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Wyoming mule deer hunters resist restrictions on antler shedding, biologists say it’s no longer necessary.

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Wyoming mule deer hunters resist restrictions on antler shedding, biologists say it's no longer necessary.

Thank you to all our community partners Written by Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile The majority of hunters who wrote comments resisted a plan to extend hunting seasons and lift antler requirements for two major mule deer herds in northwestern Wyoming. But the regulations they’re trying to maintain won’t accomplish their main goal of accelerating herd recovery, … Read more

State biologists seek answers to South Fork elk population rut

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State biologists seek answers to South Fork elk population rut

When Franz Ingelfinger took over as Kalispell area biologist for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks four years ago, he kept hearing the same suggestions from hunters and outfitters. Find out what’s happening in the South Fork Flathead River drainage. “They were interested in my schooling and what was going on there,” Ingelfinger … Read more