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Entries for March 2018
Savage 110 Long Range Hunter
By Savage
Westfield, Massachusetts – March 15, 2018 – Making a long-distance shot on the trophy of a lifetime requires not only a rifle built for extreme accuracy, but a rifle built for you. The easy-to-customize, incredibly accurate Savage 110 Long Range Hunter is up to the challenge. Shipments of these firearms are currently being delivered to ... READ MORE
Moose study, sampling continues in Adirondacks
By New York Department of Environmental Conservation
The aerial distance sampling for moose across the Adirondacks, is underway across the Adirondacks. The DEC, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Cornell University's Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit and Animal Health Diagnostic Center, the Biodiversity Research Institute and the Wildlife Conservation Society Adirondack ... READ MORE
Deer movement study begins in CWD zone
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
A research project to examine how deer move across the landscape in southeastern Minnesota’s chronic wasting disease management area began March 12. “The data from this study will help us estimate male and female dispersal patterns as they relate to disease transmission and build movement models,” said Dr. Chris Jennelle, DNR rese... READ MORE
Early turkey season for youth, impaired hunters March 17-18
By Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Youth and mobility-impaired hunters utilizing private land have a chance to harvest a bird during a special early opportunity turkey season March 17-18. The statewide turkey hunting season opens on March 24. However, youth and mobility-impaired hunters utilizing private land have a chance to harvest a bird during a special early opportunity turkey ... READ MORE
Hunters donate 289,292 lbs. venison to feed the hungry
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Thousands of Missouri deer hunters donated 289,292 pounds of venison to the state’s Share the Harvest program this past deer season. The season’s total included nearly 5,600 whole deer. The donated deer meat will help feed hungry Missourians all around the state, according to the Department of Conservation and Conservation Federation o... READ MORE
Moose hunters see 73% success rate for 2017
By Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
With 2,080 moose permits issued, 1,518 hunters were successful in getting their moose. Hunter success rates varied throughout different regions of the state with over 80 percent of the hunters getting moose in Wildlife Management Districts 1-3 and 5 and 6 in Aroostook County. Weather had an impact for many hunters, particularly the first week. Moo... READ MORE
CWD test results show ‘not detected’
By Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Results are now available from the Chronic Wasting Disease sampling efforts which began February 23, 2018 in the 5-mile CWD Containment Zone. Sixty-four samples were collected and submitted for testing. Results returned March 5 indicate all samples were “not detected for CWD.” In addition, numerous samples from purported sick and road-... READ MORE
Removal effort nets 615 feral hogs on public, private lands
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Crews from the Arkansas and Tennessee/Kentucky U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services, in cooperation with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Missouri Department of Conservation, removed 615 feral hogs on public and private land in northeast and southeast Arkansas. Aerial operatio... READ MORE
Yamaha Continues Decade-Long Support for the Future of Hunting and Fishing
By Yamaha Motor Corp., USA
National Hunting and Fishing Day Sweepstakes Features All-New Yamaha Wolverine X4 Side-by-Side. Kennesaw, Ga. – March 5, 2018 – Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, announces its annual National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHF Day) support this year, which includes giving away an all-new 2018 Wolverine X4 Side-by-Side (SxS) in Realtree camo through an... READ MORE
Macon East Academy Headmaster Honored by 9/11 Firefighters
By Macon East Academy
Glynn Lott, Headmaster and Coach, was recognized during the annual Macon East Academy Deer Hunt for his service to the school and ongoing commitment to serve the community by offering this unique fundraiser to trophy hunters throughout the country. He was presented with an official firefighter helmet from retired New York City firefighters and long... READ MORE