf hunt reaches limit in two zones 11/15/12
More than 100 wolves killed during Minnesota hunt 11/12/12
Bear hunting chances during deer season in West Virginia 11/10/12
South Dakota man shoots, kills mountain lion on front porch 11/07/12
Skeptics question Maryland elk reintroduction plan 11/06/12
Fifty wolves killed during Minnesota hunt opening weekend 11/05/12
Oregon hunter tells of bear that fought back 11/05/12
Alaska man plays dead to survive bear attack 11/04/12
Nevada desert bighorn sheep moved to Utah 11/02/12
Oregon deer hunter mauled by wounded bear 11/02/12
Man pleads guilty in killing of two elk in South Dakota park 11/01/12
New Mexico to consider antelope hunting changes 10/31/12
Hunters more than halfway to first Wyoming wolf quota 10/31/12
Wyoming game and fish moves problem grizzly 10/30/12
Four people suspected of poaching four moose in Wyoming 10/30/12
Moose poaching “a deliberate criminal act” 10/27/12
Minnesora Supreme Court won’t block wolf hunt 10/26/12
Grizzly bear shot by hunter has surgery, released 10/26/12
Elk hunt under way in Grand Teton Park 10/26/12
Unsold Minnesota wolf hunting licenses to go on sale 10/26/12
Wisconsin DNR urges deer hunters to report wild pigs 10/25/12
Hunters have killed 20 Wisconsin wolves so far 10/24/12
Florida man accidentally shot, killed on boar hunt 10/21/12
Anti-bison landowners to deny hunter access 10/19/12
Hunters: 4 wolves killed in Wisconsin in 24 hours 10/18/12
Deadlines loom for Minnesota wolf season licenses 10/16/12
Groups demand Great Lakes wolves be returned to endangered species list 10/15/12
Wisconsin’s first organized wolf hunt begins 10/15/12
Montana wolf trapping rules go to public comment 10/13/12
Mountain lion killed in Des Moines 10/12/12
Hunters ready for first wolf hunts in Wisconsin and Minnesota 10/10/12
Search on in Idaho for grizzly wounded by shots 10/10/12
Elk hunt begins in Grand Teton National Park 10/10/12
Officials shoot aggressive mountain goats with paintballs 10/09/12
Elimination of wolf pack took a toll 10/08/12
Wyoming governor won’t participate in wolf hunt 10/03/12
Killing 697½-pound gator a record thrill 10/02/12
Wyoming students get ‘grizzly’ taxidermy lesson 09/26/12
Wisconsin board says no dog rules for wolf hunt 09/26/12
Two injured in separate Montana bear attacks 09/24/12
Elk put on a show at Montana refuge 09/22/12
Colorado outfitter convicted in elk baiting case 09/21/12
Third man faces charges in Hawaii game animals case 09/20/12
Mountain lion killed in northwest Nebraska 09/19/12
Wyoming could move or kill Encampment bighorns 09/19/12
Two plead guilty to illegal rhino horn trafficking 09/18/12
Two plead guilty to illegal rhino horn trafficking 09/18/12
Two groups sue to try to block Minnesota wolf seasons 09/18/12
Wisconsin wolf hunters chosen through lottery 09/14/12
Man accused in shooting of bull elk in bow season 09/11/12
Wyoming mulls increasing elk hunting license fees 09/08/12
More than 23,000 apply for Minnesota wolf hunt permits 09/08/12
Wolf’s recovery seen in livestock loss payouts 09/06/12
Group to judge: Dogs shouldn’t hunt Wisconsin wolves 08/31/12
Grizzly bear kills hiker in Denali National Park 08/25/12
Hawaii hunting ranch owner guilty of guiding unlicensed hunter 08/24/12
34 bison killed in first days of Elk Refuge hunt 08/20/12
Wisconsin payments for wolf damage increasing 08/20/12
More than 10,000 applications received for Wisconsin wolf hunt 08/16/12
Feds prepare to end wolf protections in Wyoming 08/16/12
Chippewa bands ask Wisconsin DNR to reduce wolf hunt this fall 08/16/12
