The new rules are designed to allow hunters to kill black and brown bears over bait, black bears including cubs and females with cubs with artificial light at den sites, and wolves and coyotes including pups during the denning season. Hunters can also kill caribou from traveling motorboats and swimming caribou.
Hunters would be allowed to kill only six bull elk in 2020 under a proposal the state Department of Natural Resources board is considering.
Iowa hunters reported harvesting more than 14,600 turkeys during the spring season, which is the highest spring turkey harvest since mandatory harvest reporting began in 2007. The previous high was 12,173 in 2016.
Turkey hunting expert and Outdoor News contributor Joel Nelson gives a behind-the-scenes look at the most important turkey hunting gear he keeps in his vest. What gear is most important? Nelson walks through what he carries and why. Categories: Hunting, Hunting News, Minnesota Videos, Turkey, Turkey Tags: Hunting, Wild turkeys
The biggest change the DNR proposed was extending the nine-day gun season to 19 days.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The number of hunting-related shooting fatalities in Pennsylvania went up in the past year, according to the state game commission. There were 26 hunting-related shooting injuries in Pennsylvania in 2019, four of which were fatal. The number of fatalities is up from the previous year when only one of the 27 hunting-related shootings were fatal. A little…
Sales had been shut down since April 6 due to COVID-19.
Hank Xiong said his drive to find the owner was fueled by his own bad memories when he was younger when his own prize bow was taken from the back of his father’s truck.
Record-setting number of responses received. Results will help guide decision-making on potential future rules.
For the first time in its modern history, Missouri will offer an elk hunting season later this year, with five permits drawn in a lottery.
New hunting and fishing opportunities across 2.3 million acres at 97 national wildlife refuges and 9 national fish hatcheries.
All regulations remain in effect under Safer at Home order; season opens April 15.
Elyria, Ohio — Outdoor Product Innovations announces their acquisition of Big Dog Hunting. Big Dog has a long history of designing and manufacturing top quality tree stands and hunting accessories. “Outdoor Product Innovations will continue to acquire companies we trust and believe in…it’s been a key to our continued growth. We’re excited for this acquisition of Big Dog Hunting as…
The specific products being manufactured for donation are face shields, frames and hand sanitizer. There is a big need at hospitals and clinics for these items.
Chatfield, Minn. – On March 30, the Pope and Young Club closed its national headquarters, located in Chatfield, until April 10. The decision to temporarily close the P&Y office is in accordance with precautions prescribed by the CDC and government officials. The closure is intended to protect members, the staff of Pope and Young, and the local community, the club…
One of the largest poaching cases in state history results in the first prison sentence for first-degree unlawful hunting of big game since the charge became a ranked felony.
Results from 2019 deer, bear and spring turkey seasons among the best ever.
As of Tuesday, March 24, state parks, trails and restrooms remain open; property buildings closed.
The percentage of older bucks in the 2019-20 deer harvest remained amazingly high. About 66 percent of the bucks taken by hunters were at least 2½ years old. The remainder were 1½ years old.
Young buck was found nearly 100 miles from the state’s primary CWD area.
Most notably, the costs for elk and deer hunting are going up dramatically, which are the two most profitable areas for Idaho Fish and Game.
It was the department’s “working assumption” that the workers got TB from infected deer “but we can’t say for sure.”
Along with dogs, investigators also found dead coyotes, weasels and wolves, and lab tests confirmed the animals were also poisoned. (Photo by Bob Drieslein)RAPID CITY, S.D. — To John Cooper and Jerry Pier, a coyote hunt is not a shooting gallery. So you won’t find any high-capacity, fast-firing, military style weapons in their coyote-hunting arsenal. What you will find are…
Pike County led the harvest with 22 bobcats, 16 of those taken by trappers.
Applications being accepted for 2020 elk hunting tags March 1-May 31.
Rob Drieslein, the managing editor of Outdoor News was asked by Pheasants Forever to moderate a session that included five individuals to discuss threats and opportunities to public lands in Minnesota. If you missed the session at Pheasant Fest, you can now have a look and see what was talked about and discussed at this event.
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