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Entries for 2022
2021 bear harvest totals decline as expected
By New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Bear hunters took 1,346 black bears during the 2021 hunting seasons, an estimated 403 bears in the Northern Zone and 943 bears in the Southern Zone. This represents roughly 30% fewer bears taken in the north and 20% fewer taken in the south than in 2020, but only about 10% fewer than the five-year average harvest in each zone. Throughout the state... READ MORE
Wolf harvest season, other rules eliminated
By Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Following a U.S. District court ruling on Feb. 10 that returns wolves in the lower 48 states to the Federal Endangered Species List, Wisconsin is not authorized to implement a wolf harvest season. The U.S. District court’s ruling Feb. 10 returned wolves in the lower 48 states (except the northern Rocky Mountains region) to the Federal Endang... READ MORE
With gray wolf protections restored, 2 state laws suspended
By Michigan Department of Natural Resources
An order Feb. 10, 2022, from a federal court in California returns gray wolves, including those in Michigan, to the federal list of endangered species. The ruling means that two state laws governing the ability to kill wolves preying on livestock, pets and hunting dogs have been immediately suspended.
However, livestock compensation and update to... READ MORE
Foundation strongly disagrees ruling on wolf relisting
By Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation strongly disagrees with a ruling by a federal judge in California to restore federal protections to gray wolf populations in the Lower 48. “Scientists, biologists and professional wildlife managers agree that wolf populations are stable and growing,” said Kyle Weaver, RMEF president and CEO. “As s... READ MORE
$1.5 billion distributed from Wildlife and Sport Fish
By US Interior Department
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau has announced the disbursement of over $1.5 billion in annual national funding for state wildlife agencies from revenues generated by the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration (PRDJ) Acts. “Hunters, anglers,... READ MORE
Hunters take 70,845 deer during 2021-2022
By Hunters take 70,845 deer during 2021-2022
Deer hunters harvested 70,845 deer during the combined archery, firearms and muzzleloader seasons from Sept. 10, 2021, through Feb. 3, 2022. Frederick County led the state in harvest totals. The statewide harvest included 27,947 antlered and 39,498 antlerless white-tailed deer, plus 1,541 antlered and 1,859 antlerless sika deer. The harvest was 13%... READ MORE
Hunting success ends four-year pursuit and obsession
By David Rainer/Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: After downing the buck he had chased for four years, Dan Collins celebrates with neighbors Vance Wood, right, and Drew Brooks. For Vance Wood, Conservation Enforcement Officer with Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, helping new or less experienced hunters achieve success is one of his main endeavors. Those opportunities occur in a va... READ MORE
Feral hog partnership removes more than 9,800 feral hogs
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri’s Feral Hog Elimination Partnership removed 9,857 feral hogs from the landscape in 2021. Since 2016, more than 54,000 feral hogs have been eliminated. The Partnership is made up of 13 federal and state agencies along with numerous agriculture and conservations organizations. “I’m really proud of the progress that the Par... READ MORE
Electronic posting available for private lands
By North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Landowners interested in posting private land electronically for the 2022-23 hunting season can now enroll through July 1. The July 1 deadline is necessary to produce print material and digital content prior to hunting seasons that begin in August. Lands posted during the 2022 enrollment period will go into effect August 1 and extend through July ... READ MORE
2021-22 final harvest report totals 196,988 deer
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio’s 2021-22 deer hunting season concluded Feb. 6, 2022, with 196,988 deer checked. The state’s average harvest compiled from the past three seasons is 184,746 deer. The final totals represent all deer harvested during archery, gun, muzzleloader and youth hunting seasons that began Sept. 25, 2021. Since September, hunters harvested 9... READ MORE