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Predator Xtreme writer Geoff Nemnich and his hunt partner Dustin Patterson won the 2015 World Calling Championship in Arizona.

Are you frustrated with forgetting items while calling predators? A predator-hunting vest is likely to drive your success rates up.

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is holding public hearings about the possibility of having the state's first alligator hunting season.

Twenty- six biologists sent a letter to the secretary of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the Great Lakes gray wolves from the endangered species act list. They site scientific studies proving the wolf populations are recovered.

A Laguna Beach family says a brazen coyote came into their home and snatched the family's 8-year-old Chihuahua from a bedroom occupied by a baby girl and two other small dogs.

Hornady’s new ELD-X bullet is specifically designed for better accuracy and killing power beyond 600 yards.

It’s impossible to describe the variety of emotions you can experience at a calling contest. It takes the thrill of predator hunting up one more notch as you race the clock and match your skills against other hunters.

Environmental groups filed lawsuits Tuesday in Idaho and Washington, D.C., seeking to force federal officials to reveal reasons behind allowing a wolf- and coyote-shooting contest in parts of Idaho.

Across much of North America, mountain lions are the apex predator. For many hunters, they are an ultimate trophy.

Researchers now confirm coyotes are killing moose.

The livestock were attacked by a male wolf tagged as OR25. The wolf left the Imnaha Pack in March and eventually settled northeast of Chiloquin.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Wildlife Commission is again considering a ban on coyote-hunting contests. Animal advocates filed their newest petition with the commission following a previous denial in March. Some members of the commission called the original submission flawed, the Reno-Gazette Journal reported. Coyotes are not protected in many western states, including Nevada. The animals can be hunted statewide without a license or permit. Contests offer rewards to those who kill the highest number of the predators. “The goal is to go out and kill as many coyotes as possible and have a party afterwards,'' said Reno resident Don Molde of Nevadans for Responsible Wildlife Management. “This is not a sporting event. This is a wildlife hate crime.'' Molde says this new petition was drafted more formally. He said it bans competitive hunting of all mammals, though coyote contests are the intended target. “We've revised things and we're going to have a second chance,'' he said. Constance Howard of Reno, Fred Voltz of Carson City and Leah Sturgis of Gardnerville are also petitioners. Supporters of the contests who spoke in March said coyotes pose a risk to livestock, pets and in some cases, people. “This is an anti-hunting movement. Don't be fooled by what this is really about,'' said James Schmidt, a retired coyote expert for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services. He said coyote-hunting contests are a proven control method. About 300 coyotes were killed in the 2013 World Coyote Calling Championship held in Elko. The event that prompted the petitioners' first effort took place in the Reno area in December 2014, and ended with the deaths of 10 coyotes. ___ Information from: Reno Gazette-Journal, http://www.rgj.com

An 8-year-old Yorkshire Terrier was carried away from its owner's porch in Oregon by an animal believed to be a young cougar.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado is backing off a proposal to increase mountain lion hunting in hopes of boosting the mule deer population in southern Colorado. The state Division of Parks and Wildlife announced Friday that it was dropping the request, which wildlife commissioners had been scheduled to consider at their meeting next month. It says it will be resubmitted next year. The Gazette reports that the change follows criticism from conservation and wildlife groups who say that shrinking habitats, not predators, are to blame for the decline in deer. The proposal was aimed at doubling the population of mule deer living between Salida and Westcliffe. Officials had planned to spend $820,000 to study the effects of increasing the number of mountain lions that could be hunted in four areas from 24 to 35. ___ Information from: The Gazette, http://www.gazette.com

Nebraska officials have determined there will be no Nebraska mountain lion hunting season next year.

They say the carcasses are needed to help them collect data on bobcat populations in the state. The Bobcat Ecology Research Project is in its second and final year of data collection.

Officials in the eastern Illinois community of Tolono are dropping the idea of allowing an organized coyote hunt to control the animal's population.