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Entries for January 2016
Doe genetics make rut periods range wide in the South
By David Rainer
Deer hunters in Alabama currently are likely experiencing the gamut of rutting activity across the state. Because of the state’s diverse topography and wildlife management heritage, some hunters may see deer in the heat of rut, while others are watching young bucks start to chase does as the rut kicks off. For others, the rut is so 2015. A st... READ MORE
Buckmasters 2016 Life Hunt elements: Inspiration, Perspiration, Dedication
By David Rainer
Photo: Tori Blocker of Mobile, Ala. with her dad, Phillip (right) and Rusty Morrow of the Alabama Conservation Enforcement Officers Association help celebrate Tori's deer. —Photo by David Rainer Inspiration comes in abundance at the annual Buckmasters Life Hunt at Sedgefields Plantation in west central Alabama. Each year, the Buckmasters Amer... READ MORE
WV whitetail 2015 harvest increases 32 percent
By West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Preliminary counts of deer registered through the new electronic game checking process indicate West Virginia hunters harvested 138,493 white-tailed deer during the recently completed bucks-only, antlerless, muzzleloader, archery, crossbow and youth/Class Q/Class XS deer seasons.
The 2015 harvest was 32 percent higher than the 2014 deer harvest of... READ MORE
Missouri deer seasons end; prelim total of 279,401 taken
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri's 2015-2016 deer-hunting seasons ended Jan. 15 with reports of a preliminary total harvest of 279,401 deer.
Top counties for the overall seasons were Texas with 5,812 deer harvested, Franklin with 5,463, and Howell with 5,440. Hunters took 258,341 deer during the 2014-2015 deer hunting seasons.
Deer hunting ended at the close of archery ... READ MORE
38th SHOT Show® opens in Las Vegas
By National Shooting Sports Foundation
Firearm industry professionals gather at largest trade show for target shooting, hunting, outdoor and law enforcement products. The 38th Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show®) opened its doors this January 19 at the Sands Expo Center with expectations running high given the energized market in America for firearms, ammunition and... READ MORE
Yamaha Launches 2016 National Hunting and Fishing Day Sweepstakes
By Yamaha Motor Corp., USA
All-New Kodiak 700 ATV to be Given Away in Support of NHF Day. Kennesaw, Ga. – January 19, 2016 – Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, the industry leading manufacturer of ATV and Side-by-Side (SxS) vehicles for outdoorsmen and women, is supporting the National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHF Day) again in 2016, this year giving away the all-new Yamah... READ MORE
WV hunters set record for black bear harvest
By West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Hunters in West Virginia harvested 3,195 black bears during the combined 2015 archery and firearms seasons, according to Colin Carpenter, black bear project leader for the Division of Natural Resources.
Preliminary harvest data for the combined 2015 seasons was 17 percent higher than the record set in 2012 of 2,735 bears. The black bear harvest of... READ MORE
U.S. hunters now take more mature bucks than yearlings
By Quality Deer Management Association
Whitetail hunters are taking more mature bucks than 1 1/2-year-old or yearling bucks for the first time in modern history, according to data compiled by the Quality Deer Management Association for its 2016 Whitetail Report. In the 2014-15 hunting season, the most recent season with complete deer harvest data available from every whitetail stat... READ MORE
Hunters check 12,505 deer in OH muzzleloader season
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Hunters checked 12,505 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s muzzleloader season, Jan. 9 to 12, an increase over the 2015 muzzleloader season when 13,724 white-tailed deer were checked.
Ohio’s archery season remains open through Sunday, Feb. 7.
The goal of Ohio’s Deer Management Program is to provide a deer population that maximizes r... READ MORE
Illinois hunters see increase in 7-day harvest
By Illinois Department of Conservation
Deer hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 86,771 deer during the seven-day firearm deer season that closed Dec. 6. That figure compares to 76,575 deer harvested during the seven days of firearm season in 2014.
Preliminary harvest figures for the second segment of the firearm season Dec. 3 to 6 totaled 28,803, compared with 24,745 d... READ MORE