PIERRE, S.D. — For pheasant hunters who were in the fields last year, 2008 may offer a sense of déjà vu as South Dakota once again boasts a near-record population of ringnecks.
Pheasant brood count surveys last year estimated a pheasant population that recalled the Soil Bank days of the 1950s and ’60s and this year’s [...]
October 14, 2008 | Posted in
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A special Santa Margarita Women’s Pheasant Hunting Clinic is scheduled Dec. 6 at the Cammatta Ranch in San Luis Obispo County. The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) clinic is a unique learning opportunity for beginning hunters and a fun outing for those with hunting experience.
The event begins at 7:30 a.m. and includes classroom, range [...]
October 13, 2008 | Posted in
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Illinois Conservation Foundation Event Benefits Youth Programs
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – The Illinois Conservation Foundation’s 15th annual Celebrity Quail Hunt on Nov. 2-4 will feature quail and pheasant hunting, guided fishing opportunities, boat tours of Rend Lake, golf, and a variety of shooting sports competitions at the Rend Lake Resort complex in Franklin County.
“The Celebrity Quail Hunt [...]
September 27, 2008 | Posted in
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Duck hunting changes also approved
Get ready, Utah goose hunters. You can hunt light geese into March this season.
At their Aug. 28 meeting in Salt Lake City, members of the Utah Wildlife Board approved Utah’s first–ever spring light goose hunt. Light geese include snow, blue and Ross’ geese.
The board also approved some duck hunting changes.
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September 2, 2008 | Posted in
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CHEYENNE– Hunters are reminded that Sept. 15 is the deadline for pheasant hunt applications for the Springer and Glendo pheasant hunts.
Applications and Upland Game Bird Regulations are available at Game and Fish offices, license agents and on the department Web site . The Oct. 23- Nov. 7 Special Springer Hunt is located at the Game [...]
September 2, 2008 | Posted in
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Clearwater area hunters between the ages of 12 and 15 will have an opportunity to participate in a youth pheasant hunting clinic on September 27.
The event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Troy-Deary Gun Club and on private land west of Deary.
“This clinic is a great opportunity to introduce new hunters [...]
August 15, 2008 | Posted in
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Clubs hosting mentored youth pheasant hunts have until Aug. 15 to apply for pheasants
HARRISBURG – Hunting clubs interested in hosting a youth pheasant hunt this fall are encouraged to begin making plans now, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe.
The Game Commission will release 15,000 ring-necked pheasants statewide prior to the opening [...]
July 18, 2008 | Posted in
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DWR ready to share upland game ideas
Utah’s hunters might have more chances to hunt upland game birds this fall and in the autumns to come. And season dates might also be more consistent across the state.
Dave Olsen, upland game coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, says the state’s upland game rules are reviewed every [...]
May 14, 2008 | Posted in
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Sportsmen’s clubs across the state who wish to encourage young people to participate in the traditions of safe, ethical hunting and to enjoy the great outdoors should sign up for a program designed specifically for clubs and young people by MassWildlife. The Massachusetts Young Adult Pheasant Hunt Program was designed to be conducted by sporting [...]
May 13, 2008 | Posted in
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