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Entries for September 2016
Statewide archery season opens Oct. 1
By Pennsylvania Game Commission
Archery deer season begins Oct.1 for antlered or antlerless deer, and runs through Nov. 12. Late archery deer season runs from Dec. 26 to Jan. 14.
In three urbanized areas of the state, archery hunters will have had a two-week head start. An early season, which began Sept. 17 and ends Nov. 26, for antlered and antlerless deer was implemented in Wi... READ MORE
Public hunting land increases by 4,600 acres
By Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Public land hunting opportunities in Kentucky just grew by more than 4,600 acres with the opening of six new properties. Newly opened properties include one new wildlife management area in Nelson and LaRue counties, plus additions to five existing wildlife management areas. “Our surveys show that sportsmen and sportswomen want more places whe... READ MORE
Big Time Texas Hunts program entry ends Oct. 15
By Texas Parks & Wildlife
October 15 is the last date to enter the Big Time Texas Hunts program to win one of 9 guided hunt packages available on ranches and wildlife management areas throughout Texas.
Entering the program requires a $9 entry fee and a $5 administrative fee per transaction. Hunters can purchase multiple entries and other licenses in a single transaction.
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Fall turkey season opens Oct. 1
By Kansas Dept. of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
The little known secret of the Kansas fall turkey season is that it’s the perfect chance for a hunter to put a holiday bird on the table, while dealing with a fraction of the hunting pressure experienced earlier in the year.
The 2016 fall turkey hunting season which opens Oct. 1 runs through Nov. 29, and Dec. 12 through Jan. 31, 2017.
Kansa... READ MORE
Cooperative solution fixes old bear problem
By New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
The City of Raton and New Mexico’s Department of Game and Fish recently have installed 650 bear-resistant trash dumpsters to discourage bears from frequenting the town in search of food.
Bears have been raiding Raton’s trash dumpsters for years and the department frequently was called to deal with them. The city came up with a bear-res... READ MORE
Trapping, not shooting, works best to eradicate hogs
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
In an effort to eradicate hogs, the Game and Fish Commission has taken a new approach to an old problem and adopted rules against hunting feral hogs on the wildlife management areas it controls.
Those rules, enacted on some WMAs during the 2014-15 hunting season, have now spread to include nearly all Commission WMAs in the state.
Don’t shoo... READ MORE
New Operation Game Thief proves wildly effective
By Pennsylvania Game Commission
Operation Game Thief continues to efficiently and effectively route a record numbers of tips about poaching and other wildlife crimes to Wildlife Conservation officers, according to Game Commission staff.
During its first three months of operation, staff handled a whopping 768 reports about poaching and illegal activity. The program was launched i... READ MORE
Archery season opens Sept. 24, deer population up
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
The first opportunity for hunters to pursue white-tailed deer in Ohio is when archery season opens September 24.
Ohio’s 2016-2017 deer seasons: Archery—Sept. 24 to Feb. 5, 2017; Youth gun—Nov. 19 and 20; Gun—Nov. 28 to Dec. 4 and Dec. 17 and 18; Muzzleloader—Jan. 7-10, 2017.
Deer hunters will ... READ MORE
Access the bugling with new Elk Cam
By Pennsylvania Game Commission
Each September, thousands of visitors visit Pennsylvania's elk country to experience the wonder of the bugling season. While there's nothing like seeing a giant bull or feeling your rib cage resonate as it lets loose an ear-splitting bugle, visitors can now hear a bull elk’s ear-splitting bugle without leaving home.
The Game Commission has i... READ MORE
New Bovine TB surveillance plans begin with seasons
By Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Surveillance zones in three east central Indiana counties will be established in response to the recent finding of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in a wild white-tailed deer at a Franklin County cattle farm. Bovine Tuberculosis Management Zones will be for the area south of State Road 44 in Fayette County and for all of Franklin County. The area north o... READ MORE