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For almost 20 years, West Virginia has allowed state-sanctioned urban whitetail hunts to lower deer populations and to reduce damage to residents' property caused by deer.

Skyler Willis shot a trophy 6-point bull elk with his bow on the Zumwalt Prairie in the Chesnimnus Wildlife Management Unit. Willis did not have a valid elk tag and had been trespassing when he retrieved the bull elk.

Seattle's City Council unanimously approved a new tax on the sale of firearms and ammunition Monday, a measure designed to help offset the financial toll of gun violence. But opponents quickly promised a legal challenge.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A woman is recovering after being attacked by an alligator that bit off her arm while she swam in central Florida. Rachael D. Lilienthal, 37, was swimming in Wekiva River on Saturday afternoon when the gator attacked her, biting her twice, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission spokeswoman Karen Parker. The gator bit off her arm just above the elbow. Parker said doctors were not able to reattach the arm because too much time had passed. Kayakers helped rescue the woman. One of the kayakers struck the alligator with a paddle, causing the animal to release Lilienthal. Two kayakers brought her to the marina where deputies gave her first aid. She was taken to an Orlando-area hospital. Her condition is not known. "I can understand why people are worried. To go out swimming and have something bite you that is like a nightmare scenario,'' said Parker. Wildlife officers captured the gator hours later, shortly after midnight Sunday and euthanized it. Authorities have not yet released the size or sex of the gator.

This year's federal duck stamp costs $25, up from $15 last year. There's another $1.50 added to cover shipping and handling of the physical stamp. It's the first price hike in 24 years.

In a split vote, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has elected to change the dates for the 2015-16 duck season from those proposed by the LDWF.

Setting goals is a good thing. Actually achieving those goals is something else entirely.

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines is not joining an expanding list of carriers who ban or limit transportation of hunting trophies.

A third free-ranging deer from Meridian Township near Lansing has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.