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CWD testing paused, will resume in 2021
By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
With the move to online deer checking for the November firearm season, the Game and Parks Commission will not collect samples to test for chronic wasting disease. Hunters wishing to have their deer tested for CWD can do so, for a fee, through the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The agency typically c... READ MORE
Moose hunters see 73% success rate
By Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
Hunters harvested 40 moose in this year’s regulated moose hunting seasons that were limited to Vermont’s Wildlife Management Unit E in the northeastern corner of the state to reduce the impact of winter ticks on the moose population. All six of the moose harvested in the October 1-7 archery season were bulls. Twenty-nine of the mo... READ MORE
WFF reports no CWD positives; testing continues
By David Rainer | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: Self-service CWD Sample Collection Stations have been placed all around the state to encourage the public to aid in monitoring the deer herd. – Photo courtesy Billy Pope/ADCNR. With the nation focused on the coronavirus, very little has been heard about the status of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Alabama. Chuck Sykes, director of th... READ MORE
Hunters harvest 4,129 bears during season
By Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Hunters harvested 4,129 bears during the 2020 Wisconsin black bear season, an increase from the 3,679 reported in 2019. “Wisconsin is a national leader in bear hunting, and preliminary registration data shows that to be true once again this year,” said Randy Johnson, large carnivore specialist. “Despite slight reductions in the ov... READ MORE
Firearms deer season opens Nov. 7
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Firearms deer season begins half an hour before sunrise on Nov. 7, and the Department of Natural Resources expects nearly half a million hunters to participate. Firearms deer season is one of several seasons for deer hunters. Archery deer season opened Sept. 19 and lasts through Dec. 31. Muzzleloader deer season is from Nov. 28 through Dec. 13. Hu... READ MORE
Young hunters harvest 15,591 deer in early youth season
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 15,591 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2020 deer hunting season, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Top counties were Franklin with youth hunters harvesting 336 deer, Howell with 324, and Osage with 320. Last year, youth hunters harvested 18,289 deer during the early youth portion. “This yea... READ MORE
Covid concerns move deer check online for 2020
By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Because of COVID-19 concerns, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will not run check stations this firearm deer season. Instead, all deer will be checked in electronically via Telecheck. The decision was made to avoid close contact between check station workers and hunters during the Nov. 14-22 firearm deer season in an effort to protect public ... READ MORE
Hunters check 2,127 turkeys during fall firearms season
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows hunters checked 2,127 turkeys during Missouri’s fall firearms turkey season Oct. 1-31. Top harvest counties were Greene with 70 birds harvested, Maries with 58, and Franklin with 55. Hunters harvested 1,953 birds during the 2019 fall firearms turkey season. Fall archery turkey hunting continues through Nov. 13 and resu... READ MORE
Feral hog population shows no decline
By David Rainer, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: Feral hog traps with live-streaming technology can detect movement in near real time. Once feral hogs are in possession, the animals cannot be transported and must be dispatched. Successful trapping requires the removal of whole sounders. Despite an increased effort to mitigate the impact of feral hogs in Alabama, the hog population shows no... READ MORE
5th grade students, families get free national site entrance through August 2021
By U.S. Department of the Interior
Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt has signed an order that waives entrance fees to national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands and waters managed by the Department of the Interior for 5th grade students and their families from now until Aug. 31, 2021. The action ensures that American 5th grade students who may hav... READ MORE