Hunting
Mississippi considers voluntary deer and turkey harvest reporting
JACKSON, Miss. — Hunters in Mississippi could begin to voluntarily tell the state how many deer or turkeys they kill. The proposal is in a bill that passed the state Senate on a split vote.
Bill allows Wyoming hunters to wear fluorescent pink
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A bill that would let big-game hunters in Wyoming wear fluorescent pink has passed the state Legislature. Senate File 61 received final approval on a 39-21 vote in the state House. It
A new approach: State survey asks New York residents about deer concerns
Survey results, as well as data on deer impacts on forest regeneration, will be used to guide deer population management decisions. Previously, the DEC used citizen task forces to involve state residents in the process.
CWD-positive deer found on Washington County farm
The buck was born on the 15-acre farm in May 2015. It was part of a herd of 58 whitetails, along with 13 elk.
Mississippi looks to response plan after first-ever CWD case
VICKSBURG, Miss. — Mississippi will hold a public meeting to discuss its response plan to a fatal infectious deer disease that has been confirmed in the state. The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks said
New York hunters kill 1,420 black bears in 2017, down from 2016, 5-year average
The heaviest bear reported to state officials was 550 pounds. It was killed in the town of Lexington in Greene County.
Historic grizzly hunt could happen in Wyoming this fall
Would be the first grizzly bear hunting in the lower 48 states in more than 40 years.
Second-fewest hunting-related shooting incidents in New York in 2017
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Department of Environmental Conservation says there were 19 hunting-related shooting incidents last year, the second-lowest on record. The agency also reports 12 tree stand accidents in 2017, the first year it
Deer movement study begins in southeastern Minnesota’s CWD zone; feeding ban continues in 16 Minn. counties
A Minnesota DNR research project that will examine how deer move across the landscape in southeastern Minnesota’s chronic wasting disease management area is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 12, the DNR said in a
