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Entries for February 2022
With gray wolf protections restored, 2 state laws suspended
By Michigan Department of Natural Resources
An order Feb. 10, 2022, from a federal court in California returns gray wolves, including those in Michigan, to the federal list of endangered species. The ruling means that two state laws governing the ability to kill wolves preying on livestock, pets and hunting dogs have been immediately suspended.
However, livestock compensation and update to... READ MORE
Foundation strongly disagrees ruling on wolf relisting
By Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation strongly disagrees with a ruling by a federal judge in California to restore federal protections to gray wolf populations in the Lower 48. “Scientists, biologists and professional wildlife managers agree that wolf populations are stable and growing,” said Kyle Weaver, RMEF president and CEO. “As s... READ MORE
$1.5 billion distributed from Wildlife and Sport Fish
By US Interior Department
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau has announced the disbursement of over $1.5 billion in annual national funding for state wildlife agencies from revenues generated by the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration (PRDJ) Acts. “Hunters, anglers,... READ MORE
Hunters take 70,845 deer during 2021-2022
By Hunters take 70,845 deer during 2021-2022
Deer hunters harvested 70,845 deer during the combined archery, firearms and muzzleloader seasons from Sept. 10, 2021, through Feb. 3, 2022. Frederick County led the state in harvest totals. The statewide harvest included 27,947 antlered and 39,498 antlerless white-tailed deer, plus 1,541 antlered and 1,859 antlerless sika deer. The harvest was 13%... READ MORE
Hunting success ends four-year pursuit and obsession
By David Rainer/Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: After downing the buck he had chased for four years, Dan Collins celebrates with neighbors Vance Wood, right, and Drew Brooks. For Vance Wood, Conservation Enforcement Officer with Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, helping new or less experienced hunters achieve success is one of his main endeavors. Those opportunities occur in a va... READ MORE
Feral hog partnership removes more than 9,800 feral hogs
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri’s Feral Hog Elimination Partnership removed 9,857 feral hogs from the landscape in 2021. Since 2016, more than 54,000 feral hogs have been eliminated. The Partnership is made up of 13 federal and state agencies along with numerous agriculture and conservations organizations. “I’m really proud of the progress that the Par... READ MORE
Electronic posting available for private lands
By North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Landowners interested in posting private land electronically for the 2022-23 hunting season can now enroll through July 1. The July 1 deadline is necessary to produce print material and digital content prior to hunting seasons that begin in August. Lands posted during the 2022 enrollment period will go into effect August 1 and extend through July ... READ MORE
2021-22 final harvest report totals 196,988 deer
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio’s 2021-22 deer hunting season concluded Feb. 6, 2022, with 196,988 deer checked. The state’s average harvest compiled from the past three seasons is 184,746 deer. The final totals represent all deer harvested during archery, gun, muzzleloader and youth hunting seasons that began Sept. 25, 2021. Since September, hunters harvested 9... READ MORE
GFC and USFWS evaluating CWD in south Arkansas
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
In response to the recent detection of a deer with chronic wasting disease in Union County, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USDA APHIS Wildlife Services will conduct a sampling effort on Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge during the next week to further understand prevalence of the disease in south Arkansa... READ MORE
8-Point rarity surprises Sumter County hunters
By David Rainer/Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Matt Kelley and his hunting companions were celebrating the harvest of an 8-point by one of the group, but they were in for a surprise when the whitetail was hoisted on the skinning rack. The deer had no visible male reproductive organs, only female. Kelley holds fund-raising deer hunts in Sumter and Greene counties for his Equip Ministries, a subs... READ MORE