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Entries for March 2021
28% increase in fishing, hunting license sales during pandemic
By Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
With people flooding to the outdoors for recreation during the COVID-19 pandemic, State Parks and land management agencies saw a significant increase in visitor numbers. Many escaping to the outdoors also enjoyed hunting and fishing as a recreational outlet — the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources saw a record 28% increase for hunting and f... READ MORE
Talking about leaving a turkey hunting legacy
By David Rainer/Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Changes in 2022 will benefit the long-term health of Alabama turkey population. At the recent Alabama Conservation Advisory Board meeting in Montgomery, one of the people who took advantage of the opportunity to address the Board was David Hawley of Livingston, Alabama. At that March 6 meeting, the Board approved a motion to open the 2022 turkey se... READ MORE
Turkey equipment rule changes approved for spring season
By Indiana Department of Natural Resources
The Natural Resources Commission has granted final approval to administrative rule changes that will allow turkey hunters to use .410 caliber and 28-gauge shotguns in addition to already-legal shotguns. The amendments also include requirements associated with shot size and density for these additional firearms, which includes allowing tungsten sup... READ MORE
Spring turkey season leftover licenses now available
By Michigan department of Natural Resources
Hunters who didn’t apply for a turkey license, or for those who were not successful in the license drawing, leftover licenses for the spring turkey season are now available. Remaining licenses can be purchased online beginning March 15. Spring turkey hunting season dates are April 17 through June 7. Detailed information about spring turkey re... READ MORE
Bear hunters see record harvest for 2020
By New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Early season black bear hunters reported successful harvests in Northern and Southern Zones, taking a total of 1,723 black bears during the 2020 hunting seasons. Hunters took an estimated 1,152 bears in the Southern Zone, comparable to the record set in 2019, and 11% greater than the recent five-year average. While take in the regular season was lo... READ MORE
New app can help stop poachers with anonymous tip
By Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Wildlife officers are encouraging everyone in Utah to download a new app to their cell phones. The app—UTDWR—allows users to help stop poaching by submitting an anonymous tip with images or video. The app, available for iOS and Android devices, was created by Citizen Observer, an organization that provides internet-based communication s... READ MORE
Moss balls harboring zebra mussels, serious invasive threat
By Buckmasters Online
Wildlife agencies across the nation are sounding the alarm that invasive zebra mussels have been detected in moss ball products designed for aquarium use, and commonly sold with fish and aquarium supplies, including retailers PetSmart and Petco. State and federal fish and wildlife agencies are asking retailers to remove moss balls from their shelve... READ MORE
Maine moose lottery opens online only
By Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
The 2021 Maine moose permit lottery application process is open! Applications for the moose permit lottery will be accepted online only. Applications must be completed by 11:59 p.m. May 13; the 2021 moose lottery permit drawing will take place June 12. To apply online, visit the moose permit lottery page online to fill out the moose permit app... READ MORE
Deer harvest numbers hold steady in 2020-21
By Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
During the 2020–21 deer hunting season, hunters harvested 208,131 deer in Virginia, up less than 1% from the 206,976 deer taken during the previous season. This year’s total included 100,821 antlered bucks, 1,117 bucks that had shed their antlers, 13,230 button bucks, 91,275 does (44%), and 1,748 deer of unknown sex. The youth and appr... READ MORE
Hunter harvest up for elk, whitetails, mule deer
By Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Idaho elk and deer hunters increased harvests in 2020, with elk hunting steaming toward all-time highs for consecutive years of a harvest above 20,000 animals. Also historic, the white-tailed deer harvest topped the mule deer harvest — something that has happened just a few times in Idaho’s history. Statewide deer and elk hunter number... READ MORE