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Entries for March 2021
Fall wild turkey harvest sees slight increase
By Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
A total of 2,092 wild turkeys were harvested in Virginia during the 2020–21 fall turkey hunting season, a 3.7% increase over the 2019 harvest of 2,018 turkeys. The harvest declined approximately 1.5% in counties east of the Blue Ridge Mountains but increased 11% in counties west of the Blue Ridge. Nearly 96% of turkeys harvested this fall we... READ MORE
Controlled burns are top tool for wildlife and land managers
By David Rainer/ Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: A drip torch is used to set a fire line on a section of property scheduled for a controlled burn. Photo by Steve Mitchell. Social media has been filled with smoke and fire lately as many land managers, like the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), conduct controlled burns to enhance the flora and fauna throughout... READ MORE
New rule expands protections against CWD
By Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
The Conservation Commission has approved rule changes that prohibit importing or possessing whole carcasses or high-risk parts of deer, elk, moose, caribou and all other species of the deer family originating from any place outside of Florida. The new rules, effective as of July 1, 2021, protect Florida deer populations by reducing the risk of chr... READ MORE
New Southern Zone holiday deer hunt Dec. 26-Jan. 1
By New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
A new Holiday Deer Hunt that extends late bow and muzzleloader hunting seasons for deer will be available Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, 2022 in New York's Southern Zone.
The new season provides an additional seven days of late season hunting with bows and muzzleloaders.
Hunters must purchase a bowhunting or muzzleloading privilege to participate in the late... READ MORE
17,265 sets new deer harvest record
By Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Delaware hunters registered 17,265 harvested deer during the 2020-21 hunting season, surpassing the previous record harvest of 16,969 deer set last year. This marks the eighth consecutive year that more than 14,000 deer were harvested. With the record-breaking total harvest, numerous other records were surpassed this year. The November Shotgun Sea... READ MORE
21 new CWD positives; zones reassessed
By Iowa Department of Natural Resources
The 2020 surveillance of Iowa’s wild deer herd for the presence of chronic wasting disease has yielded 21 new positive deer, and has added two new counties to the list where CWD-positive deer have been found. The new positive deer were all from either an existing CWD zone or adjacent to an existing zone. Two new counties were added to list wh... READ MORE
Hunt spring turkeys in WMAs without quota permit
By Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
A gobbler track along a dirt road was the only wild turkey sign long-time turkey hunter Peter Updike, had seen in three days of camping and hunting at Osceola Wildlife Management Area. Not the least deterred by a challenging hunt, Updike returned the next day and harvested a mature gobbler. “Having my efforts pay off where others weren&rsquo... READ MORE
Proposal would allow bicycles on conservation area roads
By Missouri Conservation Commission
A proposal would add electric bicycles and allow bicycle use on many conservation areas where suitable. The Commission gave initial approval on the proposed change to regulations on expanding bicycle use on many department-area service roads. The proposed regulation initially approved by the Commission did not include allowing electric bicycles, kn... READ MORE
CWD samples increase from hunter harvested deer
By Indiana Department of Natural Resources
A total of 893 wild deer in Indiana were tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) through the end of the 2020-21 deer season, an increase from the 823 tested in 2019. “While CWD has been found in the neighboring states of Illinois, Michigan and Ohio, we have not detected CWD in Indiana to date,” said Mitch Marcus, fish and wildl... READ MORE
Pesticide study shows neonicotinoid exposure in deer
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Preliminary results of a study testing white-tailed deer spleens for presence of neonicotinoid pesticides show exposure of deer throughout the state. Further analysis is required to determine if the levels of exposure seen are high enough to adversely affect deer health. Additional study results&nbs... READ MORE