Hunting News

Entries for May 2017

Spring turkey harvest up 18% over 10 year average

Spring turkey harvest up 18% over 10 year average

By West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Spring turkey hunters harvested 11,539 gobblers this year, an increase of more than 11 percent from 2016, according to preliminary numbers. The harvest is the largest since 2006 when 11,735 birds were harvested, and is more than 18 percent above the 10-year average. “Weather conditions were variable across the state during this year’s ... READ MORE

Team Mathews Dominates the ASA Pro/Am in Appling, GA

Team Mathews Dominates the ASA Pro/Am in Appling, GA

By Mathews Inc.

Team Mathews swept the Men’s Open Pro Division and seized first and second place finishes in the Women's Open Pro Division at the ASA Pro/Am in Appling, GA this past weekend. Dan McCarthy took top honors in the Men’s Open Pro Division scoring an impressive 494 with a total of 17 twelve rings for the weekend. Teammates Levi Morgan finish... READ MORE

Turkey harvest sees slight dip from 2016

Turkey harvest sees slight dip from 2016

By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Turkey hunters checked 10,066 birds at the end of the season which featured 16 days for all hunters, and two more days at the front end of the season for the annual statewide youth turkey hunt. In 2016, hunters harvested 11,853 turkeys. The regular season started five days earlier than the 2016 season, but leaving no quiet period between the end ... READ MORE

Spring turkey hunters harvest 43,339 birds

Spring turkey hunters harvest 43,339 birds

By Missouri Department of Conservation

Turkey hunters checked 39,239 birds during Missouri’s 2017 regular spring turkey season April 17 through May 7. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 932 birds checked, Texas with 843, and Callaway with 697. Young turkey hunters harvested 4,100 birds during the 2017 spring youth season, April 8 and 9, bringing the overall 2017 spring turk... READ MORE

Federal Premium Introduces Hi-Bird Upland Shotshells

Federal Premium Introduces Hi-Bird Upland Shotshells

By Federal Premium Ammunition

Federal Premium Ammunition is proud to announce its new Hi-Bird shotshell, which combines speed, hard-hitting pellets and a specialized wad to fold the highest doves, crows and pigeons, as well as pheasants and the most challenging upland birds. Shipments are currently being delivered to dealers. The powerful Hi-Bird load’s two-piece wad feat... READ MORE

New alligator hunt permit process opens June 1

New alligator hunt permit process opens June 1

By Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks

A new application/permitting process for the 2017 alligator hunting season on public waters and private land has been approved by the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Applications can be made June 1-7. The statewide public waters season includes opportunities in specific public waterways.  There are no changes to public water zone... READ MORE

Apply for Phase I alligator hunt permits in May

Apply for Phase I alligator hunt permits in May

By Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

May marks the start of the Phase I application period for applying for alligator, fall quota, special opportunity and national wildlife refuge hunt permits. The application period for alligator hunt permits, Phase I random drawing, begins May 12 at 10 a.m. and runs through May 22. More than 6,000 alligator harvest permits will be available. Learn ... READ MORE

Spring squirrel season opens May 15

Spring squirrel season opens May 15

By Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks

Mississippi’s spring squirrel hunting season opens May 15 and closes June 1. The bag limit is four squirrels per day. Unlike fall and winter hunting, during the spring squirrel hunting season, acorns and other nut crops will not be available. Squirrels use a wide variety of foods in spring, such as fruits, berries, mushrooms and insects. A... READ MORE

Hundreds of tags remain for low-density elk hunt

Hundreds of tags remain for low-density elk hunt

By Arizona Game and Fish Department

More than 600 hunt permit-tags are available for the 2017 minimal occurrence zone/low-density elk hunt in game management units 12A, 12B, 13A and 13B. These four units combined have an extremely low-density elk population – an estimated 40 to 50 total animals. The Game and Fish Department is specifically managing these units for wildlife val... READ MORE

Spring mule deer survey finds 16% increase

Spring mule deer survey finds 16% increase

By North Dakota Game and Fish Department

Results of the annual spring mule deer survey completed in April indicate western North Dakota’s mule deer population has increased 16 percent from last year. Biologists counted 3,349 mule deer in 306.3 square miles during this year’s survey. Overall mule deer density in the badlands was 10.9 deer per square mile, which is up from 9.4 ... READ MORE

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