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Entries for 2016
Pennsylvania sees small increase in 2015-16 deer harvest
By Pennsylvania Game Commission
Pennsylvania hunters harvested an estimated 315,813 deer during the 2015-16 seasons, about 4 percent more than the 2014-15 harvest of 303,973.
The 137,580 antlered deer taken shows an increase of about 15 percent compared to the previous license year, when an estimated 119,260 bucks were taken. Hunters also harvested an estimated 178,233 antlerles... READ MORE
Déjà vu-ing with turkeys, youth hunters and rain
By David Rainer
Photo: Chuck Sykes, director of the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, had plenty of luck with youth hunters during last year’s turkey season. Sykes and Jack Utsey scored on a hunt in Choctaw County. If the weather forecast is anywhere close to accurate, the start of the 2016 turkey season in Alabama may be déjà... READ MORE
USFWS distributes $1.1 billion in hunt-fish excise taxes
By U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
On March 6, 2016 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service distributed $1.1 billion in revenues generated by the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration acts.
The funding, which supports state environmental conservation and recreation projects throughout the nation, comes from excise taxes paid by the hunting, bo... READ MORE
Nebraska claims it’s the best place to hunt turkeys
By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
When spring turkey hunting season opens in Nebraska March 25, some of the best hunting opportunities in the nation are available to hunters. Not only are turkeys abundant, with populations in every county, but the permits are affordable and unlimited in quantity.
“Nebraska’s turkey hunting opportunities are better than any place in the... READ MORE
Falconry: A modern art of training hawks to hunt
By David Rainer
Photo: Larry Mullis’ red-tailed hawk, named Dixie, soars through the treetops to find a perch suitable for attacking a gray squirrel’s hideout. Boy, did I go on a fantastic squirrel hunt last weekend in the Grampian Hills outside Camden, Ala. Our hunting party bagged a grand total of two squirrels. Say what? Two squirrels are barely eno... READ MORE
Nebraska aerial survey collects mule deer data
By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
The third year of a five-year aerial survey of mule deer in the Pine Ridge of northwestern Nebraska is now complete, indicating a decrease in overall mule deer population, but an increase in the number of fawns.
During the survey, which covers eight subunits with the most suitable mule deer habitat within the Pine Ridge deer management unit, Commi... READ MORE
Report turkey harvest pronto, Georgia tells hunters
By Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Turkey hunting in Georgia this year? The Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division reminds hunters they’ll need to report it immediately.
Before moving a harvested turkey, hunters are required to immediately enter the date and county on the harvest record, and within 72 hours, hunters must complete the reporting process thr... READ MORE
Missouri’s feral hog strike team gets funding boost
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Conservation and agriculture groups and the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation have joined the Department of Conservation to provide more trapping equipment to the state’s feral hog strike team while educating the public about feral hogs.
“The number of requests MDC gets asking for help with feral hogs continues to increase as l... READ MORE
Arkansas confirms CWD in elk taken in 2015
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
An elk harvested near Pruitt on the Buffalo National River during the October 2015 hunting season tested positive for chronic wasting disease, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
This is the first time an animal in Arkansas has tested positive for the disease, which is fatal to elk and white-tailed deer.
In 2006, the Commission cr... READ MORE
Another low for Kansas hunting-related incidents
By Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Just six hunting-related incidents reported in Kansas for 2015 ties the record low set in 2013. Unfortunately, one hunter lost his life.
While six incidents is an amazingly low number considering hunters recorded more than 5 million hunter-days last year, it doesn’t lessen the impact on a family and community that lost one of its members.
M... READ MORE