|
|
|
|
|
|
Entries for August 2009
Hunters asked to report banded birds when found
|
From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- The Indiana Department of Natural Resources asks hunters and anyone else who comes across Canada geese, mourning doves or wood ducks that have been banded to report the information on the band t...
|
NY 2009-10 Sporting Licenses sales begin Aug. 17
|
From the New York Department of Environmental Conservation
-- New York 2009-10 hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and Deer Management Permits (DMPs) go on sale beginning Aug. 17 and may be purchased at one of DEC's 1,500 license sales outlet...
|
Texas new season hunting, fishing licenses on sale Aug. 15
|
From the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
-- Texas hunting and fishing licenses for 2009-2010 will go on sale Saturday, Aug. 15. Sportsmen are reminded all current Texas annual hunting and fishing licenses (except for the year-to-date fishing ...
|
NC Commission reminds hunters some fall rule changes delayed
|
From the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
-- A number of rules adopted at the March Commission meeting will not be in effect when hunting seasons open this fall in North Carolina, the Wildlife Resources Commission reminds hunters...
|
Louisiana 2008-09 deer harvest totals 116,571
|
From the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
-- Louisiana’s 2008-09 hunting season marked the start of the mandatory deer tagging and reporting program. LDWF issued 227,001 sets of deer tags last year, which accounted...
|
The One that Didn’t Get Away
|
By James Wheeler, Jr.
-- My family has owned a 47-acre piece of property for years, and we’ve all hunted it at one time or another. We’ve been pretty lucky, taking a few deer every year, usually small bucks and does.
My grandson, James,...
|
Women Only hunter ed course available for NH residents
|
From the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
-- Women can take advantage of a special women-only hunter education course offered by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department this fall. The course entails self-paced online study, a written exa...
|
New Hampshire now offers hunter education online
|
From the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
-- The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is now offering a basic Hunter Education course online. The course which has a $15 fee, entails online study and testing, plus a written exam and ...
|
Nebraska Archery Antelope Season begins Aug. 20
|
From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- The archery antelope hunting season opens Aug. 20, runs through Nov. 13 and then again from Nov. 23 through Dec. 31.
An unlimited number of the statewide archery permits are avai...
|
Nebraska’s Gifford Point WMA has Aug. 15 permit deadline
|
From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- Deer hunters have until Aug. 15 to apply for special access permits for hunting at Gifford Point Wildlife Management Area (WMA) this year, according to Pat Molini, southeast district wildlife manager...
|
NJ opens Special Area Deer Seasons Permit Application period
|
From the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
-- The Fall Turkey Season and Special Area Deer Seasons Permit Application period opened on Aug. 1 and closes Sept. 6 at 11:59 p.m. Applications can be made at any license agent or on-lin...
|
Season to Remember
|
By Mac Moad
-- The first week of October 2007 was a long time coming.
I spent the first three days in my favorite stand, watching a trio of raccoons I’d nicknamed Larry, Curly and Moe, even though one was a she-coon. The mother was slightly ...
|
Texas hunting news round up
|
From the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
-- New Season Texas Hunting/Fishing Licenses Go On Sale Aug. 15
Texas hunting and fishing licenses for 2009-2010 will go on sale Saturday, Aug. 15. Sportsmen are reminded all current Texas annual h...
|
ND landowners seeking doe hunters; more than 540 openings
|
From the North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- North Dakota Game and Fish Department big game biologist Bill Jensen is currently working with 44 landowners in 24 hunting units across the state who would like to host antlerless deer hunter...
|
Homecoming
|
By Pat Mosko
-- In 2008, I made the trip back to western New York for opening week of rifle season. It’s a place I call home, even though I now live in Denver and have for four years.
I was nervous about going home. I had not been able to sco...
|
Birthday Party Buck Call
|
By A.J. Capece
-- A front was blowing in, and to prepare for hunting in the cold weather, I went to the local outdoors store. A half-hour later I came out with three bottles of estrus scent, a bottle of doe urine, a M.A.D. Heat Bleat call and a Knig...
|
|
|
|
|
|