Wyoming senator questions distribution of big game licenses 08/16/12
Thousands of leftover Colorado big game licenses go on sale 08/14/12
California Fish and Game Commission official replaced after killing cougar 08/10/12
Opponents of Minnesota wolf hunt petition DNR 08/09/12
Minnesota taking applications for upcoming wolf season 08/07/12
Wyoming wolf hunt unlikely to stop problem animals 08/06/12
South Dakota seeks increase in mountain lion hunting 08/02/12
Michigan officials verify another UP cougar photo 07/28/12
Wisconsin cougar sighting verified by trail camera 07/27/12
Seven nations face sanctions over endangered species 07/26/12
Wyoming leftover big game licenses go fast 07/24/12
Montana wolf trapping plan generates huge public response 07/23/12
Elk foundation changes name of award after family objects to wolf management policies 07/23/12
Wisconsin DNR Board limits first hunt to 201 wolves 07/17/12
Black bear euthanized after eating Canada murderer 06/05/12
Elk group recommends changes to hunting season 04/25/12
Ted Nugent to plead guilty to transporting black bear illegally killed in Alaska 04/22/12
Sasquatch hunter fined for Arkansas expedition 04/02/12
Some customers let taxidermist get creative 03/04/12
Ranch suspends hunting operation after cougars killed illegally 01/31/12
Possible world record bear killed in Pennsylvania 11/21/10
Idaho commission resolves to fight wolf ruling 08/17/10
‘Research hunt’ for wolves dropped 08/16/10
‘Research hunts’ weighed for wolves 08/11/10
Montana seeks to restore wolf hunt 08/11/10
Judge rules against western wolf hunts 08/06/10
ND study shows low antelope numbers 07/12/10
S. Dakota wants fewer cougars 07/04/10
Meetings for Michigan deer-hunting rules 06/22/10
Virginia elk plan moves forward 06/08/10
S. Dakota GF&P plans antler auction 05/31/10
Plan to kill wolves inside refuge causes rift 05/31/10
South Dakota’s deer harvest down in 2009 05/31/10
Wolf count down at Isle Royale, moose steady 04/21/10
Oklahoma turkey population changing 04/08/10
Idaho hunters killed 188 wolves 04/06/10
Deer numbers down in ND 04/05/10
Idaho’s first public wolf hunt ending 04/02/10
Montana mitigation pays for 369 wolf kills 03/29/10
3-year elk study approved for Bitterroot 03/29/10
Md. expands crossbow hunting to more species 03/27/10
Pa. deer harvest lowest since 1987 03/24/10
Clash over predators in Nevada 03/19/10
Nebraska sets longer deer seasons 03/19/10
Chronic wasting disease found in ND 03/18/10
Wolves blamed in Alaska teacher’s death 03/16/10
Wolf rumors have Colorado residents howling 03/09/10
New Jersey approves bear hunt 03/09/10
Michigan takes step toward moose hunt 03/04/10
Man pleads guilty to illegally killing wolf 03/03/10
Tennessee to have 2nd elk hunt since 1865 03/02/10
Arkansas bear harvest sets record 02/24/10
Winter taking a toll on northern mule deer 02/22/10
Nebraska deer bill loses spotlight provision 02/20/10
Arizona man enjoys making wildlife callers 02/18/10
Minnesota deer harvest down 12 percent 02/18/10
Teton Range bighorn herd at risk 02/17/10
Maine’s 2009 deer harvest down 14 percent 02/12/10
Curbs on elk hunting, lead shot considered 02/11/10
Too many wolves, not enough deer in N. Minnesota 02/10/10
New endangered pronghorn site eyed in U.S. 02/09/10
Kansas eyes cougar hunting 02/09/10
Yellowstone bison going to Turner’s ranch 02/03/10
Easement opens pronghorn migration route 02/02/10
Idaho wolf hunt going well 02/02/10
Wyoming urges end to federal wolf control 01/31/10
SD hunters shot 24 mountain lions 01/31/10
Despite hunts, wolves hold steady in N Rockies 01/29/10
