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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DNR Information Center Open Additional Hours This Weekend
With more than 475,000 firearms deer hunters in the state, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages hunters to purchase their licenses early to avoid long lines and any system issues associated with the high sales volume. The 2008 Minnesota firearms deer season begins Saturday, Nov. 8.
Deer [...]
November 6, 2008 | Posted in
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Young Oklahoma hunters the chance at a buck and a doe before the rush during the youth deer gun season Oct. 17-19.
“We want to attract youth to the sport of hunting, because they are the future of the sport and the future of conservation in Oklahoma, and giving them their own deer gun season is [...]
October 13, 2008 | Posted in
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While deer archery hunters are already afield hunting, hunters await the opening of the 2008 deer muzzleloader season slated for Oct. 25.
Muzzleloader season spans nine days (Oct. 25 – Nov. 2). The modern gun season opens Nov. 22 and runs for 16 days. Archery season remains open through Jan. 15, 2009.
From wide-open prairie to pine-covered [...]
October 13, 2008 | Posted in
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The weeklong primitive weapons deer-hunting season begins Saturday, Oct. 11. During the primitive weapons season, hunters may use archery equipment (including crossbows), muzzleloading shotguns (20 gauge or larger) and muzzleloading firearms (.44 caliber or larger).
Last year, more than 61,000 muzzleloader hunters harvested approximately 16,133 deer, increasing both the number of hunters and the number of [...]
October 6, 2008 | Posted in
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Commissioner Mark Holsten announced new restrictions for off-highway vehicles (OHV) to be in effect during part of the 2008 deer hunting season.
The Commissioner’s Order effects recreational riding on DNR forest trails but does not impact OHV use for big game hunting. Vehicles affected by the restrictions include all terrain [...]
September 26, 2008 | Posted in
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With the advent of the fall hunting seasons, and as the firearm deer season draws near, now is the time for hunters to sight in their bows, rifles and shotguns at one of the Department of Natural Resources’ staff-operated shooting ranges.
The DNR oversees six shooting ranges in southern Michigan, including the Rose Lake Shooting Range [...]
September 25, 2008 | Posted in
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PLEASE NOTE: An earlier version of this release did not specify this is a private land hunt only. This is being re-issued today to clarify.
Department of Natural Resources officials remind hunters that a special five-day, antlerless-only deer season begins Thursday in all of Zone 3, the southern Lower Peninsula, and in the six counties of [...]
September 18, 2008 | Posted in
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Surveillance conducted by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources over the last 6 years continues to provide no evidence of Chronic Wasting Disease in South Carolina. Like fish and game agencies in most states, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has been diligent in conducting surveillance for the disease in recent years. Sampling has [...]
September 8, 2008 | Posted in
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Hunter safety should be a top priority
MADISON – The 2008 fall wild turkey and ruffed grouse seasons are set to open at the start of shooting hours on Sept. 13, and state wildlife officials say hunter prospects are good for both seasons.
Wisconsin’s wild turkey population also continues to grow, and wildlife officials have increased the [...]
September 4, 2008 | Posted in
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