I must say, through, that we did not have the archers out as we had in the past. Also, our muzzleloader kill is down as well. Although we have seen deer, many are small and not legal by our DMAP standards. Handicapped sportsmen are being offered more and more opportunities to hunt deer. One of the latest is a special muzzleloading hunt at Douthat State Park, Dec. 31-Jan. 2.
Deer are plentiful in the park.
To participate, you must make reservations. A measure to ban snare trapping of wolves in Alaska failed by a 37-to 63percent vote. Game Warden Robert E. Everidge Jr. He was shot in the hip with a .50 caliber muzzleloader just before sunset Saturday in Sussex County. According to Everidge, the shooting took place while he was walking along the edge of a field to locate the owner of a vehicle parked there. He did not see anyone until after he had been shot.