TPWD Outlook Average for Quail Season, 2009-2010

10/28/2009 – AUSTIN, Texas — Hunting prospects for this year’s quail season are scattered like a busted covey as less-than-ideal range conditions have hampered production for the second straight year.
Bobwhite quail hunting can be hit or miss in Texas considering these birds exist here on the very western edge of their distribution in the U. [...]

2009/10/28 – Texas Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report

10/28/2009 – Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early September through early February.
High Plains Mallard Management Unit: Opening weekend saw fast shooting over playa lakes for teal, gadwalls, wigeons and a few pintails. The season opens again Oct. 30, and prospects remain solid with back-to-back cold fronts forecasted for this week. Dark geese [...]

Banner Early Archery Deer Season Expected in Indiana

 DNR deer research biologist Chad Stewart expects a banner year for early archery deer season, which runs Oct. 1 through Nov. 30.

Early archery deer season provides a different experience from the more popular firearm season for deer.

“Archery season is a great time to be out,” Stewart said.  “The woods are far less crowded, the weather is [...]

Preliminary Results of Upland Game Bird Brood Production Present Mixed Picture for 2009 in Wisconsin

MADISON – Upland game bird brood success was mixed in 2009 due to variable spring weather and habitat conditions, according to state wildlife managers.

Each year, Department of Natural Resources wildlife staff report the number and size of game bird broods they observe in the field from mid-June through late August. At the end of the [...]

2009/09/16 – Texas Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report

Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early September through early February.

North Zone Dove: Rain showers last week put a damper on the flight, however, between showers doves were good in corn, milo and along treelines. Fields near Paris enjoyed good shoots in harvested corn and soybeans. Amarillo fields of corn and milo hosted [...]

2009/09/09 – What’s Open For Hunting in Arkansas

Current and approaching seasons in Arkansas:
  
Furbearers
Raccoon night hunting: sunset, July 1-sunrise, Aug. 31.
Badger, spotted skunk and weasel hunting: Closed.
Alligator
30 minutes after sunset on Friday, Sept. 18 until 30 minutes before sunrise on Monday, Sept. 21 and from 30 minutes after sunset on Friday, Sept. 25 until 30 minutes before sunrise on [...]

2009/09/09 – Texas Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report

Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early September through early February.
North Zone Dove: Dove hunters saw fair to good shoots around the Panhandle over cut corn and milo. The region has received rain during the summer so there are plenty of watering holes and playa lakes. Lubbock and fields north of Abilene were [...]

Everything Coming Up Roses For Duck Hunters in Missouri… So Far

Duck numbers are up overall, and nesting conditions have been good to excellent over most of North America.
JEFFERSON CITY–Duck hunters will find much to rejoice about in the 2009 breeding duck report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
The report estimates North America’s total breeding duck population at 42 million. That is up 13 [...]

Minnesota Breeding Duck Numbers Decline, Canada Goose Numbers Stable

Minnesota’s breeding duck population has dropped to an estimated 507,000 birds, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
This number is 31 percent lower than last year and 19 percent below the long-term average of 626,000. The population estimate is based on the DNR’s May aerial waterfowl survey.
“Though population swings are normal, it’s always [...]

Fall Wild Turkey Hunters Had A Great Season in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG – Preliminary harvest data indicate wild turkey hunters had one fine season this past fall. In fact, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, it was one of the best in years.
Preliminary harvest information estimates that hunters took 26,485 turkeys in the 2008 fall season. That’s up substantially from the preliminary fall harvests of 21,900 [...]