Predator

Illinois lawmakers have advanced a proposal to allow bobcat hunting for the first time in more than 40 years.

Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has signed a bill to create a state board that will work to control the growth of wolf populations in the state.

A wandering wolf whose trek across Oregon and Northern California attracted worldwide attention could soon fade from the public spotlight.

With HB 60 sitting on the Governor’s desk, suppressor hunting will soon be legal in Georgia. This is just the most recent advancement in the legal use of hunting suppressed and the momentum continues nationwide.

From big horn sheep predation, to mountain lions attacking tranquilized elk, to Californians dealing with the family dog being dragged from the backyard, there is a real need for hunting mountain lions.

A central Idaho man who shot and killed a wolf last week says it's the same animal that killed a colt and attacked his dogs.

A new state law sets Oct. 1 as the starting date for squirrel season statewide, starting this year. It will last five months.

A lack of acorns and other mast on the ground forced the deer to be less careful about where they found their food, and the cold weather ensured they had to eat more often.

Nebraska's mountain lion hunting season could come to a halt if a bill passed by state senators becomes law.

A mountain lion attack on a French bulldog has prompted a Southern California couple to obtain a permit to hunt the big cat down.

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 former state senator and unsuccessful candidate for governor in South Dakota has pleaded guilty to a big game violation and lost his hunting privileges for a year.

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.

Oregon wildlife officials have removed a cougar trap from a Eugene park even though trail cameras have shown a third cougar in the area. Two other cougars were earlier trapped and killed after recent livestock kills.

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

Add up all the wild hogs in Louisiana, and you get roughly the same number of people who live in Baton Rouge and New Orleans combined.