Recent Hunting News
24,447 turkeys highest spring harvest recorded
By Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Virginia hunters harvested 24,447 turkeys during the 2023 spring turkey season, the highest spring turkey harvest ever recorded in the state. The previous record was 20,580, set during spring 2015. DWR biologists anticipated the spring turk... READ MORE
Alligator harvest permit application opens June 6
By Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Beginning June 6, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will accept online applications for Alligator Harvest Permits. The permits allow for the harvest of an alligator in one of Alabama’s five designated Alligator Mana... READ MORE
Public input sought for adjusting permit prices
By Missouri Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is proposing adjusting prices for most hunting, fishing, trapping, and commercial permits to keep up with rising costs of goods and services it uses to manage than 1,000 conservation areas, nature centers, sho... READ MORE
4,706 acres added to expand public hunting opportunities
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Beginning with the 2023-24 hunting seasons, AGFC will add 4,706 acres of public hunting land in The Natural State. With a partnership between AGFC and Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, two new WMAs have been formed: Goat’s Beard B... READ MORE