Poacher kills lynx in Colorado’s Summit County 01/29/10
Mule deer numbers declining in Montana 01/28/10
National park battling infestation of hogs 01/26/10
Concern over coyotes prompts Minn. bounty bill 01/26/10
NM depredation bill clears first hurdle 01/26/10
Hunters bag few cats in special cougar season 01/26/10
Thousands of big game animals using underpasses 01/25/10
SE Kentucky residents angry about elk 01/24/10
Montana gets first bighorn sheep plan 01/19/10
Oregon biologists look into moose deaths 01/19/10
Lion count reaches 16 in Black Hills 01/19/10
16 W.Va. deer had CWD 01/16/10
Bighorn sheep suffering from pneumonia 01/16/10
Wolf sightings on rise in Oregon Cascades 01/15/10
Utah hunting applications available soon 01/15/10
WVa hunters kill 154,524 deer in 2009 01/15/10
Wolf attacks on livestock spiked in 2009 01/14/10
Wis. legislators eye deer hunt for soldiers 01/14/10
Plans to release 40 Utah bighorn in Wyo. canceled 01/13/10
Safari Club appeals grizzly bear ruling 01/13/10
Feds investigate wolf killings in 3 states 01/12/10
Moose cull planned in Newfoundland 01/11/10
Okla. deer hunter takes cougar pictures 01/07/10
Minn. issues 129 citations for deer baiting 01/06/10
Nevada game wardens see increase in poaching 01/04/10
Deer trashes Des Moines apartment 12/31/09
W. Va. bucks losing antlers early 12/31/09
Elk moving into valleys create problems 12/30/09
Elk is grand slam for female hunter 12/30/09
New Brunswick taxes down, license fees up 12/26/09
No hunter deaths during Mich. deer season 12/23/09
Officers use deer decoy to catch illegal hunters 12/21/09
Maine has one of its safest hunting seasons 12/21/09
Boone and Crockett trophy show set for Reno 12/21/09
Orphaned cougar cubs headed for new homes 12/18/09
Md. firearm hunters kill nearly 45,000 deer 12/17/09
13 rehabilitated deer released in Nova Scotia 12/15/09
Woman killed by fellow deer hunter in Va 12/14/09
Utah officials look at traffic’s effect on deer 12/14/09
Man shoots own leg while hunting in Iowa 12/12/09
Famous tracker offers up info on cougars 12/09/09
Iowa firearm deer hunt on par with past 12/08/09
Ohio deer hunt lags last year’s 12/08/09
Montana pondering wolf bow hunt 12/08/09
NY charges 107 in ‘deer jacking’ crackdown 12/08/09
Utah shortens 2010 deer hunting season 12/05/09
Michigan deer harvest down from 2008 12/05/09
Deer hunting success down in ND 12/05/09
Herd of deer injure North Carolina woman 12/04/09
Man accused of harassing bow hunter 12/03/09
Maryland deer harvest up for opener 12/02/09
Mont. deer, elk season ends with higher numbers 12/02/09
3 hunters die on opening of Pa. deer season 12/02/09
Hunter shaken by encounter with persistent wolves 12/02/09
Man accused of poaching record buck changes story 12/02/09
Photo leads to poaching arrest in W.Va. 12/02/09
Formerly human-fed elk herd troubles neighborhood 12/02/09
Hunting tradition keeps Wisconsin butchers busy 12/02/09
Michigan grandmother is still on the hunt 11/30/09
Ohio man’s football party crashed by deer 11/30/09
Ohio deer-gun season opens 11/30/09
8-year-old boy shot in N. Ind. hunting accident 11/30/09
Pennsylvania firearm deer season opens 11/29/09
Md. deer hunters take aim after record season 11/28/09
Vermont muzzleloader, archery deer season underway 11/28/09
W. Neb. deer hunters encounter mountain lions 11/28/09
Mountain lion shot in vacant lot in Bismarck 11/28/09
Nebraska deer harvest dips 3 percent 11/27/09
Online hunting licenses surge in W.Va. 11/24/09
Indiana deer hunter shot in abdomen 11/23/09
W. Montana deer harvest half of 2008 total 11/23/09
Rare albino deer spotted at Cape Girardeau 11/23/09
