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Resident hunters should register now for depredation hunts
By South Dakota Game Fish and Parks
South Dakota residents may register, free of charge, for potential depredation hunts for deer, elk, antelope and turkey. Registration opened Dec. 1. Resident hunters are reminded of the unique opportunities that could exist later in winter with the Wildlife Damage Management Program which assists landowners with wildlife depredation abatement progr... READ MORE
Firearms opening day harvest up 29%
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Despite wind and rain hampering the overall weekend, hunters reported 8,061 deer were taken on opening day of the 2019 Maryland firearm season, Nov. 30. The number represents a 29% increase over last year’s Saturday opener. The overall weekend harvest of 9,201 was down 9% from 2018 due to nearly non-stop rain and wind across the state o... READ MORE
10,543 deer harvested during antlerless portion
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 10,543 deer during the antlerless portion of the fall firearms deer season, Dec. 6-8. Top harvest counties were Callaway with 396 deer harvested, Pike with 303, and Osage with 301. Last year’s antlerless-harvest-portion harvest total was 6,645. Archery season continues through Ja... READ MORE
USDA resumes CRP enrollment beginning Dec. 9
By United States Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is opening signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Dec. 9. The deadline for agricultural producers to sign up for general CRP is Feb. 28, 2020, while signup for continuous CRP is ongoing. The general signup is the first held since 2016. Farmers and ranchers who enroll in CRP receive a yearly re... READ MORE
November firearm deer harvest slightly higher than last year
By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Deer harvest during the 2019 November firearm season in Nebraska is 2% ahead last year’s pace. During the nine-day season, there were 43,346 deer taken, compared to 42,466 in 2018. Mule deer buck harvest decreased 9%, with 7,172 taken, compared to 7,925 in 2018. The average age of mule deer bucks is very good, with 50% of bucks at age 3 or ol... READ MORE
15,501 deer taken during gun season opener
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Results from opening day of white-tailed deer-gun hunting season report 15,501 deer taken by Ohio hunters. During the 2018 season, 13,651 deer were harvested on the opening day of gun season. Top 10 counties for deer harvest on opening day include Coshocton (663), Ashtabula (601), Tuscarawas (557), Knox (544), Muskingum (511), Guernsey (426), Holm... READ MORE
$20,000 reward offered for help with 6 elk poaching cases
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri’s Operation Game Thief is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the poacher or poachers who shot a female adult elk and left it for dead Nov. 18 on National Park Service property near the end of M Highway in Carter County. No meat or other parts of the animal were taken. By the time the dead cow elk w... READ MORE
Historic Sunday hunting bill signed in Pennsylvania
By Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation
On Nov. 27, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, co-chair of the Governor's Sportsmen's Caucus, signed into law S. 147, marking significant progress to overturn the state's more than three-centuries old prohibition on Sunday hunting for game species. The legislation authorizes one day of Sunday hunting during the archery deer season, one day during the fire... READ MORE
Hunters check 1,054 turkeys during fall season
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Hunters checked 1,054 wild turkeys during the 2019 fall hunting season, open in 70 counties from Oct. 12-Dec.1. Ohio hunters took 1,131 wild turkeys during the 2018 fall season. A list of all wild turkeys checked during the 2019 fall hunting season follows. The first number after the county’s name shows the harvest number for 2019, and the 2... READ MORE
Hunters check record 140,000 deer in first two weeks
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
With the first two weeks of modern gun deer season completed, Arkansas hunters have checked more than 140,000 deer throughout the state. To put things into perspective, Arkansas hunters have already checked more deer than the total harvest for any year before 1995. The total harvest is slightly lower at this point than it was in the last two season... READ MORE