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Dedicated bowhunters provide high quality data to DNR
By Iowa Department of Natural Resources
A unique relationship between Iowa bowhunters and the Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Research Section is entering its fourteenth year of partnering to collect observation data on wildlife they see while sitting in their tree stands. The data is important to population estimates used to guide resource management and regulation decisions. ... READ MORE
Leashed tracking dogs allowed to recover big game
By Pennsylvania Game Commission
As the statewide deer seasons kick off, hunters will have their first opportunity to recover big game they’ve shot by tracking the animal’s escape trail with a leashed dog. A new law allows for the use of leashed tracking dogs to recover big game that cannot be recovered by hunters.The legislation provides another choice for hunters who... READ MORE
Temporary hunting closures expired Oct. 4
By South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Temporary hunting season closures put in place for portions of the Pee Dee and Waccamaw River drainages following the widespread and catastrophic flooding in the wake of Hurricane Florence expired at midnight Oct. 4. The Department of Natural Resources will not extend the closure, and hunting resumes these areas. Hunters are as... READ MORE
Deer hunters first need general game and habitat license
By North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Deer hunters are reminded of a state law that requires hunters to purchase a general game and habitat license before receiving a deer license. North Dakota Century Code 20.1-03-02 reads “a person may not acquire any resident or nonresident license to hunt, catch, take or kill any small game or big game animal unless that person first obtains ... READ MORE
Deer tests positive for CWD in management zone
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
A deer taken during the opening weekend of archery season in southeastern Minnesota’s disease management zone has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. A hunter harvested the adult male deer about 1 mile east of Preston in the center of the CWD management zone. Mandatory surveillance is in effect for the area, which is designated as de... READ MORE
Hunters asked to volunteer for CWD monitoring
By Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Hunters can monitor the deer populations in northwest and northeast Indiana for chronic wasting disease (CWD) by voluntarily submitting harvested deer to the Department of Natural Resources for testing during the 2018-2019 deer hunting season. The agency has established a CWD core surveillance area in Newton County and Lake County south of State Ro... READ MORE
FWC takes steps to combat invasive species
By Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Native fish and wildlife facing serious threat posed by a variety of invasive species found throughout the state, may have life easier in the future. As of Sept. 27, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved the reorganization of rules related to nonnative species. The Commission is taking steps to combat the introduction and spread of... READ MORE
DNR announces 16 parcels for fall 2018 land sale
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Sixteen DNR parcels will be sold in three public oral bid auctions in October and November, the DNR has announced. Property information, auction instructions and a map of the parcels can be found on the DNR land sale webpage. The properties include unimproved recreational land in Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kan... READ MORE
Regulations updated for deer, turkey seasons
By Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Several changes for deer and turkey seasons were approved during the Sept. 19 meeting of Commissioners in Jackson. Deer Season:• Now prohibited, the importation of cervid carcasses from ANY state, regardless of CWD status.• It is lawful to hunt less than 100 yards from feed or a feeder.• Beginning, July 1, 2019, it is unlawful to us... READ MORE
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) discovered in Quebec
By New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
A red deer from a captive facility in the Laurentides region of Quebec has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This is the Province’s first confirmed case of the disease. Quebec is now legally classified as a CWD-positive jurisdiction and whole carcasses of cervids harvested in Quebec can no longer be transported into New Hamp... READ MORE
Antlerless deer harvest banned in 5 counties Oct. 1-15
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
In an effort intended to grow the deer herd in Champaign, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie and Piatt counties in east-central Illinois, hunters are prohibited from harvesting antlerless deer during the first 15 days of the Illinois Archery Deer Season. Hunters in those counties may only take antlered deer from Oct. 1 through Oct. 15. Antlerless deer ... READ MORE
New hunting access areas open in 6 Kentucky counties
By Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has reached Hunting Access Area agreements with RH Group and Elk Horn Coal Company, which opens more than 35,000 acres in Floyd, Magoffin, Pike, McCreary, Letcher and Knott counties for public hunting this fall. “We are excited to be able to add more acreage to our Hunting Access Area program,&rdq... READ MORE
Legendary Offer
By Legendary Whitetails
Online clothing company invites deer hunters to “Hunt on Us.” Legendary Whitetails, an American clothing company for white-tailed deer hunters and their families, celebrates the hunt and its heritage this season with a $1 million investment to promote hunting. The online retailer brand has kicked off its “Hunt on Us” campaig... READ MORE
Hunters, landowners asked to report EHD in deer
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
This fall hunters and landowners are being asked to assist the Department of Natural Resources by reporting suspected cases of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in Illinois. There have been 55 reported cases of EHD in white-tailed deer from 17 counties so far in 2018.EHD is appearing at low to moderate levels in counties on or near the Illinois R... READ MORE
Commission asks deer hunters to report observations
By North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
In addition to deer, the Wildlife Commission is asking hunters to submit observations from Sept. 8 through Jan. 1 of other game and furbearer species they see while still or stand hunting. Hunter observation information helps Commission biologists track long-term wildlife population and distribution changes, as well as provides valuable data on fa... READ MORE