Wyoming sets limits on antler, horn gathering 11/22/09
Sixth cougar killed in western ND 11/21/09
New proposal for Montana NR hunting licenses 11/21/09
Utah builds fence to keep out wildlife 11/18/09
Venison tax break 11/18/09
Poacher robs Minnesota of a regal resource 11/18/09
Herd of deer smash through Pittsburgh-area office 11/18/09
NY man attacked by buck while tossing firewood 11/17/09
Deer freed after getting stuck in car grill 11/16/09
Indiana teen hunter shoots self 11/16/09
MIchigan firearm deer season opens 11/15/09
Minnesota deer harvest down by 5 percent 11/14/09
Unborn baby dies after mom swerves to avoid deer 11/13/09
Better counting for elk in SW Wash. 11/13/09
Robotic elk might entice Oregon poachers 11/12/09
Hunter accused of illegally killing record buck 11/12/09
Motorcyclist killed in collision with deer 11/12/09
Minnesota says Illegal deer baiting at new levels 11/11/09
Church holds annual ‘Blessing of the Hunt’ 11/11/09
2 new Wyoming cases of CWD 11/11/09
Minnesota governor shoots buck he can’t find 11/10/09
Man dies after shooting self while deer hunting 11/10/09
Deer poaching leads to record Neb. fine 11/10/09
Man shoots grizzly in self defense 11/09/09
Lost deer breaks into Florida home 11/09/09
Drive in Missouri almost turns deadly 11/09/09
Aboriginals turn to caribou quotas 11/08/09
Man dies after shooting self on deer hunt 11/08/09
Teen boy shot in leg during Minn. deer hunt 11/08/09
No charges in Oregon hunter fatal shooting 11/06/09
North Dakota deer season starts 11/06/09
Michigan considers expansion of crossbow hunting 11/06/09
Minn. DNR says deer poaching on the rise 11/06/09
Wyo. hunter bags deer, then hungry lion 11/06/09
Nebraska firearm deer season starts Nov. 14 11/05/09
Family runs through the deer season 11/04/09
Lives changed forever by hunting mistake 11/04/09
More CWD in Wyoming 11/04/09
Big deer herd feed needy in S. Dakota 11/04/09
Officials confirm cougar in eastern Michigan 11/04/09
Trouble in nature’s laboratory 11/03/09
Moose shooting complaints abound in Kamloops 11/03/09
ND mule deer production down 11/03/09
Missouri man charged in death of hunting partner 11/03/09
Oklahoma woman killed in motorcycle crash with deer 11/02/09
After back surgery, Michigan teen back in the hunt 11/02/09
Maine’s deer-hunting season kicks off 11/01/09
NH hunter shot while using rope to hoist rifle 11/01/09
Montana officials rule cougar shooting justified 11/01/09
Arrests after shot fired at Ohio wildlife officers 11/01/09
NH deer season starts Nov. 11 11/01/09
NH hunter dies accidentally 11/01/09
After study, NPS alters fencing for pronghorns 10/31/09
Elk herd in SE Minn. shot to control CWD 10/30/09
Deer wanders into Delaware hospital 10/30/09
Attorney: Wyoming hunter acted in self defense 10/29/09
Coyotes maul woman in Canadian park 10/28/09
Arkansas hunters can’t take swimming deer 10/28/09
Slow harvest raises hunter safety concerns 10/28/09
NYC hunter gets 2-8 years for girl’s death 10/27/09
Hunting violations alleged in fatal shooting 10/27/09
First hunt also the last for 12-year-old 10/27/09
Maine testing deer for EEE 10/27/09
Montana hunters shoot wolf on opener 10/26/09
Deer hunter shot, killed in Oklahoma 10/26/09
Wolves fair game in Montana 10/24/09
Wild Sheep Foundation Adopts B&C scoring 10/23/09
Out-of-state hunters balk at Idaho tags 10/23/09
Weather blamed for drop in Delaware deer harvest 10/23/09
N.Y. deer hunter critically wounded 10/23/09
S. Dakota GF&P kills lion in backyard 10/22/09
Virginia gauging impact of increased elk population 10/22/09
Mountain lion shot during Utah deer hunt 10/22/09
