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Brain Disease Rises in Deer, Scaring Hunters
The New York Times (free registration required) September 3, 2002.  As hunting season approaches, people in Wisconsin and the Rocky Mountain states are increasingly worried about chronic wasting disease, the variant of mad cow disease that afflicts deer and elk.

Utah's Tundra Swan Hunt to Proceed Despite Possible Court Intervention
The Salt Lake Tribune August 15, 2002.  Utah's tundra swan hunt won't be changed, the Utah Wildlife Board has decided, though a pending court ruling could cause trouble for hunters.

Mill Creek Adds a Fall Hunt
The Salt Lake Tribune July 27, 2002.  Facing vocal opposition to an elk hunt in Mill Creek Canyon that begins on Aug. 3 -- the peak of hiking and biking season -- Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources added an October hunt.

Safety of Elk Shoot Challenged
The Salt Lake Tribune July 18, 2002.  Several citizen groups are appealing to Gov. Mike Leavitt and Wildlife Director Kevin Conway to cancel a scheduled Mill Creek Canyon elk hunt before an August showdown with hikers and bikers.

Elk Hunt Set Amid Hiking Venues
The Salt Lake Tribune June 19, 2002.  Hikers and mountain bikers will share the trail with rifle-packing hunters if an early elk season in Mill Creek and Lambs canyons proceeds as planned.

Falconers Face Strict New Limits for Hunting Sage Grouse
The Salt Lake Tribune June 12, 2002.  Wildlife commissioners cried foul when asked to preserve a six-month hunting season on sage grouse for people who enjoy hunting birds with birds.

Swan Backers Cry Foul
The Salt Lake Tribune May 13, 2002.  Environmental groups have gone to federal court to block hunting of tundra swans, which sometimes leads to accidental shooting of rare trumpeter swans.

Activists Sue to End Utah's Swan Hunt
The Salt Lake Tribune April 18, 2002.  The Fund for Animals has asked a federal judge to end swan hunting in Utah and other western states.

DWR Policy For the Birds, Hunter Finds
The Salt Lake Tribune April 11, 2002.  "An entire program of wildlife water development is threatened if precise locations are made publicly accessible in Utah," said James.

Poacher Who Shot Pregnant Moose Sought
The Salt Lake Tribune March 21, 2002.  Two pregnant moose were shot and left to rot near Causey Reservoir earlier this month, and wildlife officers have few leads on who the poachers are.

Saved From Fire as a Cub, Bear Fails to Survive in Wild
The Salt Lake Tribune October 13, 2001.  The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks confirmed Friday that a hunter legally killed the black bear plucked in August 2000 from a charred tree in the Bitterroot National Forest.

Drilling May Hurt Hunt, Activists Say
The Salt Lake Tribune September 28, 2001.  Oil exploration does not mix with deer and elk hunting, according to Utah environmentalists who claim the Wasatch-Cache National Forest has broken its own rules in a rush to smooth the way for a Houston mining company.

State Swan Hunt Under Fire Again
The Salt Lake Tribune July 31, 2001.  Utah and federal wildlife officials once again are under attack from national organizations fighting to stop the state's tundra swan hunt.

Officials AgreeTo Look Into Hunting Impact On Utah Swans
The Salt Lake Tribune March 28, 2001.  Utah's fall swan hunt could be in jeopardy after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to conduct a new environmental assessment Tuesday.

Experts Criticize Taxpayer-Funded Coyote Hunting
The Salt Lake Tribune January 24, 2001.  Utah taxpayers are subsidizing the killing of coyotes by recreational hunters in six rural counties.

'Mad Deer Disease' Not Yet a Threat to U.S. According to F.D.A.
The New York Times (free registration required) January 20, 2001.  Scientific evidence so far does not show that a fatal illness resembling mad cow disease that afflicts deer and elk in the Western United States can spread to humans, a U.S. advisory panel said on Friday.

Coyote hunt is raising hackles
Deseret News December 30, 2000.  Humane Society says there's no evidence it will help deer herds

Prizes Offered for Coyote Slaughter , Ears and tails bring bounty. Gun group says the killing is part of their amateur 'census'
The Salt Lake Tribune December 30, 2000.  It's a scene American Fork bullet manufacturer Randy Brooks says he has witnessed too often on his frequent treks through the Utah hillsides: A pack of wild coyotes shredding a live baby deer to pieces.

Wildlife panel to consider spring hunt for bears
Deseret News October 18, 2000.  Proposal comes in wake of livestock deaths in Utah

Canada squawks over swan hunt
Deseret News September 17, 2000.  Alberta conservationists are wary of an American plan that allows continued hunting of swans in some Western states.

