The announcement of an antlerless elk hunt for one week in November has raised concerns among both Saskatchewan hunters and conservationists.
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Planned elk hunt in Saskatchewan draws concern
Government has set an antlerless elk season in November following farmers’ complaints about wildlife damage
Saskatchewan hunters offer to help with gopher problem
Landowners who want help controlling Richardson’s ground squirrels should contact the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation will find members available near landowners and make arrangements for “responsible and ethical” control of gophers.
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
Three new books offer winter reading
REGINA — Bill Schroeder was told to halt his genetic work at the Prairie Shelterbelt Centre when the then-Conservative federal government closed the Indian Head, Sask. facility in 2013. The gene pool of hardy prairie trees that had been developed there since the 1880s was deemed unneeded. “I was told to discontinue my program and […] Read more
