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The Big Game Management Extended Hunt will occur Nov. 1 to 10 in the Saskatchewan RMs of Livingstone, Hazel Dell, Kelvington, Bjorkdale and Leask. | File photo
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Pilot hunting program to help with wildlife damage

Landowners in five rural Sask. areas will have access to more licences

REGINA — A new pilot program in five Saskatchewan rural municipalities is launching to help landowners deal with excessive wildlife damage. The Big Game Management Extended Hunt will occur Nov. 1-10 in the RMs of Livingstone, Hazel Dell, Kelvington, Bjorkdale and Leask. Each of these will have 50 antlerless elk licences available in addition to […] Read more
The risk of avian flu transmission increases in hunting season due to increased interaction with wild birds, NDSU staff said in an article posted this month. Waterfowl, gulls, terns and shorebirds are the primary carriers of avian influenza A —the strain responsible for deadly outbreaks in poultry flocks and, more recently, milder outbreaks in U.S. dairy herds. | File photo
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Hunters urged to take biosecurity measures against bird flu

Farmers with plans to hunt ducks and geese should reduce risk of bringing bird flu home

UPDATED: September 19, 2024 – 0830 CST – To correct information provided by NDSU regarding documented cases of dogs transmitting bird flu. Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers planning to hunt geese and ducks this fall should take measures to reduce the risk of transmitting bird flu to flocks and herds say experts from North Dakota State […] Read more
This Large Munsterlander dog has passed a tracking test offered by the Versatile Hunting Dog Federation of Canada. The author writes that it’s time the Prairie provinces allow these kinds of dogs for recovering game. | Joe Schmutz photo
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Case made for leashed tracking dogs

A bow hunter was walking parallel grid lines in a canola field. A guy drove by and asked what he’d lost. “I shot a deer in those trees. It must have dropped somewhere in this field.” The passer-by replied: “I have two bird dogs with me. Let’s let them try.” They started the dogs downwind […] Read more
Joann Skilnick, director of wildlife for the environment ministry, said the decline after the Trespass to Property Act came into force Jan. 1, 2022, was the first in years. | File photo
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Fewer hunting licenses sold after trespass laws changed

Saskatchewan environment ministry says it’s too soon to know if the decline is because of the law or other factors

REGINA — Hunting licence sales for white-tailed and mule deer in Saskatchewan dropped after the province implemented its new trespass laws. Joann Skilnick, director of wildlife for the environment ministry, said the decline after the Trespass to Property Act came into force Jan. 1, 2022, was the first in years. “We recognize single year data […] Read more

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