Big Game

Maine election officials say supporters of a proposal to end bear baiting have surpassed the threshold necessary to put the initiative on the fall ballot.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission reports a near record number of deer were taken during the 2013-14 deer hunting season.

There was a time when it was rare for someone to kill a buck, and the greatest sin a deer hunter could commit was to shoot a doe. Now, as a general rule, hunters can't shoot enough does and we are debating issues such as buck limits and antler restrictions.

Vermont regulators want to cut the number of moose hunting permits by 20 percent because the herd is below its target population.

First-time turkey hunters will get a chance to learn the basics at a free seminar being held in Vermont this spring.

The state Department of Natural Resources says Indiana hunters donated nearly 67,000 pounds of venison to food pantries during the 2013-2014 hunting season.

A western New York city is bringing back a bait-and-shoot program to reduce a surging deer population that's causing damage to property and hazards to motorists.

The number of deer killed during Parkersburg's 2013 urban archery hunt jumped 100 percent from 2012's total.

Alaska Fish and Game officials killed an Eastern Interior wolf pack last week, and the National Park Service, which had been studying the animals, is none too pleased.

An administrative law judge heard testimony that Ely bear researcher Lynn Rogers gave tips to paying participants in his "bear course" on feeding bears from their mouths.

A plan to have federal sharpshooters kill up to 1,000 deer on the northeastern tip of Long Island is moving forward after opponents lost a court fight.

An overabundance of deer is leading to a proposal to allow sharpshooters to hunt in a Bloomington nature preserve.

Indiana's wildlife agency says disease and new hunting rules may account for a big drop in the number of deer that hunters took during last year's harvest.

A Sitka golf course employee who tried to poison bears but instead killed two dogs has been sentenced to 30 days in jail.

Authorities say a central Florida man is recovering after being attacked by a bear in his yard.

Hunters, trappers, anglers and others can review West Virginia's proposed new hunting regulations during a series of public meetings in March.

Some Spearfish residents say they've seen wolves in the area, but police and wildlife officials are skeptical.