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Entries for 'Gray Loon'
Spring turkey hunters harvest 43,339 birds
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Turkey hunters checked 39,239 birds during Missouri’s 2017 regular spring turkey season April 17 through May 7.
Top harvest counties were Franklin with 932 birds checked, Texas with 843, and Callaway with 697. Young turkey hunters harvested 4,100 birds during the 2017 spring youth season, April 8 and 9, bringing the overall 2017 spring turk... READ MORE
Federal Premium Introduces Hi-Bird Upland Shotshells
By Federal Premium Ammunition
Federal Premium Ammunition is proud to announce its new Hi-Bird shotshell, which combines speed, hard-hitting pellets and a specialized wad to fold the highest doves, crows and pigeons, as well as pheasants and the most challenging upland birds. Shipments are currently being delivered to dealers. The powerful Hi-Bird load’s two-piece wad feat... READ MORE
New alligator hunt permit process opens June 1
By Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks
A new application/permitting process for the 2017 alligator hunting season on public waters and private land has been approved by the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Applications can be made June 1-7.
The statewide public waters season includes opportunities in specific public waterways. There are no changes to public water zone... READ MORE
Apply for Phase I alligator hunt permits in May
By Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
May marks the start of the Phase I application period for applying for alligator, fall quota, special opportunity and national wildlife refuge hunt permits.
The application period for alligator hunt permits, Phase I random drawing, begins May 12 at 10 a.m. and runs through May 22. More than 6,000 alligator harvest permits will be available. Learn ... READ MORE
Spring squirrel season opens May 15
By Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks
Mississippi’s spring squirrel hunting season opens May 15 and closes June 1. The bag limit is four squirrels per day.
Unlike fall and winter hunting, during the spring squirrel hunting season, acorns and other nut crops will not be available.
Squirrels use a wide variety of foods in spring, such as fruits, berries, mushrooms and insects. A... READ MORE
Hundreds of tags remain for low-density elk hunt
By Arizona Game and Fish Department
More than 600 hunt permit-tags are available for the 2017 minimal occurrence zone/low-density elk hunt in game management units 12A, 12B, 13A and 13B.
These four units combined have an extremely low-density elk population – an estimated 40 to 50 total animals. The Game and Fish Department is specifically managing these units for wildlife val... READ MORE
Spring mule deer survey finds 16% increase
By North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Results of the annual spring mule deer survey completed in April indicate western North Dakota’s mule deer population has increased 16 percent from last year.
Biologists counted 3,349 mule deer in 306.3 square miles during this year’s survey. Overall mule deer density in the badlands was 10.9 deer per square mile, which is up from 9.4 ... READ MORE
Apply for fall quota hunts through June 15
By Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Thousands of quota hunt opportunities await hunters applying for fall quota hunts for deer and wild hogs. There also are special hunts for families, youth, people with disabilities, bowhunters and those hunting with muzzleloaders.
Florida's Quota Hunt Program prevents overcrowding and controls the harvest of game on wildlife management areas (WMAs... READ MORE
May 15 deadline to apply for moose lottery
By Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
The deadline to apply for the 2017 Maine Moose Permit Lottery is May 15. Applicants receive instant confirmation for successful lottery entry.
To apply online click here.
The moose permit drawing will take place June 17 at Caribou Parks and Recreation.
Applicants are awarded bonus points for each consecutive year they have applied for the lotte... READ MORE
Preliminary results of predator-prey study detailed
By Michigan Department of Natural Resources
A Wildlife Through Forestry forum on May 8 will showcase preliminary results from an ongoing Upper Peninsula predator-prey study.
This the third forum in a highly-successful series that links wildlife topics to ways habitat may be developed and enhanced for a range of species on private lands in the western Upper Peninsula.
The long-term predato... READ MORE