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...
Special urban bowhunt applications now available
The application period for special urban bowhunts for the 2022-23 deer hunting season is now open. Registration closes July 11, before the first orientation.
Introducing Realtree Timber: An Entirely New Camouflage Design
When it comes to dedication, heritage and tradition, no other outdoor pursuit comes close to waterfowl hunting. So, when we decided to create our new...
Final deer harvest totals more than 285,400
Missouri's 2019-2020 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with a preliminary total deer harvest of 285,483. Of the deer harvested, 133,914 were antlered bucks,...
Spring turkey harvest up 7% in 5-year average
Preliminary totals for the 2023 spring turkey season show turkey hunters registered 42,439 birds this season, a 7% increase from the five-year average.
The...
Android SC Game Check users must update their app
Following numerous reports that Android phone users could not report their turkey harvest as required, the DNR advises all Android smartphone users to delete...
Hunters encouraged to have deer tested for CWD
The Game and Fish Department will continue its Hunter-Harvested Surveillance program during the 2021 hunting season by sampling deer for chronic wasting...
Antlerless firearm hunts planned for select NE counties
A late antlerless firearm hunt on private land in Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, Oscoda and Presque Isle counties will be held Jan. 7-10 and Jan. 14-17.
"This...
Fall archery turkey harvest totals 683
Hunters in Illinois harvested a statewide total of 683 wild turkeys during the 2021-2022 fall archery turkey season.
The total compares with a statewide...
Ten-day alligator hunting season approved
The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks has approved rule changes for the 2018 alligator hunting season on public waters and private lands in...
Hunting Access Program enrollment now open to landowners
Property owners in more than a dozen counties have the opportunity to enroll their land in the Hunting Access Program – and play a key role in helping...