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Entries for February 2019
Preliminary deer harvest sets new record high
By Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
The preliminary statewide deer harvest for 2018 is 14,513 – a new record high. The totals per season include 138 deer on Youth Deer Hunt Day; 3 deer for Paraplegic Deer Hunt; 5,190 deer in Archery Season, all dates and zones; 6,496 deer in Shotgun Season; and 2,687 deer taken during Primitive Firearms Season. Deer density and hunter effort ... READ MORE
Preliminary all seasons harvest totals 151,577 deer
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Hunters harvested a preliminary total of 151,577 deer during all 2018-19 archery and firearm seasons, which ended Jan. 20. The total preliminary deer harvest for all seasons is higher than the total harvest of 147,695 deer for all seasons in 2017-18. During the 2018-19 deer seasons, hunters took 45 percent does and 55 percent bucks. Archery: Arc... READ MORE
Bill introduced to modernize Pittman-Robertson Act
By Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation
Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Co-Chair Congressman Austin Scott (GA), and fellow CSC leaders Representatives Marc Veasey (TX), Debbie Dingell (MI), and Richard Hudson (NC), have introduced the Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act (H.R. 877), for wildlife conservation funding. "Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus leadershi... READ MORE