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Entries for 'Gray Loon'
April 30 deadline for elk quota hunt application
By Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources
Twenty years ago, this December, seven elk were released atop Potato Knob in Perry County in front of thousands of onlookers. The landmark restoration of a free roaming elk herd in Kentucky was off and running.
There are now more elk in Kentucky than any state east of the Rocky Mountains, and each year the prospect of harvesting one compels tens o... READ MORE
Turkey season opens May 1; youth weekend April 22-23
By New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Opening day for spring turkey season is May 1 in upstate New York north of the Bronx-Westchester County line, with youth weekend opening April 22-23.
The youth turkey hunt for junior hunters ages 12 to 15 is open in all of upstate New York and Suffolk County.
This spring, experienced hunters are being encouraged to take a novice hunter afield, w... READ MORE
American Eagle Introduces 6.8 SPC and 6.5 Grendel Varmint & Predator Loads
By Federal Premium Ammunition
Federal Premium Ammunition is pleased to announce it has expanded its American Eagle Varmint & Predator lineup with new 90-grain 6.8 SPC and 6.5 Grendel loads. The loads combine accuracy, consistency, reliable performance on target and an affordable price tag to create the perfect round for the avid varmint hunter. Shipments of these new produc... READ MORE
Final whitetail, mule deer totals see high success rates
By North Dakota Game and Fish Department
A total of 44,140 North Dakota deer hunters took approximately 29,300 deer during the 2016 deer gun hunting season, according to a post-season survey conducted by the state Game and Fish Department.
Game and Fish made available 49,000 deer gun licenses last year. Overall hunter success was 66 percent, with each hunter spending an average of 4.4 da... READ MORE
Florida provides tips for living with alligators
By Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
The American alligator is a conservation success story, and while alligators are an important part of Florida’s ecosystem, they also should be regarded with caution and respect.
Florida has a healthy and stable alligator population, which is estimated at 1.3 million and consists of alligators of every size.
During spring when temperatures r... READ MORE
Popular antler auction set April 22
By South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks
Preparations are underway for the popular annual Antler Auction April 22 at the Goeman Auction Pavilion, north of Lennox. Doors open at 8 a.m.
The antler auction will be preceded by a gun auction from 9 to 11 a.m. CDT.
Antlers make up the bulk of auction items, with hundreds of deer antlers offered to bidders.
Other items to be auctioned inclu... READ MORE
New habitat projects designed for wildlife, hunters
By North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Landowners have two new options to enroll acreage in programs designed to develop wildlife habitat because of a partnership between the Game and Fish Department and U.S Department of Agriculture.
The new companion programs to the popular Conservation Reserve Program are the new Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program and State Acres For Wildlife ... READ MORE
Trophy poachers face stiffer fines, more jail time
By New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
Trophy poachers who kill bighorn sheep, ibex, oryx, Barbary sheep, elk, deer or pronghorn antelope without a license or out of season just for the head or horns face increased fines and jail times if convicted.
Legislation that elevates the crime of wasting game from a misdemeanor to a felony, which upon conviction carries a maximum prison sentenc... READ MORE
Youth hunters take a record 1,541 turkeys
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Youth turkey hunters harvested a preliminary record total of 1,541 birds during the Illinois Youth turkey season March 25-25 and April 1-2.
This was the first year that two youth turkey hunting weekends were open for the entire state.
Much of the state received rain during one or both days of the first weekend. However, it didn’t seem to sl... READ MORE
Officers uncover illegal feral hog selling operation
By Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks
Conservation officers in South Mississippi recently dismantled a group responsible for illegal selling and transporting wild hogs.
The illegal trafficking operation was discovered when a concerned citizen tipped off local officers of what they believed was a “possible illegal situation that concerned them greatly.”
Christopher Miley a... READ MORE