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Young hunters harvest 2,881 deer in late season
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Young hunters ages 6 to 15 harvested 2,881 deer during Missouri’s late youth portion of the 2022 deer hunting season, Nov. 25-27. Of the 2,881 deer harvested, 1,302 were antlered bucks, 322 were button bucks, and 1,257 were does. Top counties for the late youth portion were Lincoln with 82 deer harvested, Franklin with 65, and Osage with 52. ... READ MORE
52,000 deer taken in first firearm season weekend
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 52,354 deer during the first weekend of the firearm deer season Nov. 18-20. Hunters took 48,964 deer during the first firearm weekend in 2021. Illinois’ seven-day firearm deer season concludes Dec. 1-4. Other deer hunting opportunities in the weeks ahead include muzzleloader-only deer seas... READ MORE
ADCNR, Buckmasters Share-the-Hunt kicks off Nov. 19
By David Rainer | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: Alabama deer hunters 19 and older can Share the Hunt and possibly win a hunt with Jackie Bushman. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division is teaming with Buckmasters on an outreach program to promote hunting across social media platforms. The Share the Hunt ... READ MORE
Mandatory CWD testing dates set for Lauderdale, Colbert counties
By Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Under Alabama’s Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zone Regulation (220-2-.167), all deer harvested in the High-Risk Zone and the Buffer Zone of the state’s CWD Management Zone (CMZ) must be submitted for CWD testing during specific weekends of the 2022-2023 white-tailed deer season. The mandatory sampling weekends in the High-Ris... READ MORE
93,355 deer harvested during firearms opener
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data indicates deer hunters in Missouri harvested 93,355 deer during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season Nov. 12 and 13. Of the 93,355 deer harvested, 55,267 were antlered bucks, 7,250 were button bucks, and 30,838 were does. Top harvest counties for opening weekend were Franklin with 2,015 deer harvested, Te... READ MORE
Early season harvest increases 24% over 2021
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Early muzzleloader and archery harvests increased 24% over last year’s harvest with hunters taking 20,220 deer during the early portion of the 2022 archery and muzzleloader seasons. Last year’s official harvest was 16,314 deer for the same period. The early season rebound was largely attributed to improved weather for hunting and increased hunter e... READ MORE
Youth hunters take 9,153 deer in two-day hunt
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Online harvest totals show hunters aged 6 to 15 checked 9,153 deer during last weekend’s annual youth modern gun deer hunt. The first youth weekend typically results in a harvest between 8,000 and 11,000 deer statewide, according to. Ralph Meeker, deer program coordinator. “This year’s harvest falls right in line with those h... READ MORE
Archery hunters check 48,583 deer through Nov. 6
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio’s archery hunters have taken 48,583 deer through Sunday, Nov. 6. The average bow harvest for the first seven weekends over the past three years is 54,021 deer. Through the same date in 2021, hunters checked 52,613 deer. Ohio’s top 10 counties for archery harvest through Nov. 6, are Coshocton (1,923), Tuscarawas (1,602), Ashtabula (... READ MORE
Two new CWD surveillance zones established
By Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has directed Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Executive Director Carter Smith to establish two new chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance zones located primarily in Gillespie and Limestone counties. The two new surveillance zones went into effect prior to the start of the general hunting season Nov. 5. TPW... READ MORE
103 black bears harvested during 2022 annual season
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Good weather and an additional day assisted hunters who harvested 103 black bears during the 19th annual black bear hunt Oct. 24 to 29 in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett and Washington counties. The harvest comprised 41 male and 62 female bears. An additional 10 bears—3 male and 7 female—were harvested between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31 by ... READ MORE