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Entries for December 2022
Gun hunters check 15,163 deer during extra weekend
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Hunters checked 15,163 deer during the extra weekend of deer gun hunting Dec. 17 and 18. In the same two-day period over the last three years, hunters checked an average of 12,944 deer. Hunters took 9,619 deer on the same weekend in 2021. Deer hunting occurs in all 88 Ohio counties, although the eastern counties typically record the highest harvest... READ MORE
Hunters can find CWD test results online
By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Hunters can check the Department of Natural Resources website for chronic wasting disease test results on the deer they’ve harvested. The site also shows statewide CWD test results, including locations of deer that tested positive, and statistics. Any additional deer harvested during Minnesota deer seasons that test positive for CWD will be r... READ MORE
Firearm season harvest totals 76,854 deer
By Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 76,854 deer during the seven-day 2022 Illinois Firearm Deer Season that concluded Dec. 4, an increase over the 2021 season total of 70,411 deer. The preliminary harvest for the second segment of the 2022 firearm season Dec. 1-4 was 24,500, compared with 21,477 during the second season in 2021. The pr... READ MORE
16,032 deer harvested during antlerless portion
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 16,032 deer during the antlerless portion of the firearms deer season, Dec. 3-11. Top harvest counties were Callaway with 451 deer harvested, Pike with 412, and Macon with 348. Last year’s antlerless-portion harvest total was 15,019. The archery season runs through Jan. 15, 2023. ... READ MORE
One good turn . . . deserves a deer
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Reporting from Southwest Ohio – Wildlife District Five, State Wildlife Officer Gus Kiebel, assigned to Adams County, responded to a call from a deer hunter who lost the bottom portion of his treestand. The hunter was stranded in the tree on the seat platform. Officer Kiebel responded and got the standing portion of the stand back to the hunter. A... READ MORE
Intensive 5-year mule deer monitoring project launched
By Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Although biologists at Game and Fish Department know a significant amount of information about mule deer and what impacts their overall success, it’s not enough. From decades of research and data collection, biologists aware weather, habitat and chronic wasting disease affect Wyoming’s mule deer populations. But in the last 30 years, m... READ MORE
November firearm deer harvest down 9%
By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Preliminary Nebraska deer check-in numbers indicate the 2022 statewide harvest is down 9% compared to the 2021 November firearm season. During the Nov. 12-20 nine-day season, 33,866 deer were harvested, compared to 37,053 in 2021. While the overall statewide trend was down compared to previous years, regions of the state varied. Deer harvest in sou... READ MORE