August 25, 2011

Sept. 1 is opening day of the 2011 dove hunting season. Hunters wishing to hunt at the Overton Wildlife Management Area (WMA) will need to make reservations for opening day and the first weekend. They can do this by participating in a drawing scheduled for 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29 at the Nevada Department of […]

Cheaha State Park will soon have a new attraction, the Walter Farr Indian Artifacts Museum. The collection, donated by Walter Farr from Lineville, Ala., will go on display with a grand opening on September 24, at 11 a.m., the same day as the park’s mountain festival and chili cook off. The collection contains hundreds of

SANTA FE – The Department of Game and Fish is accepting applications for youth waterfowl hunts in the Bernardo Waterfowl Area south of Belen and for sandhill crane hunts in various areas around the state. More than 200 hunts at Bernardo are available to youths younger than age 18 who have successfully completed an approved

A regulation change allowing deer hunters to use a hinge or break-open action muzzleloader during the primitive firearms season for deer has officially been enacted and will be in effect for the 2011 deer season. Previously, this type of muzzleloader was prohibited from use during primitive firearms deer season. After a review by the Division

WATERBURY, VT – Vermont’s bear hunting season is September 1- November 16 this year. Vermont’s bear population is now estimated at slightly more than 6,000 black bears, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. The number of bears has increased during the last two decades and is now higher than the objective of 4,500-6,000

WATERBURY, VT – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department urges hunters to prepare now for Vermont fall turkey hunting. “A schedule of hunter safety courses is listed on Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s website (vtfishandwildlife.com),” says Director of Wildlife Mark Scott. “You may need camo clothing or other equipment. You probably should practice your turkey calling.

Waterbury, VT – The winners of Vermont’s 2011 moose hunting permits were determined July 27 at a lottery drawing in Montpelier. Governor Peter Shumlin, standing alongside Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Patrick Berry, started the computer-generated selection process that randomly picked 455 winners among more than 12,600 lottery applications. The drawing is done by a random

WATERBURY – Before hunting season, its hunter education season. With most hunting seasons just around the corner, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is urging new hunters to sign up now for a hunter education class. All first-time hunting license holders are required to complete a hunter education course. “Though classes are held throughout the

Lots of doves in Utah It’s time to oil your shotgun and grab some shells-four upland game hunts are about to begin. Sept. 1, 2011 is the first day you can hunt dove, forest grouse, cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare in Utah this fall. But it won’t be the last day. Many of Utah’s upland