TPWD to Launch ‘Hunt Texas Online Connection’ This Week
from The Brownsville Herald
 According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, hunting in Texas has burgeoned into an economic behemoth generating $4.63 billion annually in the state. TPWD recently made finding a hunting lease in Texas easier for hunters with a new online database, Hunt Texas Online Connection. The database will be officially launched on May 15, but database is currently operational. More
Oklahoma Senate Gives Final Approval to Right to Hunt Ballot Measure
from NRA-ILA
Last week, the Oklahoma Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution 38, a measure authored by State Senator Glenn Coffee (R-30) and State Representative Randy Terril (R-53), by a vote of 46 to 0. Now Oklahoma voters will be asked to approve a State Constitutional amendment to protect the Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Game, in this November’s General Election. If passed by the voters this fall, Oklahomans will have established the nation's most comprehensive and meaningful constitutional protections for hunters and sportsmen. More
Canned Lion Hunting Continues in South Africa
from The Star
If you have a hunt booked in South Africa for a captive lion and are wondering if it will be legal when your hunt date comes around, relax. The Hunting Report has learned that all captive lion hunts booked for 2008 will be honored irrespective of the outcome of the ongoing law suit over these hunts. More
Anti's Challenge Ruling in Florida Black Bear Case
from the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance
A U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation (USSAF) victory in its representation of hunters’ interests in a lawsuit brought by anti’s is being appealed. In the case, meant to make black bears in Florida off-limits to sportsmen forever, the anti’s contended that the black bear in Florida is a sub-species of the North American black bear, entitling Florida bears to protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). More
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Cyprus Defies EU Ban, Opens Spring Hunting
from the Malta Star
The hunting season, in which hunters are allowed to shoot Carrion Crows and Black-billed Magpies, was given the go-ahead by the Cypriot government. In its explanation, the Cypriot government said that unless hunters shoot the two species, they would cause extensive damage to crops and livestock. More
PETA's Pet Death Toll Grows Again
from The Center for Consumer Freedom
Recently, Newsweek explored the bizarre irony -- or hypocrisy, if you see things the way we do -- of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) as a wholesale executioner of dogs, cats, and other "companion animals." The story was originally titled "PETA Kills Pets," but later quietly re-titled to a milder "PETA and Euthanasia." Newsweek deserves some credit for acknowledging that PETA "has practiced euthanasia for years." Since 1998 PETA has killed more than 17,000 animals, nearly 85 percent of all those it has rescued. More
Florida Special-opportunity Hunts Pay Off
from Florida Today
If you haven't been seeing the quantity or quality of game you'd like, you may want to consider applying for a special-opportunity hunt. For the past 11 years, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has offered these unique fall-season hunts for deer, wild hog and released quail on the state's best public hunting lands. More
Utah Increases Antlerless Big Game Permits
from BigGameHunt.net
More permits will be available in Utah this year to hunt big game animals that don't have antlers. At their May 8 meeting in Salt Lake City, members of the Utah Wildlife Board increased the number of cow elk, cow moose and doe pronghorn antelope permits available for this fall's hunts. More
Less Big Game Hunting Tags to be Available in Nevada This Year
from KRNV-TV
Fewer hunting tags will be available this year because big game population numbers are down.
Nevada wildlife biologists are recommending fewer hunting tags this year for elk, deer and antelope, mainly because of fires, drought and a harsh winter in some areas led to poor fawn and calf survival. More
Conservancies Sign Tourism Concession Agreement
from New Era via AllAfrica.com
Two communal area conservancies in the Kavango region this week signed a concession agreement that will pave the way for the development of tourism facilities in the Khaudum National Park. The concession covers tourism, trophy hunting and harvesting of valuable plant materials. More
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