Roundup 12.13.18

HUNTING

Permit drawing time: these five Alaska permit lotteries had toughest odds last year, Alaska
Should You Use A Nocking Loop?, Bowhunting.net
Elk, mule deer harvest finish season down | News, Montana

Oh, deer: San Juan islander looks at local deer overpopulation | Guest column, Washington
PENDLETON Hunter, outfitter pleads guilty to poaching | Local News, Oregon
Hunting enthusiasts fear the sport is dying. Can ‘locavores’ save the age-old pastime?, Arizona
As Montana elk populations grow, FWP proposes increasing cow hunt, reducing bull hunt, Montana
Colorado Hunter Rewarded for Reporting Illegal OHV Use on Public Lands, Colorado

CONSERVATION/BIOLOGY

Washington court: Fish and Wildlife can regulate land to protect fish, Washington
BLM Publishes New Sage Grouse Plans to Mixed Reaction, Utah, Wyo, Idaho
U.S. Forest Service under fire for cutting old trees, Arizona
$400K in RMEF Grants Spice Up Idaho Elk Country, Idaho
Greybull biologist to head state's sage grouse program, Montana
Mountain Goats Or Bighorn Sheep? If It's A Choice, Grand Teton Will Back Its Native Sheep, Wyoming
Grand Teton plan would trap or kill goats to help bighorns, Wyoming
New rules give states more authority over sage grouse, Wyoming
Brucellosis takes toll on Greater Yellowstone elk | Outdoors, Montana, Wyoming
Antelope and deer migration corridor to be studied, Wyoming
Environmentalists: Plan to reduce elk feeding is overdue, Wyoming
3.05 Million Acres Of Public Land Is Landlocked In Wyoming: So What?, Wyoming

PREDATORS

Coyotes, bobcats present danger to deer population | Sports
Grizzly bear managers ponder Endangered Species Act plans after court setback, Wyoming, Montana