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Entries for January 2020
153,048 preliminary harvest total sees increase over 2018-19
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 153,048 deer during all 2019-20 archery and firearm seasons, which concluded Jan. 19. The total preliminary deer harvest for all seasons compares with a total harvest for all seasons of 151,709 deer in 2018-19. During the 2019-20 deer seasons, hunters took 45 percent does and 55 percent b... READ MORE
New Chevrolet Silverado Realtree Edition Answers Call Of The Wild
By Chevrolet | Realtree
LAS VEGAS — Chevrolet and Realtree today uncovered their newest outdoor truck collaboration: the 2021 Silverado Realtree® Edition. The limited-run truck brings together the rugged capability of Silverado 1500 Custom Trail Boss with exclusive graphics from Realtree, the world’s leading camouflage brand. This is the second collaborati... READ MORE
CWD status changes in 3 southwest counties
By Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Three counties have had their chronic wasting disease (CWD) status changed following confirmation of the disease (CWD) in new areas of southwest Tennessee. Haywood and Chester counties have been reclassified from high risk counties to CWD-positive counties after deer tested positive in the respective counties. Lauderdale County has been added as a ... READ MORE
Missouri increases feral hog elimination, adapts 2020 strategy
By Missouri Department of Conservation
The Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership eliminated 10,495 feral hogs from Missouri in 2019, and will increase efforts in 2020 as multiple agencies work together to eliminate feral hogs from the state. Partnership members participating in on-the-ground trapping efforts include the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Missouri Department of Conservati... READ MORE
Final deer harvest totals more than 285,400
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri's 2019-2020 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with a preliminary total deer harvest of 285,483. Of the deer harvested, 133,914 were antlered bucks, 27,931 were button bucks, and 123,638 were does. Top harvest counties for the overall deer season were Franklin with 6,247 deer checked, Callaway with 5,703, and Texas with 5,157. Hunters harve... READ MORE
8 deer positive for CWD in 2019 gun season
By North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Eight deer taken during the 2019 North Dakota deer gun season tested positive for chronic wasting disease, according to Dr. Charlie Bahnson, wildlife veterinarian for the Game and Fish Department. All were antlered deer taken from areas previously known to have CWD – six from unit 3F2 and two from 3A1. Bahnson said six of the eight were mule ... READ MORE
Commission hears 2019 elk, bear harvest reports
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Arkansas’s bear and elk harvests showed slight declines during the 2019 season, but biologists report that much of the decrease could be attributed to last year’s extremely productive hard mast. According to Myron Means, large carnivore program biologist, hunters harvested 432 black bears in Arkansas during 2019. The report was made at ... READ MORE
New deer and moose feeding regulation adopted
By New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
A new regulation now in effect aims to reduce problems caused by wildlife feeding and establish strict procedures for the use of tick-control devices designed to treat deer. Prohibiting the feeding of wild deer and moose is a best management approach to reduce risks associated with communicable wildlife diseases like chronic wasting disease, ... READ MORE
Comprehensive Conservation Enhancement Act passes
By Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
On Jan. 9, the Senate passed Senate Bill 3051, America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act, by amending the bill into House Resolution 925, the North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, which passed the House in late November 2019. The language contained in the ACE Act was offered as a floor amendment to H.R. 925, where it passed th... READ MORE
1,050 wildlife illegally killed in Utah in 2019
By Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Conservation officers reported that 1,050 animals were illegally killed in Utah in 2019, a slight increase from the total number killed the year before. The total combined value of the wildlife that was illegally killed was over $386,000. While more individual animals were illegally killed in 2019, the total monetary value was lower than in 2018, d... READ MORE