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Expect roadblocks statewide during hunting seasons
By New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
As fall hunting seasons get underway the Department of Game and Fish will conductroadblocks throughout the state to collect harvest data and detect wildlife law violations. Conservation officers may be assisted by other agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Police or county sheriff’s offices. A... READ MORE
Oops. New law left out of Iowa hunting regulations
By Iowa Department of Natural Resources
The printed version of the 2019-20 Iowa Hunting, Trapping and Migratory Game Bird Regulations unintentionally omitted the language from a new state law that allows hunters with a nonambulatory deer license to hunt during any open season until the license is filled, using the method of take allowed for that season. The error was discovered too late ... READ MORE
New fall deer regulations now available
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Hunters can plan ahead for significant changes to deer season regulations, including a youth deer season that’s expanded statewide, expanded deer feeding and attractant bans, and other updates related to managing chronic wasting disease. “We heard a lot of support for a statewide youth deer hunting season,” said Barbara Keller, bi... READ MORE
New regulations in place for deer lures and attractants
By South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
New regulations taking effect in the 2019-2020 South Carolina deer season, will affect the use of natural deer lures and attractants. It is illegal to possess or use, for the purpose of hunting or scouting any wild animal in the state, any substance or material that contains or purports to contain any excretion collected from a cervid (deer) includ... READ MORE
DNR staff to hold next set of deer talk open houses
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Wildlife managers across the state are inviting the public to open house meetings to ask deer-related questions and comment on deer issues. Time from mid-August to early September has been set aside to discuss deer-related topics including upcoming hunting regulation changes that will be released in early August. Specific times and location detail... READ MORE
Spring turkey harvest sets new record
By New Hampshire Game and Fish
Hunters harvested a total of 5,076 turkeys during the 2019 spring season, setting a new spring season record. This was an increase of 872 turkeys or 20.7% over the 2018 season. The youth hunt weekend resulted in a total harvest of 424 turkeys, an increase from 339 birds in 2018, representing 8.4% of the spring season’s total. Large gobblers w... READ MORE
Deer tags in mail for simplified tagging system
By South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Tags for the 2019 white-tailed deer season now hitting mailboxes of South Carolina deer hunters have one big change hunters will notice immediately. Based on feedback from hunters, SCDNR staff worked with the state’s General Assembly the past legislative session to eliminate the 8 date-specific antlerless deer tags used last year and replace ... READ MORE
Penalties increased for wildlife poaching
By Missouri Department of Conservation
A new law significantly raises fines for those convicted of illegally taking Missouri game species and other native wildlife. The Department of Conservation, the Missouri legislature and governor have taken actions to increase penalties for those caught poaching Missouri game animals and other native wildlife species. Missouri Governor Michael Par... READ MORE
Emergency declaration modifies deer urine products ban
By Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission passed a declaration of emergency during its July 1 meeting that modifies the deer urine ban for the 2019-20 hunting season. The ban is part of the effort to prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD) from entering the state. New testing procedures have been made available to producers of deer urine that can detec... READ MORE
New rules in place for deer harvest reporting
By Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Beginning with the 2019-2020 hunting season, which starts Aug. 3 in Zone A, a new harvest reporting rule goes into effect. It requires all persons to comply with harvest reporting requirements, including hunters under 16 years of age, resident hunters 65 years and older, those with a disability license, military personnel, and those hunting on thei... READ MORE