Recent Hunting News
Missouri increases feral hog elimination, adapts 2020 strategy
By Missouri Department of Conservation
The Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership eliminated 10,495 feral hogs from Missouri in 2019, and will increase efforts in 2020 as multiple agencies work together to eliminate feral hogs from the state. Partnership members participati... READ MORE
Final deer harvest totals more than 285,400
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri's 2019-2020 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with a preliminary total deer harvest of 285,483. Of the deer harvested, 133,914 were antlered bucks, 27,931 were button bucks, and 123,638 were does. Top harvest counties for the overa... READ MORE
8 deer positive for CWD in 2019 gun season
By North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Eight deer taken during the 2019 North Dakota deer gun season tested positive for chronic wasting disease, according to Dr. Charlie Bahnson, wildlife veterinarian for the Game and Fish Department. All were antlered deer taken from areas pre... READ MORE
Commission hears 2019 elk, bear harvest reports
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Arkansas’s bear and elk harvests showed slight declines during the 2019 season, but biologists report that much of the decrease could be attributed to last year’s extremely productive hard mast. According to Myron Means, large c... READ MORE