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Annual deer, bear and turkey harvest totals down 3%

Annual deer, bear and turkey harvest totals down 3%

By Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Wildlife biologists have compiled preliminary figures for the 2022–2023 hunting season. Not unexpectedly, deer, bear and fall turkey harvests all decreased from the previous season. “In addition to recent hunting seasons designed to reduce populations in some areas, harvest decreases observed this past season could be related to severa... READ MORE

Hunter Education observes 50 years success in Alabama

Hunter Education observes 50 years success in Alabama

By David Rainer / Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Photo: WFF's Justin Grider shows how to remain attached to the tree when using a treestand. The Hunter Education Program with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023, and the program’s effect on hunter safety has been rem... READ MORE

Hunters harvest 158,00 deer for 2022-2023

Hunters harvest 158,00 deer for 2022-2023

By Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 158,010 deer during all 2022-2023 archery and firearm seasons that concluded Jan. 15. The total preliminary deer harvest for all seasons compares with a total harvest of 146,438 deer for all seasons in 2021-2022. During the 2022-2023 deer seasons, hunters took 45.04% does and 54.96% bucks. Archer... READ MORE

170,000 deer taken show decline for 2022 season

170,000 deer taken show decline for 2022 season

By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Hunters harvested a preliminary total of 170,000 deer during the 2022 deer hunting season, a lower total harvest than in recent years. Total harvest was down 7% compared to the 2021 season and 10% less than the five-year average deer harvest for Minnesota. “Lower deer numbers in northern Minnesota and poor weather during opening weekend in s... READ MORE

Third case of CWD confirmed in Lauderdale County

Third case of CWD confirmed in Lauderdale County

By Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

A third case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a hunter harvested, white-tailed deer has been confirmed in Lauderdale County in northwest Alabama. The first two cases of CWD in Alabama’s deer herd were detected in Lauderdale County in early 2022. After the initial CWD-positive deer was detected in January 2022, all of Lauderdale and Colbert... READ MORE

Deer harvest up 8% for 2022-2023 season

Deer harvest up 8% for 2022-2023 season

By Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Deer hunters harvested 76,687 deer during the combined archery, firearms and muzzleloader seasons, from Sept. 9, 2022, through Feb. 3, 2023. The statewide harvest included 29,682 antlered and 42,872 antlerless white-tailed deer, and 1,908 antlered and 2,225 antlerless sika deer. The harvest was 8% higher than the 2021-2022 total of 70,845 deer. The... READ MORE

Hunters harvest nearly 110,000 deer for 2022-23

Hunters harvest nearly 110,000 deer for 2022-23

By Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Iowa’s 2022 deer harvest increased 7% over the 2021 season, due in part to the new Excess Tag January Antlerless Season. “A lot of hunters chose to participate in the new season, and the harvest was on par or a little above the other firearms seasons,” said Jace Elliott, state deer biologist. “Hunters reported more than 2,5... READ MORE

2022 deer harvest sets new record

2022 deer harvest sets new record

By Massachusetts Fish & Game Department

Deer harvests in 2022 set a new record and are aligned with deer management goals for Massachusetts. Preliminary figures for the 2022 deer hunting season set a new annual record of 15,853 harvested deer, well within the expected range permitted under strict regulations set by MassWildlife. “The statewide deer population has been increasing f... READ MORE

State issues final 2022-23 deer harvest report

State issues final 2022-23 deer harvest report

By Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Ohio’s 2022-23 white-tailed deer hunting season concluded Feb. 5 with 210,977 deer checked, according to the Division of Wildlife. The final total represents all deer harvested during archery, gun, muzzleloader and youth hunting seasons since Sept. 10, 2022. “Ohio is consistently one of the nation’s best states for deer hunting, a... READ MORE

Feb. 4 is special youth, veteran, military waterfowl hunting day

Feb. 4 is special youth, veteran, military waterfowl hunting day

By Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division) has designated February 4, 2023, as the second of the 2022-2023 hunting season’s Special Youth, Veteran and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting Days. The first of the two special waterfowl hunting days took place November 19, 2022. On February 4, youth under age 16 who are accompanied by... READ MORE

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