
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...

BY: DAVID RAINER
A Buck Before the Battle
Life hunter scores at Sedgefields days before Lyme treatments.
A little more than three years ago, Carrie Mason was your normal 16-year-old, looking forward...

H5N1 avian influenza found in raptors, water birds, not wild turkeys
Avian influenza has been confirmed in two wild raptor species in Indiana, according to the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife (DFW). Diagnostic testing on the...

BY: SAVAGE ARMS
Savage Arms to Introduce New Firearms at 2017 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits Show
Savage Arms is proud to continue its long tradition of innovation by unveiling an exciting lineup of new high-performance firearms at the 2017 NRA Meetings...

Young hunters harvest 13,500 deer in early season
Young hunters, ages 6 through 15, harvested 13,560 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2018 deer hunting season.
Top counties for the early...

Missouri increases feral hog elimination, adapts 2020 strategy
The Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership eliminated 10,495 feral hogs from Missouri in 2019, and will increase efforts in 2020 as multiple agencies...

Board increases permits for Utah big game
Approving more permits and new hunt opportunities were among actions the Utah Wildlife Board took in late April. Depending on which unit a hunter applies...

MDC reduces counties in CWD management zone
Starting in July, the number of counties in Missouri’s management zone for chronic wasting disease (CWD) will be reduced from 48 to 29.
Changes to the CWD...

More deer taken during firearms season may be CWD-positive
With firearm deer season complete, the Department of Natural Resources has identified 30 free-ranging white-tailed deer as confirmed or suspected to have...

Muzzleloader season reopens Dec. 21
The second segment of the muzzleloader deer hunting season opens Dec. 21 and runs through Jan. 4. Hunters may use muzzleloading firearms to harvest sika and...

Spring turkey license sales open March 1
Spring turkey hunters can purchase licenses beginning March 1, and they may be purchased online, in person and by telephone.
Turkey season dates are from...