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Entries for 'Gray Loon'
Iowa deer application opens May 2
By Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Hunters can apply for 2020 Iowa deer tags beginning May 2. Applications can be made online between 6 a.m. May 2 and midnight June 7. Drawing odds are not affected by the date a hunter submitted an application. Hunters are asked to update their customer profile and verify that mailing address, email address and phone number are correct. Also, hunte... READ MORE
Public alligator hunt lottery now open online
By South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Beginning May 1, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources is accepting online applications for the 2020 Public Alligator Hunting season. The application deadline to apply is June 15 at 5 p.m. A nonrefundable $10 application fee is required to apply for the Public Lands Hunt. A randomized computer drawing based on a preference point system will det... READ MORE
Hunter Safety numbers hit new highs
By Pennsylvania Game Commission
With the statewide spring turkey season about to begin, the state’s hunters have a record performance to match. In 2019, Pennsylvania’s spring turkey season hit an all-time high for hunter safety. For the first time in history, not a single hunting-related shooting incident was recorded during the season. Hunter-safety results from the ... READ MORE
Public land elk hunt permit applications open May 1
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
The application period for Arkansas’s public land elk hunting permits open May 1 and will close June 1. Twenty-six permits will be drawn to hunt elk in Arkansas this year; eight are either-sex tags and the other 18 are for cow elk only. This is a reduction of three either-sex and three cow tags from 2019. “Since the discovery of (chroni... READ MORE
Hunters take 8,600 turkeys before last season segment
By Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Iowa hunters have reported harvesting nearly 8,600 turkeys so far this spring, making the 2020 season one of the more successful seasons to date. The fourth – and longest – season runs April 29 to May 17. Turkey virus study group is seeking additional samples. Hunters who bag a turkey this spring are encouraged to keep one of the lower ... READ MORE
7,900 wild turkeys taken in first week of season
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
The first week of wild turkey hunting in Ohio ended with 7,873 birds checked through April 26. Hunters harvested 8,908 wild turkeys during the same time frame in 2019. The top 10 counties for wild turkey harvest during the first week of the 2020 hunting season include Belmont (266), Guernsey (250), Meigs (243), Tuscarawas (227), Harrison (224), Mon... READ MORE
COVID19 UPDATES
By Buckmasters Online
Accurate information on your state’s Department of Natural Resources response to the COVID-19 pandemic is available on your state’s DNR website, social media channels or Information Center. Find a link to your state website here. FLORIDAThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s May 14 meeting at 9 a.m. will be open t... READ MORE
Moose lottery open, drawing will go virtual
By Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
The deadline to apply for the Maine Moose Permit drawing lottery is 11:59 p.m. May 14. MDIFW no longer accepts paper applications, which means applicants must apply online. On the online form, applicants can indicate several preferences, including which wildlife management districts (WMD) they are willing to accept a permit in, and if they would ac... READ MORE
Apply May 1-31 for first elk season this fall
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri’s first elk-hunting season in modern history will be available this fall following the April 8 approval by the Conservation Commission to issue five permits for hunting bull elk. Four general permits will be for the public, and one permit will be reserved for qualifying area landowners. Missouri’s first pending elk hunt comes a... READ MORE
Youth harvest sees 27% increase with 882 birds checked
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Hunters under the age of 16 checked 882 birds during the two-day hunt to open the 2020 spring turkey season Easter weekend. Despite a major cold front, there was a 27% increase from last year. The increase came even with circumstances working against the hunters. The Easter observance may have prevented some hunters from participating. Also, curre... READ MORE