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Entries for June 2023
Hunting licenses, stamps, permit prices increase
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Legislation passed during Maryland’s 2023 General Assembly will increase the price of hunting licenses and some associated stamps beginning with the 2023-24 hunting season. The existing structure and fees had been in place since 2002, and the price of a regular resident hunting license had remained unchanged for 35 years. Under the ... READ MORE
Agencies issue emergency CWD order
By Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission
Following confirmation of a positive test sample for chronic wasting disease in Holmes County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) have implemented management actions and an executive order to protect against the possible spread of CWD. FWC and its agency p... READ MORE
Spring turkey harvest up 7% in 5-year average
By Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Preliminary totals for the 2023 spring turkey season show turkey hunters registered 42,439 birds this season, a 7% increase from the five-year average. The spring season started April 15 with the two-day youth hunt for hunters under 16 years old. A total of 2,972 birds were registered, a 28% increase from the five-year average. The regular se... READ MORE
CWD sampling will increase after Panhandle road-killed deer found
By Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will be increasing chronic wasting disease (CWD) sampling surveillance efforts in southeast Alabama after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced the confirmation of a positive CWD test sample from a road-killed deer in Holmes County, Florida. 

Due to the detection... READ MORE
FWC, agencies activate CWD response plan after disease detected in deer
By Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has confirmed that a road-killed 4.5-year-old female white-tailed deer in Holmes County sampled during routine surveillance activities has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). It is the first known case of CWD in Florida, a contagious disease of the brain and central nervous system t... READ MORE
Georgia to implement CWD protocol following deer found in Florida
By Georgia Department of Natural Resources
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced June 15 that Chronic Wasting Disease had been detected in a road-killed deer sampled for routine surveillance in Holmes County, Florida, a first for that state.
CWD has not been detected in the state of Georgia, according to the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). The De... READ MORE
Moose hunt application deadline is June 21
By Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
The deadline to apply for the Vermont moose hunting lottery is June 23. Permit applications are available online for the hunt limited to Vermont’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) E in the northeastern corner of the state. The drawing for permit winners is scheduled July 19.
The Fish and Wildlife Board has made 80 either-sex moose huntin... READ MORE
Deer regulations approved for 2023-2025 seasons
By Michigan Department of Natural Resources
The Natural Resources Commission and Department of Natural Resources have approved the regularly scheduled three-year duration of deer regulations in effect for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 hunting seasons. Many traditional regulations remain unchanged, and updates are aimed at enhancing deer hunting opportunities. “There are many challenges facin... READ MORE
New law adds crossbows for deer and turkey hunters
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Crossbows will be newly allowed for Minnesota deer and spring turkey hunters starting this year, following a law change passed in the 2023 legislative session. Hunters who purchase an archery deer license may possess and take deer with a crossbow throughout the archery deer season. Deer licenses go on sale August 1. Legal requirements for crossbows... READ MORE
Shelton-Nix earns second USFWS conservation award
By David Rainer | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: Erica Shelton-Nix of the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division earned recognition from the USFWS for her work with gopher tortoises. The contribution Ericha Shelton-Nix continues to make to Alabama’s nongame wildlife populations has been recognized for the second year in a row by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).... READ MORE