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Entries for September 2021
Harvest reporting changes for 2021-22 hunting season
By Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
All hunters, including those who are not required to purchase a license, who harvest a deer, turkey, bear, bobcat or elk will need to report their harvest using the Wildlife Resources Department’s mobile app, internet or telephone harvest reporting systems. Mandatory game checking, a cornerstone of DWRs game management program for more than ... READ MORE
New technology helps K-9 units track poachers, missing persons
By David Rainer/Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: ALEA Aviation's helicopter provides eye-in-the-sky coverage of the search area. The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division’s Law Enforcement Section K-9 Unit has integrated the latest technology in its quest to track down poachers and those attempting to flee from law enforcement as well as missing persons. In a training sess... READ MORE
Archery deer season opens Sept. 11
By Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Hunters ready for the opening of the state archery deer season will get to take to the woods beginning Saturday, Sept. 11. “Archery hunters just gained more opportunity, as we added 10 new counties to the extended archery season that lasts through January 31,” said Charlie Killmaster, state deer biologist. “Another change for hun... READ MORE
Final round antlerless license sales begin Sept. 13
By Pennsylvania Game Commission
While 2021-22 antlerless deer licenses are sold out in many of the state’s Wildlife Management Units (WMUs), licenses figure to remain available in at least a half-dozen WMUs by Monday, Sept. 13, when over-the-counter antlerless license sales begin statewide. Hunters looking to pick up additional antlerless licenses at that time need to know ... READ MORE
Crossbow hunting expanded for archery season
By Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
A new law, which began Jan. 1, 2020, and lasts through Dec. 31, 2022, expands crossbow hunting to the regular October archery season on deer, October 2 to 29, 2021. This gives hunters an additional hunting opportunity and especially for hunters who receive a bonus antlerless deer permit, additional time to try to harvest two deer over the cour... READ MORE
USFWS expands, adds new hunting, fishing opportunities
By United States Department of the Interior
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened new as well as expanded hunting and sport fishing opportunities across 2.1 million acres, in the largest expansion of outdoor recreation opportunities in recent history. Increased recreational access, which covers 88 National Wildlife Refuges and one National Fish Hatchery, is part of the America the Be... READ MORE