September 30, 2011

Richmond, VA – Since Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been detected from two deer harvested in Frederick County, Virginia, deer hunters must follow carcass importation regulations in other states when they transport a deer carcass out of Virginia (see the following website: http://www.cwd-info.org/). Hunters anywhere in Virginia going into Kentucky or North Carolina must bone-out […]

Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early September through early February. North Zone Dove: Grain fields of milo and corn have been the best producer in the Panhandle north of Amarillo. Mourning doves have been best in the afternoon on the edges of fields. Abilene hunters have had fair shoots in sunflowers. Red

At its Sept. 16, 2011 meeting, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) governing board made revisions to the comprehensive deer management recommendations that were adopted last December. These revisions were based on ongoing discussions with hunters and legislators as DNR attempts to develop the best recommendations for the future of the state’s deer management

Deer hunting returns this month to the 10,700-acre Bonneau Ferry Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Berkeley County, just south of Moncks Corner. The 2011 season marks the 8th year of public hunting on the WMA, where a variety of hunting opportunities can be enjoyed, especially by those interested in experiencing the area with a youth

Montana’s mule deer populations are generally at or below long-term averages across the state, especially in the eastern half of the state where the winter was particularly severe. White-tailed deer numbers are generally better, with good numbers in many locations except for areas in central Montana where deer experienced an outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease

Jefferson – The Maine Departments of Environmental Protection and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are temporarily banning all boats on a portion of Davis Stream following the find of the invasive aquatic plant hydrilla there earlier this month. The surface use restriction, which starts 400 feet upstream of Jefferson Market and extends northward on the main