Input sought on regionalized CWD plan in Michigan
The DNR is collecting comments on a slightly more nuanced but still vigorous plan to react to any detection of chronic wasting disease in Michigan deer
Whitetail Deer
No ‘nuclear option’ for CWD here
If and when chronic wasting disease shows up in Pennsylvania deer, Game Commission officials won’t overreact, they revealed at their recent meeting here.
Counties cut from late-winter deer season
Keeping true to its original promise, DNR trimmed 10 counties from the list of those open for late-winter deer hunting.
Vermont Muzzleloader Antlerless Deer Permit Applications Available
Vermont’s muzzleloader antlerless deer hunting permit applications are now available on the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s website
South Dakota's West river & Black Hills deer; fall turkey applications now being accepted
Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 South Dakota West River Deer, Black Hills Deer and Fall Turkey Hunting Seasons.
Ten counties dropped from this year's late-winter deer season
DNR announced today (June 14) revisions to the state’s late-winter deer season for 2012-13. "Based on an annual review of antlerless deer harvest and deer management needs in individual counties," the revisions result in the closing of 10 counties that had previously been open for the late-winter seasons: Cass, Christian, Henry, Johnson, Lawrence, Mason, Morgan, Tazewell, Union and Wabash. There…
Arkansas' Urban Archery Deer Hunt Permit Applications Available
Unique deer hunting opportunities are increasing in Arkansas. There is a catch, however. Hunters have to meet a somewhat stringent list of rules.
Bow hunting for deer in Eureka Springs this year
Bow hunters will have the opportunity to hunt for deer this fall and winter in the northwest Arkansas city of Eureka Springs
Alabama's Oak Mountain Deer Hunts Scheduled for 2012-13
In an effort to expand the opportunity for bowhunters to harvest more deer within Oak Mountain State Park near Birmingham, hunt dates will be scheduled from November 1, 2012 through January 31, 2013.
Arkansas deer permit applications available now through July 1
Deer permit applications available now through July 1. Click here for more info and to apply today: http://www.agfc.com/licenses/Pages/PermitsSpecialWMA.aspx Categories: Hunting News, Whitetail Deer
Missouri conservation officials to discuss deer disease
Missouri conservation officials are holding a public meeting Saturday to discuss a disease affecting deer in the northern part of the state.
North Dakota Deer Application Deadline is June 6
North Dakota deer hunters are reminded the deadline for submitting applications for the 2012 gun season is June 6. Hunters are encouraged to apply online at the State Game and Fish Department website.
It’s a buck, it’s a doe . . . no, it’s Robo Deer
It’s sort of like something you’d see in a Transformer movie. With the click of a remote control, the creature’s head turns, tail flicks and front foot stomps. It’s Robo Buck – and even his antlers are interchangeable, making him Robo Doe in the blink of an eye. The newest version of this decoy is coming to a field near…
Pennsylvania game commission adjusts doe tag figures
Pennsylvania game commissioners gave final approval to hunting seasons and bag limits at their most recent meeting in Harrisburg
North Dakota deer hunting licenses to drop 40 percent
North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department is making just 65,300 deer licenses available for the 2012 season, a drop of more than 40 percent from last year
North Dakota’s Deer Season Set, Online Apps Available May 9
North Dakota’s 2012 deer season is set, with 65,300 licenses available to hunters this fall, 44,650 fewer than last year and the lowest since 1988.
Computer glitch hampers Alaska deer hunt reporting
A computer glitch has resulted in incomplete totals from data submitted online by Sitka blacktail deer hunters around Alaska, according to state officials
Long Island nontypical new bow record
Mike Giarraputo is the first to tell anyone that his encounter and subsequent harvest of a buck that set a new state record might just be “one of the more uneventful big buck stories out there.”
Six buck-only units OK’d by Natural Resource Board for ’12
The 2012 deer season will include an October four-day antlerless-only deer hunt in the CWD zone
2012-13 Deer Seasons Set for Arkansas
The upcoming deer hunting seasons for the state have been set by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The seasons were approved at today’s meeting of the Commission.
Are we the problem
It seems we cannot get away from playing the blame game, suggesting they, not us, are the problem. We have seen the blame game in politics for longer than we care to remember. Tell everyone who will listen about all of the wrong things the other guys and gals have been doing. But leave us out of the guilty category….
Learn More About Mississippi's Deer Management at Copiah County WMA
MDWFP, in partnership with the Southwest Mississippi Quality Deer Management Association branch, is hosting a Deer Management Field Day on May 19th at Copiah County WMA near Hazlehurst.
Vermont's May Deer Hearings Set for St Albans and Springfield
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department will hold two public hearings on white-tailed deer management in May to give Vermonters the opportunity to review 2011 hunting season results and discuss the details of the 2012 Antlerless Permitting and Youth Season Recommendations.
Only minor changes in deer hunting rules for Ohio's 2012-2013
The Ohio Wildlife Council approved hunting and trapping regulations for the 2012-13 hunting seasons during its April 4 meeting, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife
Wisconsin DNR considers CWD discovery’s fallout
Whether the discovery of CWD in Washburn County results in higher antlerless quotas this fall remains to be seen, but DNR officials on April 4 said they were well aware that deer units in that area already are close to goals.
A decade worth of disease-free deer in Ohio
Latest round of CWD testing in Ohio proves negative
