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WMA turkey hunt application period opens Dec. 15
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Beginning Dec. 15, Arkansas hunters have one month to apply for limited permits on several wildlife management areas for the 2017 turkey season.
April may seem like an eternity for dyed-in-the-wool turkey hunters, but now is the time to start the process of bagging a bird on public land.
Some of the best public areas for turkey hunting are too s... READ MORE
Holiday hunt nonresident tags available Dec. 15
By Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Nonresident licenses for Iowa’s special nonresident holiday deer hunt, Dec. 24 to Jan, 2, go on sale Dec.15, and must be purchased at a license retailer rather than the online site.
Some antlerless tags are still available for nonresidents. Even if a hunter was not able to get tags through Iowa's annual lottery, or would like to add an ... READ MORE
With all counties open to fall turkey hunts, harvest up 82%
By West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Preliminary numbers show fall turkey hunters checked in 2,066 turkeys this fall, the first time in recent history all 55 counties were open to a fall season.
The fall turkey harvest was up 82 percent from 2015.
The top 10 counties were Nicholas (140), Randolph (116), Preston (105), Upshur (92), Webster (91), Wood (84), Greenbrier (74), Mason (64)... READ MORE
Opening weekend harvest increases, good weather helps
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Hunters took 13,488 deer on the opening weekend of the 2016 Maryland firearm season, the state’s most popular hunting season.
The harvest represents a 24 percent increase over last year’s estimate of 10,859 for the same period. The total includes 6,159 antlered and 7,329 antlerless deer with sika deer comprising 224 of the antler... READ MORE
Hunters take 79,429 deer in firearms season
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Hunters harvested a preliminary total of 79,429 deer during the 7-day Illinois firearm deer season that closed Dec. 4. The total is a drop from the final total of 86,847 deer harvested during the same season in 2015.
The preliminary harvest for the second segment of the firearm season on Dec. 1-4 totaled 24,977, compared with 28,977 during t... READ MORE
Harvest of 45,871 bucks down 25% from 2015
By West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Electronic game checking system data indicates deer hunters harvested 45,871 bucks during the two-week buck firearms season from Nov. 21 to Dec. 3. The results show the buck harvest is down 25 percent from last year’s harvest of 60,814.
The top 10 counties for buck harvest were Preston (1,769), Randolph (1,610), Jackson (1,482), Greenbrier (... READ MORE
Nearly 6,500 antlerless deer harvested Dec. 2-4
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows deer hunters in Missouri harvested 6,491 deer during the antlerless portion of the fall firearms deer season Dec. 2-4.
The top harvest counties were Callaway with 213 deer, Pike with 205, and Osage with 185.
Previous harvest numbers are not comparable to this season because the antlerless portion of the fall firearms deer s... READ MORE
Early numbers show decline in 9-day gun harvest
By Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Preliminary numbers from Wisconsin’s annual 9-day gun show 196,785 deer were harvested, a decline compared to the 198,057 deer taken during 2015.
The largest change in buck harvest occurred in the Northern Forest Zone which saw a 30 percent increase from 2015 after two consecutive mild winters and limited antlerless tags.
"While many factor... READ MORE
Mule deer buck harvest up, whitetail harvest down
By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Nebraska’s mule deer buck harvest as of Dec. 1 has increased for the third consecutive year to 8,486, which is up 2 percent from 2015, and is on track to beat the 2008 record of 9,115 adult bucks.
Populations continue to grow in response to low mule doe harvest.
Overall, mule deer harvest is higher and whitetail harvest is lower, so far thi... READ MORE
Feral hog problem grows worse
By David Rainer
Photo: The most effective method to deal with a feral hog problem is to trap the entire sounder or social unit in an enclosure with a trap door that can be triggered remotely using a smartphone app. — Photo Courtesy Tes Jolly.
Despite a combined effort to loosen regulations on removal and to increase awareness of the problem, the feral hog p... READ MORE