Big Game

Hunters took more than 14,000 deer during the state's four deer hunting seasons last year, an increase of 2.5 percent over 2012, according to the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Gov. Gary Herbert has signed legislation that allows Utah youth to get a hunting permit without first taking a training course if they're accompanied an adult.

Levi Adams of Bowling Green, Ind., used his Rossi .410 shotgun to take his first coyote during a deer hunt with his dad this fall.

A coastal Georgia conservation and development authority is considering bringing in sharpshooters to address an overpopulation of white tailed deer.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will host a free public workshop on how people can protect themselves against bears, lions and wolves in the backcountry.

Brain Peddle of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada called in a coyote with an amputated paw and a snare around its neck.

It's not cars that Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval needs to look out for on his walk to work, it's flying deer.

North Dakota hunters had a smaller chance of downing a doe or buck last season among the lowest deer population in three decades, and wildlife officials say stemming the decline of the animals' habitat is key to restoring both.

New research shows that only 7 percent of mountain lions in the Jackson Hole area are surviving into adulthood.

Out-of-state deer hunters need to know where to go to find the biggest whitetail bucks.

Men save moose whose hooves were stuck in fence slats.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will hold public meetings as it works on setting the rules for big-game hunting seasons this fall.

Environmental groups say they object to a plan that could allow more vehicles within the boundaries of Shoshone National Forest.

When elk are present in the fields, volunteers will help the rangers manage traffic and tell visitors how to view the elk safely.

Sportsmen face a deadline this week for applying for a chance to hunt elk on the 89,000-acre Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico.

The annual hunt, staged this year at the South Mountain Reservation and the Hilltop Reservation, is intended to protect plant life and reduce the number of deer-related car accidents.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is holding the first of four public meetings this week to discuss how people can get involved in the conservation and management of black bears in central Florida.