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CWD detected in 2 NE Mississippi counties
By Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) recently received “suspect positive” Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) test results for two hunter-harvested bucks from Tippah and Alcorn counties in northeast Mississippi. These are the first CWD-positive detections for those counties. According to a press release from MD... READ MORE
Report winter wild turkey sightings through March 31
By New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
The Fish and Game Department is asking the public to report wild turkeys sightings this winter by participating in the 2021 Winter Turkey Flock Survey. The survey began January 1 and runs through March 31. Information about the status of wintering wild turkeys is very important because severe weather and limited natural food supplies can present se... READ MORE
Antlerless firearm hunts planned for select NE counties
By Michigan Department of Natural Resources
A late antlerless firearm hunt on private land in Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, Oscoda and Presque Isle counties will be held Jan. 7-10 and Jan. 14-17. "This season will provide an additional opportunity for deer management in the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) area," said Emily Sewell, wildlife health specialist. "Increased antlerless harvest in these c... READ MORE
Tips for hunting Alabama’s rut
By David Rainer / Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: A whitetail buck freshens a scrape to leave new scent during the rutting process. While the white-tailed deer rut has come and gone in a few areas in Alabama, hunters in the majority of the state are dealing with the December doldrums, waiting for the breeding season to begin in earnest. Alabama native Chuck Sykes, director of the Alabama Wi... READ MORE
Hunters check 15,203 deer during extra gun weekend
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
The extra weekend of gun hunting for white-tailed deer concluded Dec. 20, resulting in 15,203 deer taken by hunters. During the same two-day period over the last three years, hunters checked an average of 12,461 deer. After 71,650 deer were checked by Ohio hunters during the weeklong deer-gun season, Nov. 30-Dec. 6, the total harvest during for al... READ MORE
Statewide Youth Deer Day January 2
By South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Statewide Youth Deer Day on all private lands and certain WMAs occurs on January 2, 2021, after regular deer season. Youth Day is open to youth 17 years old and younger, and youth hunters who have not completed the hunter education program must be accompanied by an adult at least 21 years of age. There are no license or tag requirements for youth ... READ MORE
New, increased CWD testing in 3 NW Ohio counties
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
The Department of Natural Resources is asking white-tailed deer hunters in portions of Wyandot, Marion, and Hardin counties to submit samples of harvested deer for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing. Testing is voluntary but highly encouraged. A CWD-positive wild Ohio white-tailed deer was recently identified in Wyandot County. The Division of ... READ MORE
Sample confirmed as CWD positive in 1 wild deer
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
The Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife has identified a positive test for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a wild Ohio white-tailed deer in Wyandot County. Additional details about the adult male deer taken by a hunter on private property are being gathered. Tissue samples were submitted for testing by a taxidermist and the posit... READ MORE
Full transition to electronic game checking begins in 2021-22
By Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
The state’s Wildlife Resources Department plans to fully transition big game checking to electronic and telephone checking at the beginning of the 2021-22 hunting season, as of September 1, 2021. All hunters, including those who are not required to purchase a license, who harvest a deer, turkey, bear, bobcat or elk, will need to check their h... READ MORE
Christmas, antlerless hunts wrap up gun deer season
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Arkansas hunters looking for one last chance to bag a deer this year will have three additional days to take a doe after the Modern Gun Christmas Holiday Hunt to fill their tag. In May, the Game and Fish Commission moved the Private Land Antlerless Only Deer Hunt from October to the last days of December to increase participation in the hunt. Estab... READ MORE