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Special urban bowhunt applications now available
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
The application period for special urban bowhunts for the 2022-23 deer hunting season is now open. Registration closes July 11, before the first orientation. Hunts begin Sept. 1 and close Feb. 28, 2023. Urban hunts offer bowhunters an early opportunity to get into the woods, and are the most effective method for wildlife managers to assist cities ... READ MORE
Iowa deer application now open; closes June 5
By Iowa Department of Natural Resources
The Iowa nonresident deer hunting application period is currently open and will close June 5 at midnight. As a reminder, preference point purchases and applications are no longer available by phone and will only be accessible online. How to apply click here. To access the application, click Log In or Enroll now. Proof of hunter safety education i... READ MORE
Black Belt's hunting, fishing impact celebrated
By David Rainer/Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: The Alabama Black Belt offers some of the best turkey and deer hunting in the nation. – Photo courtesy Chuck Sykes ADCNR. A storied history, rich culture and fertile soil are not the only features of the Alabama Black Belt to be celebrated. The Black Belt is also an important economic driver in Alabama’s outdoor recreation indust... READ MORE
Turkey harvest sees slight increase
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Turkey hunters saw an uptick in checked birds during this spring’s three-week turkey hunting season, which ran from April 18 to May 8. Hunters checked 7,578 turkeys, an 8% increase from last year’s 7,013-bird total. That number also includes harvest totals from the preseason youth hunt April 9-10. Despite high winds and a cold snap in m... READ MORE
Quick actions needed to control feral hogs on property
By Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment
Photo: Found in at least 38 states with a population of more than 5 million, feral swine cause approximately $1.5 billion in damages and control costs in the U.S. each year, according to the USDA. Eight hundred million of this estimate reflects direct damage to agriculture. Wild pigs cause significant damage to agricultural crops and the environmen... READ MORE
Avian flu confirmed in red fox kits in 3 counties
By Michigan Department of Natural Resources
The DNR received confirmation May 11 that three red fox kits died from highly pathogenic avian influenza, the state’s first confirmation of the HPAI virus in wild mammals. The fox kits, collected between April 1 and April 14, came from three separate dens in Lapeer, Macomb and St. Clair counties. A wildlife rehabilitator in southeastern Michi... READ MORE
Wild fox positive for highly pathogenic avian flu
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
A wild fox from Anoka County has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza. This is the first confirmed case of HPAI in a wild mammal in Minnesota. The University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory alerted the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, which is responsible for monitoring the health of the state’s wildli... READ MORE
Spring turkey season harvests totals 36,251 birds
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows that turkey hunters checked 33,355 birds during Missouri’s 2022 regular spring turkey season, April 18 through May 8. Top regular season harvest counties were Franklin with 798 birds harvested, Callaway with 614, and Gasconade with 606.
Young turkey hunters also harvested 2,896 birds over the youth weekend, April 9 and... READ MORE
Apply now, moose hunt lottery closes May 27
By New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
If you want to hunt moose in New Hampshire this fall, now is the time to enter the moose hunt lottery which closes May 27. The lottery entrance fee is $15 for New Hampshire residents, and $25 for nonresidents. A total of 40 permits will be issued in 2022.
Applicants are encouraged to apply online and early, so there is less chance of submitting an... READ MORE
Applications open; hunt hours, airbows added for alligator hunts
By Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
At its May meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Commissioners increased hours for the statewide alligator hunt and added pre-charged pneumatic airbows to legal methods of take. Increasing hunting hours from 17 to 24 hours a day in most areas will provide hunters with an alligator trapping license or harvest permit more flexibility wh... READ MORE