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Entries for April 2017

Public asked to not plant invasive Bradford pear trees

Public asked to not plant invasive Bradford pear trees

By Missouri Department of Conservation

Missouri homeowners are being encouraged to avoid planting Callery pear trees this spring. Better known as Bradford pears, the Callery pear tree is an invasive species known to multiply quickly and crowd out Missouri native plants. While it’s been a popular landscaping tree for decades, cultivated forms have spread aggressively throughout th... READ MORE

Turkey hunters overwhelmingly satisfied with Nebraska hunt

Turkey hunters overwhelmingly satisfied with Nebraska hunt

By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Hunters who took part in Nebraska’s 2016 fall turkey season were overwhelmingly satisfied with the quality of their hunting experience, according to a Game and Parks Commission survey. The survey, which was open only to 2016 fall turkey hunters, found 63 percent of hunters were satisfied with their hunting experience. The results are based o... READ MORE

Spring turkey season opens with youth hunt April 22

Spring turkey season opens with youth hunt April 22

By Pennsylvania Game Commission

Licensed junior hunters and mentored youth can head afield April 22 to participate in Pennsylvania’s annual youth spring turkey hunt. A week later on April 29, all hunters can head into Penn’s Woods in pursuit of spring gobblers. There’s an increasing interest among hunters, said Mary Jo Casalena, wild turkey biologist. A light ... READ MORE

New law allows some to use straight wall cartridges

New law allows some to use straight wall cartridges

By Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Iowa hunters will have a new option this fall while hunting deer during the youth season, disabled hunter season and both shotgun seasons – rifles that are capable of shooting straight walled cartridges. The new straight wall cartridge law was passed without dissent by the Iowa Legislature, and was signed into law April 13. It was enacted to... READ MORE

Bighorn sheep population remains stable

Bighorn sheep population remains stable

By North Dakota Game and Fish Department

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s spring bighorn sheep survey revealed a minimum of 296 bighorn sheep in western North Dakota, up slightly from last year and 3 percent above the five-year average. Altogether, biologists counted 104 rams, 170 ewes and 22 lambs. Not included are approximately 20 bighorns in the North Unit of Theodor... READ MORE

Deer Management Plan review extended to May 5

Deer Management Plan review extended to May 5

By South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks

The draft of South Dakota’s White-Tailed Deer and Mule Deer Management Plan for 2017-2023 is still available for review following extension of the public comment period until May 5. “Due to the overwhelming response and interest by the public, the GFP Commission has provided this additional time for public review and comment," accordin... READ MORE

Nonresidential deer tag applications open May 6

Nonresidential deer tag applications open May 6

By Iowa Department of Natural Resources

The 2017 nonresident application period for deer hunting in Iowa opens May 6 and closes June 4. Hunters can apply to hunt in the following deer seasons: Archery, Shotgun 1, Shotgun 2 or Late Muzzleloader. During the application timeframe, hunters may also choose to purchase a preference point in lieu of submitting an application to increase their ... READ MORE

April 30 deadline for elk quota hunt application

April 30 deadline for elk quota hunt application

By Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources

Twenty years ago, this December, seven elk were released atop Potato Knob in Perry County in front of thousands of onlookers. The landmark restoration of a free roaming elk herd in Kentucky was off and running. There are now more elk in Kentucky than any state east of the Rocky Mountains, and each year the prospect of harvesting one compels tens o... READ MORE

Turkey season opens May 1; youth weekend April 22-23

Turkey season opens May 1; youth weekend April 22-23

By New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Opening day for spring turkey season is May 1 in upstate New York north of the Bronx-Westchester County line, with youth weekend opening April 22-23. The youth turkey hunt for junior hunters ages 12 to 15 is open in all of upstate New York and Suffolk County. This spring, experienced hunters are being encouraged to take a novice hunter afield, w... READ MORE

American Eagle Introduces 6.8 SPC and 6.5 Grendel Varmint & Predator Loads

American Eagle Introduces 6.8 SPC and 6.5 Grendel Varmint & Predator Loads

By Federal Premium Ammunition

Federal Premium Ammunition is pleased to announce it has expanded its American Eagle Varmint & Predator lineup with new 90-grain 6.8 SPC and 6.5 Grendel loads. The loads combine accuracy, consistency, reliable performance on target and an affordable price tag to create the perfect round for the avid varmint hunter. Shipments of these new produc... READ MORE

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