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...
Commission approves discount licenses for disabled veterans
A new Disabled Veteran Lifetime Combination License to be available at a reduced rate for resident military veterans was passed unanimously by the Game and...
Deer, feral pig private land bait bill becomes law
Hunters in Alabama can now hunt white-tailed deer (when in season) and feral pigs with the aid of bait on privately owned or leased lands if they have...
Winter turkey harvest numbers increase
Hunters report taking 89 wild turkeys during the 2021 winter turkey season, which was open statewide Jan. 21-23. This year’s harvest was slightly higher than...
Commission trims turkey bag limits, feral swine hunts
Commissioners voted to reduce or alter wild turkey hunting bag limits in large areas of western Oklahoma during the June 17 meeting.
Starting this fall,...
Cavitation device wins prize to block Asian carp from Great Lakes
A solution proposed by Edem Tsikata, a software consultant at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, has received the top award at the Carp Tank...
Georgia to implement CWD protocol following deer found in Florida
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced June 15 that Chronic Wasting Disease had been detected in a road-killed deer sampled...
Falconry: A modern art of training hawks to hunt
Photo: Larry Mullis’ red-tailed hawk, named Dixie, soars through the treetops to find a perch suitable for attacking a gray squirrel’s hideout.
Boy, did I go...
Public help needed for wild turkey, ruffed grouse sightings
The public is asked to participate in surveying wild turkeys and ruffed grouse by reporting sightings of these two species. Every year, the Ohio Department...
DNR stresses urgency in addressing new CWD findings
On May 25 the Minnesota Board of Animal Health (BAH) announced that 12 additional white-tailed deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease as part of...
Online applications now open for reserved hunts
Since July 1, hunters can apply online for a reserved hunt for deer, waterfowl, pheasant and doves. The online method is the only way to apply.
Applicants...
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