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Entries for May 2023
Completing the transition from non-hunter to hunter
By David Rainer | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: Adam Arnold displays the turkey he harvested at Portland Landing SOA this past season. After the 2023 spring turkey season, Adam Arnold considers his transition from non-hunter to member of the hunting community complete. Although 33-year-old Arnold has held a fishing license for many years and has enjoyed using the Cahaba Wildlife Managemen... READ MORE
Turkey harvest increases 21%; 9,193 birds checked
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
At the end of the last week of the 2023 turkey season, hunters checked 9,193 checked birds, an increase of 21% over 2022, and the first time since 2017 the harvest topped the 9,000-bird mark. Last year’s brood survey also indicates good reproduction for more mature gobblers on the ground next year as well. Arkansas numbers are trending up th... READ MORE
41,970 turkeys harvested in during spring season
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows turkey hunters checked 41,970 birds during Missouri’s 2023 regular spring turkey season, April 17 through May 7. Top regular season harvest counties were Franklin with 973 birds harvested, Callaway with 801, and Osage with 792. Young turkey hunters also harvested 2,566 turkeys over the youth weekend, April 1 and 2, brin... READ MORE
Board approves another decrease for big game permits
By Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
For the fifth consecutive year, the Utah Wildlife Board approved a decrease in the number of general-season deer hunting permits. The board also approved the other big game and antlerless hunting permits that will be issued during the 2023 seasons, as well as a variety of other items during its May public meeting. The Division of Wildlife Res... READ MORE
Multi-state wild turkey research project continues
By National Wild Turkey Federation
With many states experiencing a decline in wild turkey populations, the National Wild Turkey Federation and two state agencies are invested in a four-year project to better understand America’s favorite game bird. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Kentucky Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Resources, Tennessee Tech Univers... READ MORE
Annual deer harvest highest since 1922; harvest summary available
By New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
The annual Wildlife Harvest Summary is now available. The publication presents final data on the 2022 New Hampshire hunting seasons as summarized by Fish and Game Department wildlife biologists. The publication provides a complete analysis of hunting season statistics, including information organized by town and by Wildlife Management Uni... READ MORE
Harvest numbers up 10% for 2022 seasons
By New York State Environmental Conservation
New York hunters harvested an estimated 231,961 deer during the 2022 hunting seasons, a 10% increase from last year. The 2022-23 estimated deer take included 116,425 antlered bucks and 115,536 antlerless deer. Statewide, this represents a 5% increase in antlered buck harvest and a 15% increase in antlerless deer harvest from last season. Epizootic... READ MORE