October 14, 2011

Billings – The number of antelope hunters who stopped at south central Montana check stations during the opening weekend of the 2011 antelope season was down slightly from last year. But the percentage of hunters who bagged game was up from 2010 at two of the three check stations. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks runs …

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Olympia – With the state’s most popular deer-hunting season set to start Saturday (Oct. 15), the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is reminding hunters that cougars are also fair game anywhere in the state. Under this year’s rules, deer hunters with a valid cougar license and transport tag can take a cougar during

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has announced that online application service for Arizona’s 2012 spring hunts is now available as of Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. Hunters who haven’t yet submitted an application for the spring hunts for turkey, javelina, buffalo and bear will be able to apply online by visiting www.azgfd.gov/draw and selecting a

Spokane – As part of an ongoing effort to watch for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is asking deer and elk hunters to submit tissue from animals harvested east of the Columbia River. The fatal illness of deer and elk has not yet been detected in Washington, but

Nashville – The third-ever managed elk hunt in Tennessee is scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 17 and will continue through Friday, Oct. 21 as five persons will be seeking a trophy at the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area. Four persons, all Tennessee residents, were selected in a computer drawing from 6,840 applicants for this year’s

Salem, Ore. – ODFW’s Access and Habitat Program has made cooperative agreements with six landowners to open another 33,233 acres of private lands in eastern Oregon to public hunting access. Hunting opportunities available include deer, elk, pronghorn, upland game birds, and predators on private land in Baker, Grant, Harney, Morrow and Wheeler and Harney counties.

PENDLETON, Ore.-The Fish and Wildlife Commission met today to set 2012 big game hunting regulations. The 2012 Oregon Big Game Regulations will be online and at ODFW offices and license sales agents by Dec. 1. Besides standard calendar shifts in season dates, there are changes to hunt boundaries, new hunts and minor regulation changes from

Nonresidents can purchase Montana deer and elk hunting licenses online, by phone, or over-the-counter in Helena. The licenses, good for antlered deer and elk in most hunting districts, can be used for the general hunting season, which runs Oct. 22 through Nov. 27. “We have a total of about 1,000 nonresident big game, elk, and

Jefferson City – Missouri hunters checked 570 deer during the urban portion of firearms deer season Oct. 7 through 10, virtually identical to last year’s figure and approximately half the long-term average. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) attributes the small harvest to lower deer activity and hunter effort related to unseasonably warm weather. MDC