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Entries for 'Gray Loon'
Deer archery season opens Sept. 12
By Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Hunters ready to stock up the freezer with some venison will get to take to the woods beginning this Sept. 12. Last year, nearly 80,000 archery hunters harvested almost 40,000 deer. Statewide, hunters can use archery equipment throughout the entire 2020-2021 deer season. “I’ve heard many times over the years that it’s too hot du... READ MORE
First deer hunt of the 2020 season Sept. 12-13
By Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Michigan’s Liberty Hunt, a firearm deer hunt on private or public lands for youth and hunters with disabilities, returns statewide Sept. 12-13. Those 16 or younger and eligible hunters with disabilities can join the hunt. A list of qualifying criteria is available in the 2020 Hunting Digest or online. In 2020, the weekend is open to hunters ... READ MORE
Report sick or dead wildlife on new DNR website
By Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Indiana DNR has launched a new website for public reporting of sick or dead wildlife. The new online tool is designed to collect information about Indiana wildlife that appears sick or has died without an apparent cause. Reports are added to an active database that helps DNR track wildlife health over time and detect disease outbreaks. The form c... READ MORE
Hunters asked to submit samples for CWD testing
By Wyoming Game and Fish Department
This fall hunters are being asked to collect lymph node samples from deer and elk for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing in focused monitoring hunt areas across Wyoming. Hunters are a very important component in helping Game and Fish understand the disease and achieve CWD monitoring goals. “We are asking hunters in these hunt ar... READ MORE
Youth hunters need ID number to check game, apply for hunts
By Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
All hunters, including those under 16, will need a free, AGFC-issued Customer Identification Number to check big game or participate in permit drawings beginning this season. The CID is automatically assigned when a person purchases any product through the AGFC license system for the first time. This unique number follows the hunter or angler throu... READ MORE
Deer reduction zone season begins Sept. 15
By Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Deer reduction zones give hunters opportunities to harvest deer in defined urban areas and along portions of Indiana highways, in addition to harvests allowed by statewide bag limits elsewhere in Indiana. One new zone was added this year in Griffy Lake Nature Preserve. Find an interactive deer reduction zone map here. There is a statewide bag limit... READ MORE
DNR launches Iowa Deer Exchange
By Iowa Department of Natural Resources
The Iowa Deer Exchange is the new free online database at where deer hunters willing to provide venison can connect with Iowans who want venison. Hunters enter their information to the database, including their location. Recipients choose the condition they want the meat when they register – boned out, whole (field dressed), quartered, frozen... READ MORE
Deer carcass importation rules protect against CWD
By Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Currently, Florida is one of 24 states where chronic wasting disease has not been detected. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission advises hunters to know the requirements for importing harvested deer, elk, moose, caribou and other members of the deer family to protect Florida deer populations. With big game seasons opening in neighb... READ MORE
New antlerless database helps hunters, landowners
By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Game and Parks is encouraging hunters to reregister on a revised antlerless hunter database. After changes were made to the program to make this tool more effective for landowners, all hunters will need to reregister in the program. The program, designed to help landowners address deer populations on their property, was launched in 2019. Changes... READ MORE
Landowners, hunters asked to report dead deer
By South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
Game, Fish and Parks has documented the first deer mortalities in 2020 due to hemorrhagic disease, also known as epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) or blue tongue. EHD was recently confirmed by laboratory analysis in deer from Hughes and Sully counties. This disease is common in white-tailed deer and is typically detected in late summer or early f... READ MORE