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Historic Sunday hunting bill signed in Pennsylvania
By Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation
On Nov. 27, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, co-chair of the Governor's Sportsmen's Caucus, signed into law S. 147, marking significant progress to overturn the state's more than three-centuries old prohibition on Sunday hunting for game species. The legislation authorizes one day of Sunday hunting during the archery deer season, one day during the fire... READ MORE
Hunters check 1,054 turkeys during fall season
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Hunters checked 1,054 wild turkeys during the 2019 fall hunting season, open in 70 counties from Oct. 12-Dec.1. Ohio hunters took 1,131 wild turkeys during the 2018 fall season. A list of all wild turkeys checked during the 2019 fall hunting season follows. The first number after the county’s name shows the harvest number for 2019, and the 2... READ MORE
Hunters check record 140,000 deer in first two weeks
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
With the first two weeks of modern gun deer season completed, Arkansas hunters have checked more than 140,000 deer throughout the state. To put things into perspective, Arkansas hunters have already checked more deer than the total harvest for any year before 1995. The total harvest is slightly lower at this point than it was in the last two season... READ MORE
November firearms harvest totals 178,936 deer
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows deer hunters in Missouri harvested 178,936 deer during the November portion of fall firearms deer season, Nov. 16- 26. Of the 178,936 deer harvested, 91,420 were antlered bucks, 17,237 were button bucks, and 70,279 were does. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 4,008 deer checked, Texas with 3,734, and Callaway with 3,369... READ MORE
New deer harvest website available for hunters
By Indiana Department of Natural Resources
A new, interactive website that allows deer hunters to access white-tailed deer harvest data as it is accumulated by the state is now available. During the check-in process, hunters report the county of harvest, sex of deer harvested, type of land the deer was harvested on, and type of equipment used to harvest deer. This data can now be accessed a... READ MORE
Two December hunts planned for CWD management efforts
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Resident and nonresident hunters can participate in two special deer hunts to help limit the spread of chronic wasting disease in wild deer in southeastern Minnesota. The hunts are from, Dec. 20 through Dec. 22, and Dec. 27 through Dec. 29, in deer permit areas 643, 646, 647 and 648, the only permit areas where the disease has been found to be pers... READ MORE
New reporting rules for 4-day antlerless season in 21 counties
By Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
For the first time, 21 counties in south-central Texas can partake in a four-day antlerless season Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. Mandatory reporting is required for any antlerless deer harvested during the new 4-day doe season, as well as any antlerless deer harvested during the archery, youth only and muzzleloader seasons. Within 24 hours of harvest, hunter... READ MORE
CWD-positive deer harvested in Shelby County
By Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
A deer harvested in Shelby County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The CWD-positive deer changes Shelby County from being a high-risk CWD county to a CWD-positive county. Shelby County is already a part of Unit CWD, which means Unit CWD hunting regulations apply there as well as the deer carcass exportation and wildlife feeding rest... READ MORE
Applications open for spring turkey private land hunts
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Youth and adult hunters can apply now for 2020 spring turkey hunting sites through the Illinois Recreational Access Program (IRAP). The DNR has leased more than 16,000 acres of private land for the upcoming 2020 Illinois Spring Wild Turkey Season through IRAP, creating 470 public access turkey hunting sites on those properties in 40 counties. Site... READ MORE
Thousands of hunters aid CWD sampling of harvested deer
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Thousands of deer hunters participated in its mandatory CWD sampling efforts in 29 counties Nov. 16 and 17 during the opening weekend of the November portion of the fall firearms deer season. Thanks to hunter participation, MDC collected more than 18,800 tissue samples from hunter-harvested deer for CWD testing. Chronic wasting disease is a deadly ... READ MORE