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May 29 deadline for remaining online hunter ed class
By North Dakota Game and Fish Department
One online hunter education class remains for students to enroll and complete prior to the deer gun application deadline. Students must complete the class no later than May 29. The online hunter education course is for students who will turn age 12 on or before Dec. 31, 2020. A 25% discount is offered for taking the online course. After signing up ... READ MORE
General season deer, antlerless permit numbers decrease
By Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
The Wildlife Board has approved decreasing the number of general-season permits for the 2020 deer hunt.The current mule deer unit management plans have an objective of 18 to 20 bucks per 100 does on 18 general-season hunting units and an objective of 15 to 17 bucks per 100 does on the other 11 general-season hunting units. To manage for these obje... READ MORE
Spring turkey season ends with 41,454 birds harvested
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows turkey hunters checked 38,730 birds during Missouri’s 2020 regular spring turkey season, April 20 through May 10. Young turkey hunters also harvested 2,724 birds during the 2020 spring youth season, April 4 and 5, bringing the overall 2020 spring turkey harvest to 41,454. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 899 bird... READ MORE
Commission okays antlerless deer season changes
By Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
Deer hunters will have more opportunities to harvest antlerless deer this fall after the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission approved two resolutions in its regular meeting May 4. The Commission’s first-ever virtual meeting, to comply with social distancing related to the COVID-19 pandemic, was held via video conference and streamed for... READ MORE
License number increases by 3,550 for 2020 deer season
By North Dakota Game and Fish
North Dakota’s 2020 deer season is set, with 69,050 licenses available to hunters, 3,550 more than last year.In total, any-antlered licenses increased by 1,500 from last year, any-antlerless by 1,600, antlered whitetail by 250, antlerless whitetail by 200, and antlered and antlerless mule deer licenses remained the same. In addition, muzzlelo... READ MORE
Put an asterisk by the 2020 turkey season
By David Rainer/Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Alabama’s wild turkey season, which ended on May 3, will likely have to include an asterisk in the record books for a variety of reasons. Obviously, the COVID-19 restrictions played a role as did a renewed push for successful hunters to report their turkey harvests. Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Director Chuck Sykes made a s... READ MORE
Final CWD results for 2019-20 season
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Monitoring and testing efforts for the 2019-2020 chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance year have been completed, confirming 46 new cases of the deadly deer disease. These new findings bring the total number of CWD cases in the state to 162. More than 137,000 deer have been tested since the first cases of CWD were found in free-ranging deer in ... READ MORE
Hunters take 11,292 turkeys in first two weeks of season
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
The first two weeks of wild turkey hunting in Ohio ended with 11,292 birds checked through May 3. Hunters harvested 12,427 wild turkeys during the same time in 2019. The top 10 counties for wild turkey harvest during the first two weeks of the 2020 hunting season include Belmont (368), Guernsey (355), Meigs (348), Monroe (343),Tuscarawas (336), Wa... READ MORE
Testing shows scale of effort to contain CWD
By Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
The latest numbers on chronic wasting disease testing in Texas give some hope that efforts to contain the disease are working, according to state wildlife experts. The CWD testing year that ended in February produced just shy of 13,000 CWD samples statewide by the Parks and Wildlife Department with the help of participating landowners and hunters. ... READ MORE
Brake for moose; it could save your life
By New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
Springtime travelers are asked to brake for moose when traveling on New Hampshire’s roadways. There were 68 collisions between moose and vehicles in New Hampshire in 2019; in the last five years the state has averaged 105 collisions per year. While moose are active throughout the year, May through October are high-risk months for collisions ... READ MORE