Deer Harvest Matches 2007; Bear Harvest Likely to Set Records in Catskill, Allegany Regions
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today released preliminary results that show more than 15,000 junior hunters took advantage of a new law signed by Governor David A. Paterson to create a “junior big-game” hunting license and expand outdoor opportunities.
DEC [...]
December 30, 2008 | Posted in
Outdoor kids |
Read More »
Hunters having withdrawals now that deer gun season is over will be happy to know that, for the seventh year in a row, they will have an additional six days of antlerless deer gun hunting during the holidays.
The season dates will be right before the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays — Dec. 19-21 and [...]
December 19, 2008 | Posted in
Hunting |
Read More »
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe reminds hunters and trappers that they still have a mixed bag of seasons from which to choose after the statewide firearms deer season concludes on Saturday, Dec. 13. They include seasons for deer, snowshoe hare, ruffed grouse, squirrel, cottontail, pheasant, coyote, beaver and other furbearers, [...]
December 11, 2008 | Posted in
Hunting |
Read More »
Annapolis, Md. — Maryland’s muzzleloader deer season reopens on Saturday, Dec. 20. and continues through Jan. 2, 2009. An estimated 59,600 resident and 7,900 nonresident hunters enjoy pursuing deer with muzzleloaders annually. Last year, muzzleloader hunters took 7,614 deer (1,870 antlered and 5,744 antlerless) during the late season, a 10 percent increase over the previous [...]
December 9, 2008 | Posted in
Hunting |
Read More »
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
Hunting |
Read More »
AUSTIN, Texas -The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has transitioned away from political boundaries for the purpose of monitoring white-tailed deer populations and toward biologically-based communities or Resource Management Units (RMUs).
The department has identified 33 unique RMUs across the state having similar soils, vegetation types and land use practices they believe will more accurately capture [...]
November 11, 2008 | Posted in
Hunting Rules |
Read More »
Department of Natural Resources officials today announced specific dates and times the Stephenson Field Office in Menominee County will be available to check deer and register furbearers. The office is located at W5420 River Rd., next to the Michigan State Police post in Stephenson.
Staff will operate a deer check station Nov. 15-26 and Dec. 1-2 [...]
October 28, 2008 | Posted in
Hunting |
Read More »
For the fifth consecutive year, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) will conduct regulated archery hunts to continue reducing deer numbers at Oak Mountain State Park. In an effort to streamline and increase efficiency, four single-day hunts are planned for December 10, 2008, December 17, 2008, January 20, 2009 and January 27, [...]
September 23, 2008 | Posted in
Hunting |
Read More »
Collisions with deer aren’t entirely random.
JEFFERSON CITY—Deer running in front of vehicles seems random, but statistics from the Missouri Highway Patrol offer insights that can prevent property damage and save lives.
The Highway Patrol recorded 3,419 deer-vehicle accidents in 2007, or about 2.1 percent of all recorded traffic accidents in the state last year. Although deer-vehicle [...]
September 22, 2008 | Posted in
Other |
Read More »
North Dakota Game and Fish Department big game biologist Bill Jensen is currently working with a number of landowners across the state who would like to host antlerless deer hunters in 2008.
“We are hoping to match landowners who want a good deer harvest with antlerless whitetail and mule deer hunters looking for a place to [...]
August 28, 2008 | Posted in
Hunting |
Read More »
Posts
