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MDC reports final deer harvest at record 326,026

MDC reports final deer harvest at record 326,026

By Buckmasters

Harvest total is a new record, surpassing one set in 2006. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri's 2023-2024 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reporting a preliminary record-setting total deer harvest for the season of 326,026. This year’s new harvest record surpasses the one set in 2006 of 325,457...

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WFF Director Sykes Takes Helm as AFWA President

WFF Director Sykes Takes Helm as AFWA President

By David Rainer

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources According to Ron Regan, Executive Director of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), it may not make the headlines in the newspapers but the election of Chuck Sykes as AFWA’s president is a big deal. Sykes, Director of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) with the Alabam...

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Sykes elected president of Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
Sykes elected president of Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies

By Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies

Chuck Sykes, director of the Alabama Division of Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries, has been elected president for 2023-24 by the membership of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. His election occurred during the Association&... READ MORE


‘Connecting with Conservation’ highlights funding for state wildlife agencies
‘Connecting with Conservation’ highlights funding for state wildlife agencies

By David Rainer/Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

How conservation and outdoors recreation are funded throughout the nation is somewhat of a mystery for most people. In an effort to inform the public about where state wildlife and fisheries agencies get the money to conserve habitat and p... READ MORE


Hunting licenses, stamps, permit prices increase
Hunting licenses, stamps, permit prices increase

By Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Legislation passed during Maryland’s 2023 General Assembly will increase the price of hunting licenses and some associated stamps beginning with the 2023-24 hunting season. The existing structure and fees had been in place s... READ MORE


Agencies issue emergency CWD order
Agencies issue emergency CWD order

By Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission

Following confirmation of a positive test sample for chronic wasting disease in Holmes County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) have implemented ... READ MORE


Spring turkey harvest up 7% in 5-year average
Spring turkey harvest up 7% in 5-year average

By Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Preliminary totals for the 2023 spring turkey season show turkey hunters registered 42,439 birds this season, a 7% increase from the five-year average. The  spring season started April 15 with the two-day youth hunt for hunters under 1... READ MORE


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