Hunters in Illinois Harvest 71,894 Deer During First Weekend of Firearm Deer Season
SPRINGFIELD , IL – Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 71,894 deer during the opening weekend of the 2008 Illinois Firearm Deer season, Nov. 21-23, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Acting Director Sam Flood announced today. The second portion of the [...]
December 2, 2008 | Posted in
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Due to recent revisions to federal and state rules, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will open Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) for the first time to muzzleloader deer hunting. The season opens Nov. 29 and closes Dec. 14.
According to Margaret Anderson, Agassiz NWR manager, this new hunting opportunity is a result of the 2005 [...]
November 24, 2008 | Posted in
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Firearm hunters in the field Nov. 21-23 and Dec. 4-7
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The 2008 Illinois Firearm Deer Season, the state’s most popular hunting season, begins this week with hunters in the field Friday through Sunday, Nov. 21-23, followed by four days of hunting on Dec. 4-7. Nearly 350,000 permits have been issued to hunters for [...]
November 20, 2008 | Posted in
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More than 1.8 million meals provided to needy families thanks to hunters
SPRINGFIELD, IL – With deer hunting season underway across the state, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is encouraging hunters to donate whole deer to the Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger program, which coordinates the donation and processing of venison provided to food banks, [...]
October 28, 2008 | Posted in
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HARRISBURG – There really isn’t much commotion in the days leading up to and for the start of Pennsylvania’s six-week fall archery deer season, which begins Oct. 4. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, if passersby didn’t see bowhunters entering or leaving the woods, most wouldn’t know whitetail hunting had begun in the Commonwealth.
“Hunting deer [...]
September 16, 2008 | Posted in
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MADISON — Bow hunters will get the first opportunity to harvest Wisconsin’s premier big game animal this year when the archery season for deer starts on Sept. 13. With a projection of between 1.5 and 1.7 million deer in the state, odds are good that the bow hunters will harvest game.
“In all areas of the [...]
September 4, 2008 | Posted in
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North Dakota’s deer and pronghorn archery seasons open Friday, Aug. 29 at noon, and hunters should refer to the 2008 deer and pronghorn hunting guides for season information and regulations.
The pronghorn archery season runs through Oct. 5, while the archery deer season is open through Jan. 4, 2009.
Bow hunters are reminded of a few proper [...]
August 21, 2008 | Posted in
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Highlighting IDNR programs and upcoming events for the month of June
Free Fishing Days: Anyone interested in fishing is invited to wet a line June 6-9 as part of Illinois Free Fishing Days. During Illinois Free Fishing Days, anyone may fish without the need to have a sport fishing license, inland trout stamp or salmon stamp.
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Application may be downloaded and mailed or made directly online
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has announced that 2008 nonresident deer applications are now available online at the KDWP website, www.kdwp.state.ks.us. To apply directly online, click “License/Permit Sales” on the home page, then “Begin License/Permit Purchase.” To apply by mail, click “Other [...]
April 28, 2008 | Posted in
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