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Nebraska limits deer permits for upcoming season
By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
With permit quotas reduced for the upcoming deer seasons, hunters may find tags easily obtained in the past will be in limited supply. Hunters can improve chances of getting a permit by applying during June and July. Changes to permit quotas are driven by a severe decline in the 2022-23 deer harvest which was down 11% statewide, and down 22% from 2... READ MORE
Alligator lottery applications open through July 15
By South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Applications for the public alligator lottery are now available online through July 15 at 5 p.m. A $10 nonrefundable application fee is required to apply. A randomized computer drawing based on a preference point system will determine the selection of hunters. The 2023 public alligator season begins at 12 p.m. (noon) Sept. 9 and runs until 12 p.m.... READ MORE
Hunters check 15,673 turkeys during spring season
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Wild turkey hunters checked 15,673 birds during the spring season which concluded May 28. The total statewide harvest represents all turkeys checked from April 22 to May 28, including 1,823 turkeys taken during the youth season April 15-16. During the 2022 season, the total number of turkeys checked was 11,872. The three-year average (2020, 2021, ... READ MORE
Quote hunt applications open June 1
By Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Beginning June 1 hunters can apply electronically for quota hunts including youth, deer, alligator, waterfowl, dove and many others. “Quota hunts are a great way to take part in a limited opportunity high-quality hunting experience,” says Tina Johannsen, assistant chief of the Game Management Section with the Wildlife Resources Division... READ MORE
24,447 turkeys highest spring harvest recorded
By Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Virginia hunters harvested 24,447 turkeys during the 2023 spring turkey season, the highest spring turkey harvest ever recorded in the state. The previous record was 20,580, set during spring 2015. DWR biologists anticipated the spring turkey harvest would increase during the 2023 season as indicated by above average brood survey results in 2021. T... READ MORE
Alligator harvest permit application opens June 6
By Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Beginning June 6, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will accept online applications for Alligator Harvest Permits. The permits allow for the harvest of an alligator in one of Alabama’s five designated Alligator Management Areas (AMA); there is no fee to apply for a permit. A total of 260 Alligator Harvest Permits will be di... READ MORE
Public input sought for adjusting permit prices
By Missouri Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is proposing adjusting prices for most hunting, fishing, trapping, and commercial permits to keep up with rising costs of goods and services it uses to manage than 1,000 conservation areas, nature centers, shooting ranges, fish hatcheries and other facilities. Most MDC permit prices have not increased in 20 years whil... READ MORE
4,706 acres added to expand public hunting opportunities
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Beginning with the 2023-24 hunting seasons, AGFC will add 4,706 acres of public hunting land in The Natural State. With a partnership between AGFC and Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, two new WMAs have been formed: Goat’s Beard Bluff Natural Area and Sugarloaf Mountains-Midland Peak Natural Area. Goat’s Beard Bluff Natural Area en... READ MORE
Hunters harvest 16,121 turkeys in spring season
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Turkey hunters harvested a preliminary statewide total of 16,121 wild turkeys during the 2023 spring turkey season. This compares with the 2022 statewide turkey harvest of 13,701. The top five counties for the 2023 harvest were Jo Daviess, 595; Jefferson, 487; Pike, 419; Pope, 379; and Randolph, 370. The record harvest total for the spring season ... READ MORE
Spring harvest up for total of 14,800 turkeys
By Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Despite a rainy cold closing weekend across much of state, Iowa’s wild turkey hunters reported harvesting more than 14,800 birds through the mandatory registration system, an increase of nearly 3,000 over the 2022 harvest. Iowa’s spring turkey seasons began April 7 with the youth season and ended on May 14. Hunters purchased nearly 54,5... READ MORE