
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...

Mandatory CWD sampling during Nov. 12-13 opener
The Department of Conservation will hold mandatory CWD sampling Nov. 12 and 13 for deer hunters who harvest deer in 34 of 38 CWD Management Zone counties.
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Cooperative solution fixes old bear problem
The City of Raton and New Mexico’s Department of Game and Fish recently have installed 650 bear-resistant trash dumpsters to discourage bears from...

Online applications for managed deer hunts open July 1
Beginning July 1, deer hunters can apply online for a shot at more than 100 managed deer hunts throughout the state for archery, muzzleloading and modern...

Biologists seek assistance to locate black bear dens
This winter, wildlife biologists are seeking the public's help to learn about new black bear dens throughout New York.
As part of the ongoing monitoring of...

Public land elk hunt permit applications open May 1
The application period for Arkansas’s public land elk hunting permits open May 1 and will close June 1.
Twenty-six permits will be drawn to hunt elk in...

Use new number to check turkey harvest
As part of a license vendor change, the call center for checking game has a new phone number successful spring turkey hunters need to use to report their...

New WMAs now open to hunting
Two new public hunting opportunities in Charles County and Queen Anne’s County wildlife management areas are now open to regulated hunting and trapping.
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Turkey lottery applications now available
Applications for turkey lottery hunts on public lands are available now through March 1 at 5 p.m.
A nonrefundable fee of $5 is required of all applicants for...

Holiday antlerless deer season opens Dec. 22
When Oklahoma's Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun season opens Dec. 22 for 10 days, firearms hunters have a chance to harvest one more deer.
This holiday season...

Shed hunters must wait until April 1 to collect antlers
Hunters itching to get out and collect antlers shed by deer, elk and moose this winter, must wait until April 1 in Utah.
Those who collect shed antlers...