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Entries for January 2018
Two Deer Test Positive for CWD
By North Dakota Game and Fish Department
A whitetail buck and a mule deer doe taken during the 2017 deer gun season from unit 3F2 in southwestern North Dakota, have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, according to Dr. Dan Grove, wildlife veterinarian for the state Game and Fish Department. Since 2009, the total now stands at 11 deer to test positive for CWD in North Dakota, and a... READ MORE
6,500+ feral hogs eliminated from Missouri landscape in 2017
By Missouri Department of Conservation
When the Department of Conservation feral hog strike team tallied feral hog elimination numbers for 2017, a total of 6,567 feral hogs were removed by MDC, partner agencies and private landowners. In 2016, 5,358 feral hogs were removed from the landscape. Increased partnerships and a public awareness campaign have led to increased success. Crews in... READ MORE
Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative Celebrates 10 Years
By Yamaha Motor Corp., USA
Powersports Industry’s Leading Access Advocate Tops $3.5 Million in Funding & Support. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, is proud to announce the Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative (OAI), the powersports industry’s premiere access program dedicated to ensuring outdoor recreation opportunities for future generations, celebrates it’s 10-ye... READ MORE
Apply online Feb. 1 for spring managed turkey hunts
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri youth, archery and firearms turkey hunters can apply online for 2018 spring turkey managed hunts Feb. 1 to 28. Spring turkey hunting youth weekend will be April 7 and 8 with the regular spring season running April 16 through May 6. Drawing results will be posted starting March 12. Detailed information on spring turkey hunting will be avai... READ MORE
Sign-up now open for hunter walk-in access
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Landowners can generate revenue by allowing public hunting on their private land in 46 Minnesota counties through the Department of Natural Resources Walk-In Access Program. Sign-ups began Jan. 22 and continue through April 27. “This program is a win-win for landowners and hunters,” said Scott Roemhildt, Walk-In Access coordinator. &ldq... READ MORE
Hunter takes first deer at 77 years old
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
You’re never too hold to harvest your first deer, as Ron Goza proved late last year.
Goza is 77, and the button buck he took recently allowed him to receive the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s certificate for My First Deer.
“I’ve hunted with my son-in-law the past few years and tried to get one and just never did, year... READ MORE
Hunters post fifth-highest deer harvest on record
By Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Looking at the total number of deer harvested by hunters in Kentucky during the 2017-18 season, it would appear nothing was out of the ordinary. The season ended in January. When it did, hunters had combined to take more than 136,000 deer across the state, making it the sixth consecutive season with a harvest total greater than 130,000 and the fift... READ MORE
2017 deer harvest of 105,544 surpasses 2016 totals
By Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Hunters reported harvesting 105,544 deer in Iowa during 2017, an increase of more than 4,100 deer from 2016. Iowa’s deer seasons closed on Jan. 10. Most deer were harvested during the two shotgun seasons. Totals for Shotgun 1: 26,546 deer, of which 13,804 were antlerless, 12,742 antlered. For Shotgun 2: 19,921 deer total, of which 12,... READ MORE
Last chance winter turkey season Jan. 18-20
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Hunters who did not bag a turkey during fall turkey season have one more change during winter turkey season Jan. 18-20 statewide. The winter season was established in 2015 to increase turkey hunting opportunities while minimizing conflicts with other seasons. “Wild turkey populations are at all-time highs in many areas,” said Paul ... READ MORE
Roadkill deer tests positive for CWD
By Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
A roadkill white-tailed deer collected by Parks and Wildlife Department personnel on U.S. Highway 87 between Dalhart and Hartley has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. This marks the first discovery of CWD in a Texas roadkill and the first case in a Texas Panhandle whitetail. “The roadkill was found along the border between the cur... READ MORE