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Entries for January 2022
Final deer harvest season reports 293,670 deer harvested
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri's 2021-2022 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with a preliminary total deer harvest for the season of 293,670. Of the deer harvested, 143,049 were antlered bucks, 26,599 were button bucks, and 124,022 were does. Top harvest counties for the overall deer season were Franklin with 6,392 deer harvested, Texas with 5,478, and Callaway with 5,4... READ MORE
Hunters check 12,141 deer during muzzleloader season
By Ohio, deer, muzzleloader, season
Hunters completed the 2022 muzzleloader season with 12,141 deer checked from Jan. 8 to Tuesday, Jan. 11. Over the past three years, an average of 11,501 deer were taken with a muzzleloader during the same four-day period. Top 10 counties for deer harvested during the 2022 muzzleloader season include Coshocton (467), Tuscarawas (455), Guernsey (386)... READ MORE
Alabama hunters urged not to overreact to CWD news
By David Rainer/Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: In the initial stages, deer infected with CWD may appear normal. - Photo courtesy Kansas DWP. Alabama’s first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) was confirmed last week in northwest Alabama, and Chuck Sykes, director of the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division, urges all hunters and concerned citizens not to over... READ MORE
Georgia, Florida alert hunters to Alabama CWD status change
By Georgia Department of Natural Resources | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
When the Alabama Department of Conservation and Wildlife Resources announced Jan. 7, 2022, that Chronic Wasting Disease has been detected in a sample collected from a harvested deer in Alabama, a first for the state, its border states of Georgia and Florida alerted hunters. CWD has not been detected in the state of Georgia, according to the Georgi... READ MORE
Turkey draw hunts applications open Jan. 15
By Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks
Applications for 2022 turkey draw hunts at participating WMAs will be open from Jan. 15 through Feb. 15. To apply for a WMA draw here. Nonresident hunters are now required to obtain a special, no-cost Public Land Endorsement when hunting any open public lands between March 15 and March 18. The new endorsement will be allotted via a special drawing... READ MORE
CWD detected in Lauderdale County, first in state
By Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
A sample recently collected from a hunter-harvested white-tailed deer in west-central Lauderdale County has been confirmed positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the first case of CWD detected in Alabama’s deer herd. "CWD was first detected in Tennessee and Mississippi in 2018 and has been moving slowly toward Alabama," said Chri... READ MORE
Final weekend of firearms season reopens Jan. 7
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Final weekend of the January firearm deer season, the state’s most popular hunt, season opens Jan. 7 in Deer Management Region B. Region B includes all of the state except the westernmost counties. Hunters with a valid hunting license may use firearms to harvest sika and white-tailed deer during this season. The season is open Jan. 7-8 ... READ MORE
9,965 deer taken in alternative methods portion
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows that deer hunters harvested 9,965 deer during the alternative-methods portion of the firearms deer season, Dec. 25 through Jan. 4. Top harvest counties were Osage with 223 deer harvested, Franklin with 211, and Callaway with 201. The harvest total for last year’s alternative-methods portion was 14,623. Archery deer sea... READ MORE
CWD found in Randolph County
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
The Game and Fish commission has confirmed that a hunter-harvested white-tailed deer taken in Randolph County tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The deer was harvested just south of the Missouri border during the Arkansas modern gun deer hunt. A CWD sample was collected by a participating taxidermist the hunter used for the buck. That sam... READ MORE
Hunters, anglers advised to wear PDFs during cold water excursions
By David Rainer/Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: Those who use kayaks to hunt and fish should don their life jackets before entering the water.With Alabama’s abundant waterways, hunters sometimes can only access their hunting land via some type of boat or vessel. That goes not only for waterfowl hunters but for deer and small game as well. When the weather is cold and the water tempe... READ MORE