
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...

Final deer, turkey harvest numbers reported
The 2018-2019 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation reporting a preliminary total harvest of 290,339 deer.
Of the...

WV whitetail 2015 harvest increases 32 percent
Preliminary counts of deer registered through the new electronic game checking process indicate West Virginia hunters harvested 138,493 white-tailed deer...

BY: DAVID RAINER
Slow Diagnosis
Slow diagnosis proves Lyme not a Southern myth.
Unlike most victims, Chuck Sykes knows exactly when a deer tick bit him that led to a six-month journey...

Turkey harvest sees slight increase
Turkey hunters saw an uptick in checked birds during this spring’s three-week turkey hunting season, which ran from April 18 to May 8. Hunters checked 7,578...

Creative twist for outdoor skills curriculum
Conservation officers instruct scholars in survival basics.
Photo: Conservation Enforcement Officer Ben Kiser teaches a Montevallo student how to start a...

Enforcement increases deer carcass surveillance
Photo: “When you see your local Conservation Enforcement Officer patrolling near a state line, know that what you are actually seeing is the front line in...

Yamaha Donates Special Edition Viking VI
Auction Raises $22,000 for SEAL Families.
CYPRESS, Calif. – April 21, 2015 – Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, recently donated a new Special Edition Matte Silver...

Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative
Announces First Quarter GRANT Awards Celebrating Outdoor Recreation.
CYPRESS, Calif. – June 9, 2015 – Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, today announced the first...

DNR seeking mentor for new hunters
The Department of Natural Resources is encouraging experienced hunters to share their skills and knowledge with novice hunters by becoming hunting mentors...