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Firearm deer season harvest totals 76,579
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
During the seven-day 2020 Illinois Firearm Deer Season that concluded Dec. 6, hunters took a preliminary total of 76,579 deer. A final total of 75,417 deer were harvested during the firearm season in 2019. The preliminary harvest for the second segment of the firearm season Dec. 3-6 was 29,432, compared with 25,176 during the second season in 2019.... READ MORE
Deer gun harvest increases to 71,650 whitetails
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Hunters harvested 71,650 white-tailed deer during the annual gun hunting week that concluded on Dec. 6. Over the last three years, hunters checked an average of 65,566 deer during the same weeklong period. Deer hunting in Ohio has come a long way since the first gun season in 1943, when only three counties were open for hunting and 158 deer were ta... READ MORE
Opening weekend harvest increases 19% over 2019
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Hunters reported 11,054 deer taken on the opening weekend of the 2020 Maryland firearm season, Nov. 28-29.The harvest was 19% higher than last year’s official first weekend harvest of 9,272 deer. The harvest total included 4,932 antlered and 5,799 antlerless white-tailed deer, and 163 antlered and 160 antlerless sika deer. The two-week ... READ MORE
15,425 deer harvested during antlerless portion
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 15,425 deer during the antlerless portion of the firearms deer season, Dec. 4-6. Top harvest counties were Callaway with 438 deer harvested, Morgan with 377, and Osage with 352. Last year’s antlerless-portion harvest total was 10,597. “Much like the late youth portion of fi... READ MORE
Public land provides a way to hunt rut all season
By David Rainer / Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: Jason Hill bagged this huge 252-pound whitetail that sported an 11-point rack at Black Warrior WMA. –Photo courtesy ADCNR. Most people think the rutting activity of white-tailed deer in Alabama occurs mostly in January and into February. However, if you’re willing to travel, hunters can take advantage of the rut in the state from... READ MORE
Wildfire risk across record 5.4 million acres reduced
By U.S. Department of the Interior
The Department of the Interior reports reduced wildfire risk across 1.5 million acres of Interior-managed lands in FY 2020, bringing its total to 5.4 million acres treated since 2017. This is the most acreage treated during a presidential term since Interior started tracking the data in 2003, and an increase of 49% compared to the last four years ... READ MORE
Hunters take 17,145 deer on gun season opener
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio hunters checked 10,904 white-tailed deer during a snowy and rainy opening day of the gun hunting week. Over the last three years, hunters took an average of 17,145 deer on opening day. In 2019 there 15,513 deer were taken during the gun opener. The season is open until Dec. 6, and again Dec. 19-20. The top 10 counties for deer harvest on the o... READ MORE
Firearm deer harvest slightly lower than 2019
By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Preliminary deer check-in numbers indicate statewide harvest is down 3% compared to 2019 for the November firearm season. During the nine-day season, 42,024 deer were harvested, compared to 43,418 in 2019. While the statewide trend was comparable to previous years, regions of the state varied. Deer harvest in southeast Nebraska was up 7% from 2019,... READ MORE
Fall turkey season ends with 1,063 birds checked
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio hunters checked 1,063 wild turkeys during the 2020 fall hunting season. The 2020 fall wild turkey season was open in 70 counties from Oct. 10 to Nov. 29. The 2020 total represents a 1% decrease from the average harvest during the past three years, which is 1,078 wild turkeys. The top 10 counties for wild turkeys taken during the fall 2020 hun... READ MORE
Spring IRAP turkey applications now open
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Youth and adult turkey hunters can now apply for 2021 spring turkey hunting on private land through the Illinois Recreational Access Program (IRAP). To take part as a youth hunter, age 17 and under, hunters and their supervisors must complete an IRAP application online and submit it by Feb. 17, 2021, to be eligible for the youth drawing. A total o... READ MORE