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...
Big game draw permit application opens June 11
Residents and nonresidents may apply for one 2018 Nebraska deer permit in any draw unit beginning June 11, and residents may apply for one elk permit and one...
NY sees second largest bear harvest in 2015
New York’s bear hunters took 1,715 black bears during the 2015 hunting seasons, the second largest bear harvest on record in the state. Only the 2003 harvest...
Alligator harvest permit application opens June 6
Beginning June 6, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will accept online applications for Alligator Harvest Permits. The permits allow for...
Last chance winter turkey season Jan. 18-20
Hunters who did not bag a turkey during fall turkey season have one more change during winter turkey season Jan. 18-20 statewide.
The winter season was...
Spring turkey harvest numbers drop
Hunters harvested a preliminary statewide total of 13,500 wild turkeys during the spring turkey season, including the youth season. The 2018 total compares...
Nearly $1 billion distributed from Pittman-Robertson tax for conservation
America’s sportsmen and sportswomen generated nearly $1 billion in excise taxes during 2019 to support state conservation programs. Those funds, from excise...
Reserved hunt applications under new system July 1
Beginning July 1, hunters can apply for a variety of reserved hunts online. This year, instead of one application period for all draws, they are split into a...
Nebraska big game draw period opens June 13
Residents and nonresidents may apply for one 2016 Nebraska deer permit in any draw unit beginning June 13. Residents may apply for one elk permit and one...
Hunters asked to guard against fire this fall
This fall, hunters going into the field are being asked to be diligent in preventing and detecting fires under the extreme dry conditions in certain parts of...
Apply for antlerless elk, deer hunts starting May 28
The permit application period for Utah's 2020 antlerless hunts opens May 28.
Depending on the age, a cow elk can provide between 120 to nearly 200 pounds of...