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...
Legal to hunt collared deer with standard license and tags
During the 2019 hunting season, hunters may spot deer that are equipped with radio collars. Collared deer are part of a mortality study in the Department of...
Hunter Safety numbers hit new highs
With the statewide spring turkey season about to begin, the state’s hunters have a record performance to match. In 2019, Pennsylvania’s spring turkey season...
Deer hunting seasons open Sept. 19-20
The early antlerless firearm season opens Sept. 19-20 on private lands only in all mainland Lower Peninsula deer management units. Find the open Deer...
48,354 turkeys harvested in Missouri spring season
Turkey hunters checked 44,187 birds during Missouri’s 2016 regular spring turkey season April 18—May 8, according to preliminary data from the Department of...
153,048 preliminary harvest total sees increase over 2018-19
Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 153,048 deer during all 2019-20 archery and firearm seasons, which concluded Jan. 19.
The total...
Wildlife officers need details to catch game violators
It happens every fall. Someone sees a blatant game law violation and they wonder where the wildlife officers are. Or the observer may phone the Game and Fish...
Ethics course required before gathering shed antlers
Collecting dropped antlers of deer, elk and moose each winter is a popular pastime in Utah. Before beginning, shed hunters are required to complete the Utah...
Hunters see highest overall deer harvest in 14 years
Pennsylvania hunters posted their highest overall deer harvest in 14 years when they took 374,690 deer during the state’s 2018-19 hunting seasons, which...
Hunters take 13,383 turkeys during spring harvest
Turkey hunters harvested a preliminary statewide total of 13,383 wild turkeys during the 2021 Illinois Spring Turkey Season. This year’s preliminary harvest...
Michigan creates panel on chronic wasting disease
Recognizing the challenge posed by chronic wasting disease in Michigan’s white-tailed deer population, the Natural Resources Commission has adopted a...