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Entries for April 2021

New license allows hunting feral swine, coyotes at night

New license allows hunting feral swine, coyotes at night

By David Rainer/Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Photo: Landowners and hunters can expand their predator control by hunting coyotes at night. – Photo courtesy USFWS. With Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s signature this week, new legislation will provide hunters in Alabama with another opportunity to harvest two specific animals. The legislation allows Conservation Commissioner Chris Blanke... READ MORE

Taking wild turkey eggs, releasing pen-raised turkeys is illegal

Taking wild turkey eggs, releasing pen-raised turkeys is illegal

By South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

The SCDNR is frequently contacted concerning wild turkey nests that appear to be abandoned, resulting in concern for the welfare of the nest and eggs. Some people have the desire to take the eggs and attempt to hatch them, however, it is against the law to rob any wild turkey nests or to possess wild turkey eggs. In South Carolina, nesting by ... READ MORE

CWD testing efforts confirms 44 new cases

CWD testing efforts confirms 44 new cases

By Missouri Department of Conservation

Monitoring, management and testing efforts for the 2020-2021 chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance year have been completed. MDC collected more than 15,300 tissue samples, from mostly hunter-harvested deer, for CWD testing and confirms 44 new cases of CWD from deer tested. The new findings bring the total number of CWD cases in the state to 20... READ MORE

253,990 deer harvested in 2020-21 season is 13% increase

253,990 deer harvested in 2020-21 season is 13% increase

By New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Hunters in New York harvested an estimated 253,990 deer during the 2020-21 hunting seasons, an increase of 13% from last year. "With a 7% increase in licensed deer hunters, a 30% increase in antlerless harvest, and two new record-breaking bucks taken by bowhunters, 2020 was a remarkable year, said Commissioner Basil Seggos. The 2020 estimated deer... READ MORE

3,875 turkeys taken in spring Saturday opener

3,875 turkeys taken in spring Saturday opener

By Ohio Department of Natural Resources

For the first time, a Saturday opening day and weekend start to Ohio’s spring wild turkey hunting season resulted in 3,875 birds taken by hunters on April 24-25. Following a change approved by the Wildlife Council in 2020, the 2021 spring wild turkey hunting season started on Saturday instead of the traditional Monday. Wild turkey hunting was... READ MORE

Sampling results shows state remains free of CWD

Sampling results shows state remains free of CWD

By Arizona Game and Fish Department

Arizona continues to be clear of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal wildlife disease that affects the nervous system of deer and elk. Department officials did not find any cases of CWD in the 1,589 mule and white-tailed deer and elk that were sampled in 2020 — the most in more than a decade. AZGFD collected 519 samples from animals that ... READ MORE

Taking wild turkey eggs, releasing pen raised turkeys is illegal

Taking wild turkey eggs, releasing pen raised turkeys is illegal

By South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

The DNR is frequently contacted concerning wild turkey nests that appear to be abandoned, resulting in concern for the welfare of the nest and eggs. Some people have the desire to take the eggs and attempt to hatch them, however, it is against the law to rob any wild turkey nests or to possess wild turkey eggs. In South Carolina, nesting by wi... READ MORE

Youth hunters take 1,473 turkeys

Youth hunters take 1,473 turkeys

By Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Ohio’s youth wild turkey hunting season ended April 18 with 1,473 birds harvested by young hunters. Youth hunters 17 years old or younger enjoyed mostly mild temperatures and dry conditions during the two-day season. The top 10 counties for wild turkey harvest during the 2021 youth season include Guernsey (60), Monroe (51), Noble (51), Jeffer... READ MORE

Rabbit disease concerns state wildlife officials

Rabbit disease concerns state wildlife officials

By South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

State wildlife biologists are concerned about a rabbit disease that is currently in Western states but has now also appeared in Florida. Officials are concerned because Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease affects wild and domestic rabbits and is nearly always fatal. Highly contagious, Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus-2 (RHDV2) affects all rabbits. Fortunat... READ MORE

39,322 deer taken in 2020 at 68% success rate

39,322 deer taken in 2020 at 68% success rate

By North Dakota Game and Fish Department

A total of 58,146 North Dakota deer hunters took approximately 39,322 deer during the 2020 deer gun hunting season, according to a post-season survey conducted by the state Game and Fish Department. Game and Fish made available 68,650 deer gun licenses last year. Overall hunter success was 68%, with each hunter spending an average of 4.8 days in th... READ MORE

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