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Entries for January 2021
Deer harvest totals 296,516; Archery harvest 67,180 and 2,905 turkeys
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri's 2020-2021 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with a preliminary total deer harvest for the season of 296,516. Of deer harvested, 140,468 were antlered bucks, 28,587 were button bucks, and 127,461 were does.Top harvest counties for the overall deer season were Franklin with 5,786 deer harvested, Howell with 5,367, and Callaway with 4,989. ... READ MORE
Deer Private Land Assistance Network grant applications open
By Michigan Department of Natural Resources
The application period for the Deer Private Land Assistance Network grant program is now open. The cooperative grant program, known as Deer PLAN, funds deer habitat improvement projects on private land in the northern Lower Peninsula. The awarded funds will be used to produce tangible, on-the-ground efforts that improve deer habitat and provid... READ MORE
1,056 wildlife illegally killed in Utah in 2020
By Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
The total number of wild animals taken illegally in Utah in 2020 was slightly lower than the number taken in 2019, Utah DWR conservation officers report. In 2020, a total of 1,056 animals were killed illegally in the state. In 2019, a total of 1,080 animals were taken.The total combined value of the wildlife illegally killed in 2020 was more than $... READ MORE
Special landowner deer season adopted
By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
The Game and Parks Commission adopted wildlife regulations that enacted a Special Landowner Deer Season and allowed the purchase of a bonus or a preference point with regard to big game hunting at its Jan. 13 meeting in Lincoln. The special landowner season and bonus or preference point purchase were created when LB126 and LB287 were passed during ... READ MORE
Bear hunters have record-setting season
By Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
Bear hunters in Vermont had another safe and successful hunting season in 2020. Preliminary numbers show hunters took a record 914 black bears during the two-part early and late bear seasons. The previous highest harvest ever recorded in Vermont was 750 in 2019. Fish and Wildlife also says there were no hunting-related shooting incidents. The aver... READ MORE
It’s a great weekend to help the hungry and donate venison
By David Rainer / Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Black Belt Adventures is urging hunters to donate venison to Hunters Helping the Hungry this weekend. Photo: Grant Holley is all smiles after taking this buck in Greene County. Hunters Helping the Hungry has provided more than a half-million pounds of ground venison to those in need in Alabama, and the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALB... READ MORE
Hunters set new record, check 214,022 deer
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
With more than a month left in Arkansas’s archery deer season, hunters have checked 214,022 deer during the 2020-21 deer hunting season. That’s more deer than any season since the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission began keeping harvest records in 1938. The previous record harvest of 213,487 deer was set in the 2012-13 season. With the... READ MORE
2020 deer harvest second highest since 2000
By Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
Final deer harvest numbers will not be available for a few more weeks, but Fish and Wildlife Department says the final tally will be around 18,000 deer, the second highest total since 2000. The archery season harvest, which will be close to 5,800 deer, will be a new all-time record for that season. Several changes to archery hunting regulat... READ MORE
Spring turkey permits available; season opens March 25
By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Spring turkey hunting permits for 2021 are now available. The spring archery season opens March 25, youth shotgun on April 10, and the regular shotgun on April 17. All spring turkey seasons close May 31. Nebraska offers some of the best turkey hunting opportunities in the nation. Nebraska offers birds in every county of the state. The state also of... READ MORE
Winter turkey season opens Jan. 21
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Winter turkey season for hunters who did not harvest a turkey during the 2020 fall season will run statewide from Jan. 21 to 23. Hunting hours are from one half-hour before sunrise to one half-hour after sunset. The bag limit is one turkey of either sex. “Wild turkey populations are at record high levels in many areas of Maryland,”&nbs... READ MORE