MADISON – More than 70,000 turkey harvest permits for the spring 2009 season will be sold in late March under a new and much improved first-come, first-served system. Procedures spread the demand for the popular permits over a week’s time and assure a level playing field for all hunters regardless of location and method they [...]
January 30, 2009 | Posted in
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Banding and Winter Flock Surveys to Begin in January, Landowners Invited to Participate
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today that DEC is preparing for the final field season of a large-scale wild turkey research project and is implementing a statewide winter flock survey.
The first project is a turkey banding [...]
December 29, 2008 | Posted in
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MADISON — Hunters are reminded they have until Dec. 10 to apply for a permit for the 2009 Wisconsin spring turkey hunting season or for the 2009 Wisconsin black bear hunting season.
Applications and the required $3 permit application fee may be can be purchased: over the Internet through the Online Licensing Center; by calling toll-free [...]
December 3, 2008 | Posted in
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Applications for Utah’s most prized hunting permits accepted soon
Applications for next year’s most prized Utah hunting permits, the 2009 sportsman permits, will be available by Nov. 3.
Only Utah residents may apply for sportsman permits. One sportsman permit is offered for each of the following species: Desert bighorn ram, Rocky Mountain bighorn ram, buck deer, buck [...]
November 7, 2008 | Posted in
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547 birds harvested during first five days of season; tops last year’s number
COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters harvested 547 wild turkeys during the first five days of Ohio’s fall wild turkey hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The season opened on October 11 and will run through November [...]
October 20, 2008 | Posted in
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission has established a “Turn-In-a-Poacher” program to strengthen the Commonwealth’s efforts to apprehend people who are suspected of killing threatened or endangered species or multiple big game animals.
“The program encourages citizen involvement by offering a reward to callers who provide ‘tips’ that lead to the prosecution of an individual or individuals who [...]
October 20, 2008 | Posted in
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Turkey hunters who were unsuccessful in this year’s lottery for the fall hunting season may apply for 2,243 surplus permits starting at noon Monday, Sept. 15.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) makes surplus permits available at all Electronic Licensing System (ELS) outlets and online at www.dnr.state.mn.us.
The Web site also contains information on surplus licenses [...]
September 18, 2008 | Posted in
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Unusually wet weather has been a bane to some animals and a boon to others.
JEFFERSON CITY—Ground-nesting wildlife has taken it on the chin, while fish have enjoyed some ofcd the best spawning conditions in more than a decade.
Those are the broad outlines of reports from Missouri Department of Conservation biologists around the state. They say [...]
September 14, 2008 | Posted in
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) will host an Upland Bird Hunting Clinic at the DOW Office in Lamar on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 1 – 4 p.m.
DOW staff will present information about hunting upland game birds in Colorado. Topics will range from the basics for beginners, to tips and techniques for the seasoned hunter, [...]
September 12, 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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