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...
New CWD cases found in Pennsylvania wild deer
Twenty-five wild deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease, of the 5,707 deer and 110 elk the Pennsylvania Game Commission tested during 2016.
All of...
Young hunters harvest 1,258 turkeys in youth turkey season
Youth turkey hunters harvested a preliminary total of 1,258 birds during the 2022 youth turkey season March 26-27 and April 2-3.
In 2021, a total of 1,304...
Appalachian Bat Count seeking volunteers
Game Commission biologists are seeking volunteers this summer in the Appalachian Bat Count, a statewide monitoring effort to collect bat maternity colony...
Hunters expect big chill for muzzleloader Oct. 28 opener
Weather for the Oct. 28 deer muzzleloader season opener looks like it'll cooperate with hunters aiming to harvest a deer — or perhaps three.
"There is some...
Elk hunters advised of moose presence in Nebraska
Because moose have been reported throughout the Panhandle region in recent months, Game and Parks urges hunters this fall to be certain of their target...
Hunters check 15,203 deer during extra gun weekend
The extra weekend of gun hunting for white-tailed deer concluded Dec. 20, resulting in 15,203 deer taken by hunters. During the same two-day period over the...
New project asks citizens to report rabbit sightings
A new citizen science project in New Hampshire is asking citizens to act as scientists and submit information and photographs of any rabbit they see.
NH...
Exotic African wild cat captured
Fish and wildlife agencies in every state battle exotic nonnative or invasive species of all types, but on Sept. 5 one of the more unusual exotics was...
Spring turkey harvest sets new record
Hunters harvested a total of 5,076 turkeys during the 2019 spring season, setting a new spring season record. This was an increase of 872 turkeys or 20.7%...
West Virginia hunters harvest 2,606 black bears
West Virginia hunters harvested 2,606 black bears during the combined 2018 archery and firearms seasons.
The preliminary harvest for the combined 2018...