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Hunters harvest 44,455 bucks during 2017 firearms season
By West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Preliminary data collected from the Division of Natural Resources’ electronic game checking system indicate deer hunters in West Virginia harvested 44,455 bucks during the two-week buck firearms season from Nov. 20 through Dec. 2.
This year’s harvest is close to the 46,071 bucks collected in 2016.
The buck harvest increased in the E... READ MORE
Fall turkey hunters harvest 948 birds
By West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Fall turkey hunters harvested 948 birds during the 2017 season, which puts the fall harvest down 54 percent compared to the 2016 season. The harvest, however, is only 23 percent below the five-year average.
“As predicted in the 2017 Mast Survey and Hunter Outlook, we expected this fall’s harvest to be down from a year ago,” said... READ MORE
Opening weekend reports harvest of 13,514 deer
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Hunters reported harvesting 13,514 deer on the opening weekend of Maryland’s 2017 firearm season, the state’s most popular hunting season.
The total includes 6,242 antlered and 7,272 antlerless deer, with sika deer comprising 201 of the antlered and 188 of the antlerless totals. The two-week deer firearm season runs through Dec. 9.
F... READ MORE
Early deer harvest numbers higher than 2016
By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Preliminary deer harvest in Nebraska is 3 percent ahead of last year’s pace. From Sept. 1 through Nov. 30, there were 49,923 deer checked, compared to 48,633 in 2016.
Mule deer buck harvest has increased for the fourth consecutive year, with 8,609 taken, compared to 8,499 in 2016.
“This bodes well for Nebraska, as mule deer buck harv... READ MORE
72,814 deer checked to date during gun season
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
With two days remaining in deer-gun season, hunters checked 72,814 white-tailed deer during the 2017 weeklong deer-gun hunting season. Last year, hunters checked 66,758 deer during the weeklong deer-gun season.
Dec. 16 and 17 remain in deer-gun season. Muzzleloader season is Jan. 6-9, 2018. Archery season remains open through Feb. 4.
Past year&r... READ MORE
Fall firearms antlerless season totals 7,728 deer
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows deer hunters in Missouri harvested 7,728 deer during the antlerless portion of the fall firearms deer season, which ran Dec. 1-3.
Top harvest counties were Callaway with 250, Macon with 212, and Pike with 205 deer checked. Last year’s harvest total was 6,503.
The Department of Conservation reduced the length of the ... READ MORE
Hunters check 22,366 deer on firearms opening day
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Hunters checked 22,366 white-tailed deer Nov. 28, opening day of Ohio’s deer-gun hunting season.
Deer gun season remains open through Dec. 3. Two additional days of deer-gun season, Dec. 16 and 17, have been added to increase the opportunity for people to hunt with firearms.
Past year’s harvest summaries and weekly updated harvest re... READ MORE
Hunters take 161,057 deer; harvest up 16 percent
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Firearms hunters registered 161,057 deer through the third weekend of deer season, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
Preliminary results through the third weekend show that the number of deer registered was up 16 percent from 2016. Of the deer harvested, 53 percent were bucks, compared to 63 percent during the same period in 2016.
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Harvest totals 1,053 turkeys during fall season
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio hunters harvested 1,053 wild turkeys during the 2017 fall wild turkey season, open in 67 counties from Oct. 14 to Nov. 26. This year, 11 counties were open during the fall turkey season for the first time.
Wild turkeys were extirpated in Ohio by 1904 and were reintroduced in the 1950s by the Division of Wildlife. Ohio’s first modern day... READ MORE
November firearms harvest sees uptick at 191,368 deer
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 191,368 deer during the November portion of fall firearms deer season Nov. 11- 21.
Of the 191,368 deer harvested, 99,431 were antlered bucks, 20,148 were button bucks, and 71,789 were does. Top harvest counties were Howell with 4,564 deer checked, Texas with 4,374, and Franklin with 4,... READ MORE