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Entries for 'Gray Loon'
Sign-up now open for hunter walk-in access
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Landowners can generate revenue by allowing public hunting on their private land in 46 Minnesota counties through the Department of Natural Resources Walk-In Access Program. Sign-ups began Jan. 22 and continue through April 27. “This program is a win-win for landowners and hunters,” said Scott Roemhildt, Walk-In Access coordinator. &ldq... READ MORE
Hunter takes first deer at 77 years old
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
You’re never too hold to harvest your first deer, as Ron Goza proved late last year.
Goza is 77, and the button buck he took recently allowed him to receive the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s certificate for My First Deer.
“I’ve hunted with my son-in-law the past few years and tried to get one and just never did, year... READ MORE
Hunters post fifth-highest deer harvest on record
By Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Looking at the total number of deer harvested by hunters in Kentucky during the 2017-18 season, it would appear nothing was out of the ordinary. The season ended in January. When it did, hunters had combined to take more than 136,000 deer across the state, making it the sixth consecutive season with a harvest total greater than 130,000 and the fift... READ MORE
2017 deer harvest of 105,544 surpasses 2016 totals
By Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Hunters reported harvesting 105,544 deer in Iowa during 2017, an increase of more than 4,100 deer from 2016. Iowa’s deer seasons closed on Jan. 10. Most deer were harvested during the two shotgun seasons. Totals for Shotgun 1: 26,546 deer, of which 13,804 were antlerless, 12,742 antlered. For Shotgun 2: 19,921 deer total, of which 12,... READ MORE
Last chance winter turkey season Jan. 18-20
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Hunters who did not bag a turkey during fall turkey season have one more change during winter turkey season Jan. 18-20 statewide. The winter season was established in 2015 to increase turkey hunting opportunities while minimizing conflicts with other seasons. “Wild turkey populations are at all-time highs in many areas,” said Paul ... READ MORE
Roadkill deer tests positive for CWD
By Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
A roadkill white-tailed deer collected by Parks and Wildlife Department personnel on U.S. Highway 87 between Dalhart and Hartley has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. This marks the first discovery of CWD in a Texas roadkill and the first case in a Texas Panhandle whitetail. “The roadkill was found along the border between the cur... READ MORE
CWD confirmed in three NW Arkansas counties
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Chronic wasting disease, detected in Arkansas almost two years ago, has been found in three more counties. Four white-tailed deer in Benton, Washington and Sebastian counties recently tested positive for the deadly disease. The deer in Benton County were a 2 1/2-year-old doe near Decatur and a 5 1/2-year-old doe near Springtown. The Sebastian Count... READ MORE
Deer harvest surpasses 200,000 for sixth straight year
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
With a month and a half left in deer season for archery hunters, Arkansas’s deer harvest already topped the 200,000-mark at the conclusion of the second modern gun youth hunt held Jan. 6-7.
This is the sixth straight year Arkansas hunters have reached this milestone.
Arkansas record harvest came in 2012, when hunters harvested 213,487 deer... READ MORE
15 new cases of CWD found in nearly 18,400 deer tested
By Missouri Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation reports 15 free-ranging Missouri deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) out of the nearly 18,400 test results received so far for the season. The 15 new cases consist of 1 from Cedar County from a hunter-harvested adult buck; 3 from Franklin County from hunter-harvested adult bucks; 1 from Jeffer... READ MORE
Harvest of 108,160 deer reflects slight decrease
By West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Preliminary counts indicate hunters harvested 108,160 white-tailed deer in West Virginia during the 2017 seasons. The annual harvest was 4 percent below the 2016 harvest of 112,384 deer, and 15 percent below the five-year average of 127,803. A breakdown of the combined 2017 deer seasons reveals 44,127 bucks were harvested during the traditional buc... READ MORE