Montana wolf and big game hunt resumes 10/22/09
Virginia considering elk restocking 10/21/09
Agent who sparked ire in SD moves to Neb. 10/20/09
12-year-old deer hunter mourned at school 10/20/09
Nashville man’s guilty plea limits his hunting 10/20/09
Kansas agency confirms mountain lion sighting 10/20/09
Alabama man charged in hunting death 10/20/09
Minnesota deer herd ‘at manageable level’ 10/20/09
Idaho’s first wolf tag fetches $8,000 10/20/09
Wash. offers payments for wolf kills 10/18/09
Buck bursts into western N.Y. school 10/18/09
Utah deer season opens quietly 10/18/09
W. Va. says no to ban on deer urine 10/18/09
Antler frenzy leads to possible Wyo. rules 10/18/09
Deer hunting underway in Connecticut 10/17/09
Boulder residents protest deer hunting 10/17/09
Utah deer hunt opens Saturday 10/17/09
Missing man found dead at deer stand 10/14/09
Oregon hunter with spina bifida bags first buck 10/14/09
Pheasant hunter shoots grizzly in Montana 10/14/09
Deer on western Bighorns has chronic wasting 10/14/09
Deer killed after attacking Colorado woman 10/13/09
Ohio boy attacked by deer while playing football 10/13/09
Bighorn sheep could be taken to other states 10/13/09
S. Dakota matching deer hunters and landowners 10/12/09
Farmers calling for cull of Manitoba’s wild elk 10/12/09
Doe is a door-buster at boutique 10/11/09
Oregon cougar hunting plan draws protests 10/10/09
Wabash man faces charges in deer killings 10/08/09
Exotic deer gores man to death 10/08/09
Boone and Crockett offers mule deer, elk books 10/07/09
Poaching investigators go high tech 10/07/09
Wyoming wildlife underpasses working 10/07/09
2nd mountain lion killed in western ND 10/06/09
Pa. park plans huge deer shoot 10/06/09
Deer breaks in W.Va. classroom 10/05/09
NH’s deer hunt outlook shows increase 10/05/09
Oregon proposes killing more cougars 10/03/09
CWD testing continuing in S. Dakota 10/02/09
Wyoming testing for CWD statewide 10/02/09
Community service for fawn beating death 10/02/09
Hunter charged with illegal grizzly bear kill 10/01/09
Disease reported in Mont white-tail deer 10/01/09
Archery deer season opens in Iowa 10/01/09
Michigan archery deer season opens 10/01/09
Sitka hunter fends off grizzly attack 09/29/09
First North Dakota cougar killed 09/29/09
Warmer weather threatens Minnesota moose 09/28/09
Oklahoma to launch bear hunt 09/27/09
Michigan tracking EHD in deer herd 09/27/09
W. Virginia expands deer season 09/27/09
Study: Killing cougars didn’t stop complaints 09/25/09
Pit bull attacks, kills doe in Michigan 09/25/09
Miss. officials suggest task force for city deer 09/23/09
Wisconsin to consider longer deer season 09/23/09
Polar bear at center of climate debate 09/22/09
Bear causes Florida school lockdown 09/22/09
Wyoming shepherd mauled by grizzly 09/22/09
Judge says Montana grizzlies still protected 09/22/09
Cougar killed near Bemidji, Minn. 09/21/09
Sharpshooters culling 700 elk in Minnesota 09/21/09
Cloquet forest restricting ATVs 09/21/09
Montana warns of grizzly bear encounters 09/21/09
Nebraska outlines cougar rules 09/21/09
Maine deer expected to drop 09/21/09
Deer found dead on Montana playground 09/19/09
Indiana youth deer season expanded 09/19/09
Arizona eyes length of cougar season 09/19/09
Wisconsin poachers done in by Facebook 09/19/09
W. Virginia: Cupboard bare for deer 09/19/09
Louisiana banning deer dogs? 09/19/09
Vermont: Deer bringing more bow hunters 09/19/09
Leukemia survivor’s wish: To hunt a moose 09/19/09
Cougar reported on Microsoft campus 09/19/09

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