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2021-22 final harvest report totals 196,988 deer

2021-22 final harvest report totals 196,988 deer

By Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Ohio’s 2021-22 deer hunting season concluded Feb. 6, 2022, with 196,988 deer checked. The state’s average harvest compiled from the past three seasons is 184,746 deer. The final totals represent all deer harvested during archery, gun, muzzleloader and youth hunting seasons that began Sept. 25, 2021. Since September, hunters harvested 9... READ MORE

GFC and USFWS evaluating CWD in south Arkansas

GFC and USFWS evaluating CWD in south Arkansas

By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

In response to the recent detection of a deer with chronic wasting disease in Union County, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USDA APHIS Wildlife Services will conduct a sampling effort on Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge during the next week to further understand prevalence of the disease in south Arkansa... READ MORE

8-Point rarity surprises Sumter County hunters

8-Point rarity surprises Sumter County hunters

By David Rainer/Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Matt Kelley and his hunting companions were celebrating the harvest of an 8-point by one of the group, but they were in for a surprise when the whitetail was hoisted on the skinning rack. The deer had no visible male reproductive organs, only female. Kelley holds fund-raising deer hunts in Sumter and Greene counties for his Equip Ministries, a subs... READ MORE

Moose permit lottery now open

Moose permit lottery now open

By Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

The 2022 Maine moose permit lottery application process is now open. Applications will be accepted online only. When applicants fill out the online moose permit application, they will be able to indicate several preferences, including which wildlife management districts (WMD) they are willing to accept a permit in, if they would accept a permit in ... READ MORE

Winter turkey harvest 24% lower than 2021

Winter turkey harvest 24% lower than 2021

By Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Hunters reported taking 67 wild turkeys during the 2022 winter turkey season, which was open statewide Jan. 20-22. This year’s harvest was 24% lower than the 2021 winter total of 89 turkeys. St. Mary’s, Baltimore and Caroline counties reported the highest harvests respectively, although turkeys were reported from most counties across th... READ MORE

Applications open for inaugural elk hunt lottery

Applications open for inaugural elk hunt lottery

By Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Applications are now open for the inaugural elk hunt lottery, a chance to harvest a massive bull elk scoring as high as 350+ inches and weighing up to 900 pounds. The hunt for the 2022–2023 season will be held from Oct. 8 to Oct. 14. There are five antlered elk tags available for this year’s hunt via lottery. The application period open... READ MORE

2021 bear harvest fifth best ever

2021 bear harvest fifth best ever

By Pennsylvania Game Commission

Bear hunters had quite the year in 2021, taking 3,659 bears across last year’s various seasons. That ranks as the state’s fifth-best harvest ever, and the second-largest recorded since 2011. The 2020 bear harvest, for comparison, was 3,621. The statewide regular bear season accounted for the largest part of the 2021 bear harvest. Hunter... READ MORE

DNR begins winter prescribed burns Feb. 1

DNR begins winter prescribed burns Feb. 1

By Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Starting Feb. 1 fire management crews will conduct prescribed burns on DNR properties throughout the state. The first prescribed burns of the season will be at Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area in southeast Wisconsin. Forecasted weather conditions indicate optimal conditions for the burns, which help reduce the chance for wildfires by removing excess dea... READ MORE

Ethics course required before gathering shed antlers

Ethics course required before gathering shed antlers

By Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Collecting dropped antlers of deer, elk and moose each winter is a popular pastime in Utah. Before beginning, shed hunters are required to complete the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' Antler Gathering Ethics course. After dropping antlers, male deer, elk and moose begin growing a new set starting in spring. Looking for shed antlers is a f... READ MORE

Fall archery turkey harvest totals 683

Fall archery turkey harvest totals 683

By Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Hunters in Illinois harvested a statewide total of 683 wild turkeys during the 2021-2022 fall archery turkey season. The total compares with a statewide turkey harvest of 783 in 2020-2021 and a five-year average of 688 birds harvested. This season 24,768 permits were sold, excluding landowner permits, compared to 24,187 for the 2020-2021 season. Th... READ MORE

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