September 17, 2009
DEC scheduling ‘deer meetings’ across the state
Albany – DEC has scheduled several public meetings this fall to discuss potential changes to the state’s deer management program. At press time, additional meetings were still in the process of being scheduled, officials said. “We’ve already reached out to a number of hunting organizations in the state and other groups interested in deer management
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Idaho mulls special wolf tag proposal
Boise, Idaho (AP) – State fish and game officials are considering a plan to issue special wolf hunting tags that would be auctioned to raise money for conservation projects and wolf management. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission is expected to vote on the measure Wednesday morning. The plan is similar in some ways to
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Banquet/Fundraiser
Sept. 19:_Lake Superior WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Solon Springs Community Center. For more info call Lorrie Gunnerson, 715-375-5417. Sept. 19: Ellsworth Rod & Gun Club Banquet, 6 p.m., at the Club. For more info call Lars Loberg, 715-273-5072. Sept. 19:_Friends of the Namekagon Barrens Wildlife area, Picnic, 10 a.m. For more info call Bob Bowen,
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Season Dates
Sept. 19:_Early bear season opens (Adirondack region) Sept. 19-20: Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Northeast & Southeast zones) Sept. 20:_Ruffed grouse season opens (Northern Zone) Sept. 25:_Early Canada goose season closes Northeastern, Western, Southeastern & Lake Champlain zones) Sept. 26: Scup (porgy) season closes Sept. 26-27:_Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Lake Champlain Zone) Sept. 27:_Northern Zone archery deer season
Officials ponder ban on hunting southwest Va. elk
Richmond, Va. (AP) – Game officials are considering a ban on hunting elk that have crossed into southwest Virginia from eastern Kentucky. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries’ board plans to vote on the proposal at its Oct. 22 meeting in Richmond following a public hearing. Department spokeswoman Julia Dixon says Virginia hunters
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Long turkey-hunting season opens in Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – The fall turkey season is under way in Nebraska, and this one will be longer than hunters have enjoyed in the past. The fall season opened Tuesday. Holders of fall turkey hunting permits can go after gobblers with either a shotgun or bow until Dec. 31. The season will not be
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Waterfowlers aim for record season
Springfield – There’s a brief paragraph tucked in the 2009 Illinois Waterfowl Digest that should be carved onto the stock of every duck hunter’s shotgun. “Although continental duck populations are in good shape, hunters should be aware that local food, water and weather can influence individual success more than the total number of ducks coming
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Small game, but big news
Albany – Small-game hunters in New York may not be as abundant as they once were, but those who remain in the field are just as passionate as ever. And, if they find the right habitat, there’s still some fine small-game hunting to be had in the Empire State,_DEC officials say. “Habitat changes, and there’s
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