Hunting News

Entries for June 2017

1900+ youth elk hunting licenses on sale July 5

1900+ youth elk hunting licenses on sale July 5

By New Mexico Department of Game and Fish

More than 1,900 youth antlerless elk licenses go on sale at 10 a.m. July 5 through the Game and Fish online license system. The sale, designed to encourage youth hunting, includes almost 1,500 licenses for hunters using any legal weapon and 390 licenses for hunters using a muzzleloader or bow. Licenses will be sold online only on a first-come, fi... READ MORE

Hunt Arizona now available

Hunt Arizona now available

By Arizona Game and Fish Department

The 2017 edition of “Hunt Arizona,” the Game and Fish Department’s yearly compilation of big and small game hunting statistics, is now available online. The free, downloadable, PDF publication includes draw, survey and harvest statistics for a five-year period, as well as information on distribution, life history and behavior of ... READ MORE

CrossBreed® Holsters Offers Big Discount

CrossBreed® Holsters Offers Big Discount

By Crossbreed Holsters

CrossBreed® Holsters, a leading manufacturer in the category of concealed carry, honors the first responders and health week with a 30% off discount. Choose any Inside the Waistband Holsters (IWB) holsters and receive 30% off any belt style effective now through June 24, 2017. In addition to the valuable discount CrossBreed is offering, they ar... READ MORE

Alligator hunt permit application period June 15-30

Alligator hunt permit application period June 15-30

By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Applications for alligator season opened online June 15 and will close at midnight June 30. 2017 marks the eleventh season of modern-day alligator hunting in Arkansas.  To date, the largest alligator taken during the 2015 season at 3 feet, 10 inches. “We always have some big gators come in during the hunt,” said Mark Barbee, biol... READ MORE

DPA boundaries changed to protect deer, moose health

DPA boundaries changed to protect deer, moose health

By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Deer permit area boundaries will change this fall for six DPAs in northeastern Minnesota. The changes were made to better reflect where deer and moose are on the landscape, habitat quality, reducing disease and parasite transmission from deer to moose, and to enhance the management needs of both deer and moose. Ongoing research continues to point... READ MORE

Limited bear firearms season permit applications open

Limited bear firearms season permit applications open

By West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

The application period is now open for a limited number of permits for black bear hunting during traditional deer gun season in eight counties. Hunters can hunt bear without dogs on public and private land in Cabell, Doddridge, Harrison, Lincoln, Marion, Marshall, Mineral and Wetzel counties Nov. 20 through Dec. 2. The application deadline is mi... READ MORE

Hunting licenses on sale June 19

Hunting licenses on sale June 19

By Pennsylvania Game Commission

When Pennsylvania hunters and trappers line up June 19 to purchase 2017-18 licenses, they should be aware of changes implemented since last year. The new licenses become valid July 1. After that date, all who hunt, trap or apply for an antlerless deer license must have an up-to-date 2017-18 license to do so. One noticeable change is that the full... READ MORE

$1.1 billion distributed to state wildlife agencies via Pittman-Robertson

$1.1 billion distributed to state wildlife agencies via Pittman-Robertson

By United States Department of the Interior

Funding benefits in conservation, outdoor recreation and the economy, the Interior Department has apportioned $1.1 billion in annual funding for state wildlife agencies. Revenue sources were generated by the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration acts. State-by-state listings of the final Fiscal year 2... READ MORE

Apply now for nonresident archery, firearm deer permits

Apply now for nonresident archery, firearm deer permits

By Illinois Department of Natural Resources

The second lottery application drawing deadline is June 30 for firearm deer and muzzleloader-only deer permits. Both residents and non-residents can apply.  For more information, click here. The non-resident archery deer permit online lottery application period is also open through June 30. The permit is for non-resident Illinois archery co... READ MORE

Commission sets license numbers, season dates

Commission sets license numbers, season dates

By South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks

Commissioners adopted a proposal to offer approximately 10,500 fewer licenses for the 2017 East River deer hunting season, with a majority of the reduction to antlerless whitetail licenses. There will be 3,580 more one-tag licenses, 4,925 less two-tag licenses (10,150 tags), and 1,400 less 3-tag licenses (4,200 tags) compared to 2016, and a total ... READ MORE

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