Trumpeter's Status May Entail Utah Hunt's Swan Song
The Salt Lake Tribune August 23, 2000.  Two citizen groups asked the federal government Tuesday to use the Endangered Species Act to protect a small group of trumpeter swans that breed in the Greater Yellowstone area of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. If they are successful, heightened federal protection for these beautiful white birds could end Utah's annual hunt for the relatively common tundra swan -- a species so similar in appearance that hunters can't distinguish them from trumpeters.

DWR Considers Deer Hunt on Antelope Island
The Salt Lake Tribune August 18, 2000.  The Division of Wildlife Resources is considering putting an Antelope Island deer hunt on its calendar, but only if state park officials go along with the idea.

It's OK to Hunt in Draper -- Just Don't Bring a Weapon
The Salt Lake Tribune August 17, 2000.  The City Council this week banned the discharge of all weapons within the community -- including bows and arrows.

Council Opposes Deer Hunt on Island
The Salt Lake Tribune August 11, 2000.  A proposal to allow mule deer hunting at Antelope Island State Park is facing opposition from yet another wildlife advisory council.

Nobody Trumpeting Swan-Hunt Decision
The Salt Lake Tribune August 7, 2000.  A compromise hunting proposal designed to protect migrating trumpeter swans in northern Utah is coming under fire from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the Trumpeter Swan Society and the Fund for Animals.

Draper may ban arrow-shooting
Deseret News August 2, 2000.  Just two weeks shy of archery season, the Draper City Council may prohibit the shooting of arrows within city limits.

Draper official aims at hunting
Deseret News July 31, 2000.  Bill Colbert had heard enough about bloody arrows and wounded deer in Draper back yards.

NRA Claims Hunting Funds Being Misused
The Salt Lake Tribune June 30, 2000.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has come under fire for the way it manages Federal Aid funds.

DWR Says Draper Exceeded Its Authority With Hunting Ban
The Salt Lake Tribune June 25, 2000.  As far as Draper is concerned, hunting is now off-limits inside the city.

Hunting Debated on Antelope Island Park
The Salt Lake Tribune May 10, 2000.  Next week, the public will be invited to open houses to discuss the future of Antelope Island State Park. The big debate is whether to increase hunting on the 28,463-acre island off the southeast shores of the Great Salt Lake.

Refuge trumpeted for swan breeding
Deseret News April 25, 2000.  But Utah official questions importing endangered species

Wildlife Agencies Debate Merits of Trumpeter Swan Hunt
The Salt Lake Tribune April 24, 2000.  A proposal to allow a permanent hunting season for rare trumpeter swans in western states, including Utah and Nevada, may be in trouble.

Wildlife Board Formalizes Policy on Cougar, Coyote Control
The Salt Lake Tribune April 21, 2000.  The Utah Wildlife Board formalized the state's predator management policy Thursday by specifying when cougars and coyotes will be killed to help populations of deer, antelope and bighorn sheep.

Western U.S. Swan-Hunting Ban Proposed
The Salt Lake Tribune April 19, 2000.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to continue the limited hunting of rare trumpeter swans in Utah, Montana and Nevada.

Deer, Elk Not Wasting Utah Hunters
The Salt Lake Tribune March 8, 2000.  Utah deer and elk hunters apparently don't have to worry that the animals they are killing might in turn kill them.

Parks Board to Hold Hearings on Antelope Island Hunt
The Salt Lake Tribune February 23, 2000.  With some members expressing uneasiness over the proposal, the State Parks and Recreation Board on Tuesday agreed to hold public hearings to determine whether limited big-game hunting should be allowed at Antelope Island State Park.

Watch or Shoot? Officials Weigh Expanding Hunts on Antelope Island
The Salt Lake Tribune February 18, 2000.  Utah's state parks board will hear a proposal next week to increase hunting opportunities on Antelope Island by including mule deer and bighorn sheep.

Rapid Rise in ATV Use Gives Forest, Wildlife Officials Headaches
The Salt Lake Tribune November 22, 1999.  State big-game managers chopped the number of deer hunters in half six years ago by limiting license sales, but it probably doesn't seem like it to the deer. Illegal use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) is scarring public land during hunting seasons and giving forest officials heartburn.

State Sets Lottery For Deer Hunting
The Salt Lake Tribune November 18, 1999.  Utah's 97,000 deer hunters must participate in a lottery if they want to hunt next fall.

Hunting Still Has Fans, But Numbers Are Dwindling
The Salt Lake Tribune November 2, 1999.  Utah hunters may complain of "too many" competitors in the wilds, but that congestion probably is due more to the loss of hunting grounds to development than to an increase in hunting interest.

Hunt Crowded, Few Break Laws
The Salt Lake Tribune October 24, 1999.  Law enforcement officers were watching the west side of the Wasatch range closely during the opener. On a warm sunny Saturday in fall, the table was set for conflict between hikers, homeowners and hunters, with the lure of trophy bucks in an area south of I-80 along the Front being opened for the first time in 10 years to firearms.