Buckmasters News
2023 CRP signup open through April 7
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. Private landowners can apply at their local USDA...
Cavitation device wins prize to block Asian carp from Great Lakes
A solution proposed by Edem Tsikata, a software consultant at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, has received the top award at the Carp Tank...
Georgia to implement CWD protocol following deer found in Florida
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced June 15 that Chronic Wasting Disease had been detected in a road-killed deer sampled...
Comments on hunting, wildlife regulations due April 15
Although the recent outbreak of COVID-19 and measures to combat it have changed the way the Commission meets, conservation work carries on.
AGFC staff are...
Falconry: A modern art of training hawks to hunt
Photo: Larry Mullis’ red-tailed hawk, named Dixie, soars through the treetops to find a perch suitable for attacking a gray squirrel’s hideout.
Boy, did I go...
Public help needed for wild turkey, ruffed grouse sightings
The public is asked to participate in surveying wild turkeys and ruffed grouse by reporting sightings of these two species. Every year, the Ohio Department...
DNR stresses urgency in addressing new CWD findings
On May 25 the Minnesota Board of Animal Health (BAH) announced that 12 additional white-tailed deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease as part of...
Online applications now open for reserved hunts
Since July 1, hunters can apply online for a reserved hunt for deer, waterfowl, pheasant and doves. The online method is the only way to apply.
Applicants...
Study examines Americans’ disconnect with nature
Contact with nature is an important part of growing up and linking Americans to each other, yet competing priorities keep too many adults and children from...
10,543 deer harvested during antlerless portion
Preliminary data shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 10,543 deer during the antlerless portion of the fall firearms deer season, Dec. 6-8. Top...
CWD status changes in 3 southwest counties
Three counties have had their chronic wasting disease (CWD) status changed following confirmation of the disease (CWD) in new areas of southwest Tennessee.
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