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Entries for 2019
New Deer Management Assistance Program is now available
By Georgia Department of Natural Resources
A new Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) dedicated to assisting hunt clubs and landowners is now available for deer management on private lands. DMAPs are not a new concept in the Southeast. In fact, more southern states have them than not. The program gained traction in Georgia during the development of the Deer Management Plan 20... READ MORE
$100,000 challenge seeks help to eradicate WNS in bats
By Unites States Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a $100,000 challenge to combat white nose syndrome (WNS), a lethal fungus that has killed millions of North American bats and pushed some native bat species to the brink of extinction. The $100,000 WNS challenge will be awarded to individuals who identify innovative ways to permanently eradicate, weaken or d... READ MORE
Hunters check 1,952 turkeys during fall season
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Hunters checked 1,952 turkeys during Missouri’s fall firearms turkey season, Oct. 1-31. Top harvest counties were Crawford and Greene with 61 birds harvested in each, followed by Laclede with 59, and Phelps with 58. Hunters harvested 2,170 birds during the 2018 fall firearms turkey season. Fall archery turkey hunting continues through Nov. 15... READ MORE
Youth hunters take 5,700 deer Oct. 17-20
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Youth hunters harvested 5,700 deer during the statewide youth deer season Oct. 17-20, up 77 percent from the 2018 youth deer season. Before opening day, 21,211 youth licenses had been purchased, up more than 50 percent from last year at the same time. After the first day of the season, the total increased to 27,960 youth licenses. A total of ... READ MORE
Youth early season sees increased harvest of 18,158 deer
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 18,158 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2019 deer hunting season, Nov. 2 and 3. Top counties were Osage with young hunters harvesting 381 deer, Howell with 355, and Franklin with 351. Last year’s harvest total for the early youth portion was 13,645. ... READ MORE
76% of hunters successful in state moose hunt
By New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
The 2019 moose season wrapped up with hunters taking a total of 38 moose, 31 bulls and 7 cows, according to preliminary numbers from Henry Jones, moose biologist, and new moose project leader. That means that hunters achieved a 76% success rate during the nine-day season. A total of 50 hunters took part in the hunt including 48 lottery permit holde... READ MORE
Fall turkey harvest numbers see slight drop
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary statewide total of 301 wild turkeys during the 2019 Fall Shotgun Turkey Season. The season dates were Oct. 19 through 27. The 2019 total compares with the statewide fall shotgun turkey harvest of 320 in 2018. Fall gun hunting for turkey was open in 56 of Illinois’ 102 counties. The top counties for... READ MORE
Nananana Nananana, it’s Bat Week
By U.S. Department of the Interior
Bats are often misunderstood, but these heroes of the night are crucial to our planet. They provide essential pest control, pollinate our plants, and disperse seeds for new plants and trees. Every year at the end of October, we celebrate Bat Week to highlight the role of bats in nature and all these little creatures do for us. Bats remain a frontie... READ MORE
27,000+ licenses sold for first statewide youth season
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Nearly 5,700 young deer hunters harvested a deer during the first statewide youth season, Oct. 17-20. The tally represents a 77 percent increase from the 2018 youth deer season when the hunt was limited to fewer areas. “We know that a number of youth license-buyers won’t be hunting until the regular firearms deer season, but the large i... READ MORE
Coyote sightings peak in October and November
By North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Coyote sightings will peak in October and November, say biologists with the Wildlife Resources Commission. According to them, it is common for North Carolinians to report seeing and hearing coyotes more often in October and November. Fall is the time of year when young coyotes — those born in early spring — are leaving their parents&rsq... READ MORE