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Entries for 2019
Hunters register 3,782 birds in 2018 fall turkey season
By Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Hunters registered 3,782 birds during the fall 2018 wild turkey season, very similar to the 3,971 turkeys registered during the 2017 fall season. In total, 73,915 harvest authorizations were issued for the 2018 fall season, an increase of 7,099 from 2017. Of the 73,915 harvest authorizations issued, 70,420 were awarded with a fall turkey license an... READ MORE
Conservation legacy Rep. John Dingell has died
By Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation
On Feb. 7, Congressman John Dingell Jr. (MI), one of the country’s most accomplished legislators and conservationists, passed away at age 92. Congressman Dingell’s career is best summarized as one of selfless public service. Dingell enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 18, where he rose to the rank of second lieutenant. A li... READ MORE
Hunters harvest 108,856 deer during 2018-19 season
By West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Hunters in West Virginia registered 108,856 white-tailed deer through the electronic game checking system during the recently completed buck firearms, antlerless, muzzleloader, archery, crossbow, youth/Class Q/Class XS and Mountaineer Heritage seasons. The total harvest was within 1 percent of the 2017 deer harvest of 108,160 and 11 percent below ... READ MORE
2019 Maine moose lottery now open
By Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
The 2019 Maine moose permit lottery application process is now open with applications accepted online only.The online application process is fast and simple and applicants will receive instant confirmation for successful entry into the system. The deadline to apply for the lottery is 11:59 p.m. on May 15. To apply online, click here. Hunters who fi... READ MORE
Preliminary deer harvest sets new record high
By Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
The preliminary statewide deer harvest for 2018 is 14,513 – a new record high. The totals per season include 138 deer on Youth Deer Hunt Day; 3 deer for Paraplegic Deer Hunt; 5,190 deer in Archery Season, all dates and zones; 6,496 deer in Shotgun Season; and 2,687 deer taken during Primitive Firearms Season. Deer density and hunter effort ... READ MORE
Preliminary all seasons harvest totals 151,577 deer
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Hunters harvested a preliminary total of 151,577 deer during all 2018-19 archery and firearm seasons, which ended Jan. 20. The total preliminary deer harvest for all seasons is higher than the total harvest of 147,695 deer for all seasons in 2017-18. During the 2018-19 deer seasons, hunters took 45 percent does and 55 percent bucks. Archery: Arc... READ MORE
Bill introduced to modernize Pittman-Robertson Act
By Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation
Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Co-Chair Congressman Austin Scott (GA), and fellow CSC leaders Representatives Marc Veasey (TX), Debbie Dingell (MI), and Richard Hudson (NC), have introduced the Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act (H.R. 877), for wildlife conservation funding. "Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus leadershi... READ MORE
9,300 feral hogs eliminated in Missouri in 2018
By Missouri Department of Conservation
When the Department of Conservation tallied the number of feral hogs eliminated from January through December 2018, the final count resulted in 9,365 feral hogs removed from the state’s landscape by the Department, partner agencies and private landowners. In 2017, 6,561 feral hogs were removed. MDC and partners have implemented a new strategy... READ MORE
West Virginia hunters harvest 2,606 black bears
By West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
West Virginia hunters harvested 2,606 black bears during the combined 2018 archery and firearms seasons. The preliminary harvest for the combined 2018 seasons is 18 percent below the 3,160 bears killed in 2017, but is the sixth highest bear kill recorded, according to Colin Carpenter, black bear project leader. Hunters killed 637 bears during the... READ MORE
Project seeks to reduce impact of CWD
By Pennsylvania Game Commission
The Game Commission in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Wildlife Services (USDA-WS) is conducting a project in Blair and Bedford counties to reduce the impact of chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD is a threat to Pennsylvania’s deer and elk populations. Deer and elk infected with CWD have lower survival rates, and this can ... READ MORE