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Preliminary deer harvest numbers for 2016 at about 214K in New York
Updates expected as New York State Department of Environmental Conservation continues to upgrade deer harvest calculation system.
Wisconsin DNR continues implementation of CWD Response Plan
Plan covers action items like surveillance and monitoring, education and outreach, biosecurity and safety, research, and public involvement.
Illinois youth turkey season preliminary harvest totals a record 1,541 birds
This year, a total of 5,601 youth turkey permits were issued, including 106 permits for special hunt areas. Last year, 4,761 permits were issued, including 113 for special hunt areas.
A complex deer case: the antlered doe phenomenon
Oftentimes, a deer believed to be an antlered female is actually not a female at all, or may be part female. Or, the animal could possibly be a buck with serious reproductive problems — just
Tom turkey dilemma: henned up and (almost) hopeless
Early wild turkey hunting seasons can be frustrating, so get patient for April longbeards.
CWD samples nearly doubled in 2016, 447 positive detections
Agency sampled more than 6,000 deer for chronic wasting disease statewide in 2016; positive detections primarily within the endemic area in southern Wisconsin.
Turkey season opens with a bang, harvest nears 2,000
More than 1,500 turkeys taken the past two weekends by youth hunters has put the total at 1,949, topping last year’s spring total of 15,490.
Ohioans prep for 2017 wild turkey hunting season
New for the 2017 season, the state has been divided into two zones for spring turkey hunting: a south zone, which opens to hunters on Monday, April 24, and a northeast zone, which opens to
Measure limits dog-training on Pennsylvania game lands
Action helps ensure training activities don’t chase off ringnecks released for hunters.
