Hunting
Vermont eyeing banner spring turkey season
Vermont was the first New England state to re-establish wild turkeys when it released 31 wild birds from New York in 1969 and 1970. Today, the Green Mountain State has an estimated 45,000-60,000 turkeys.
Rule banning predator control on Alaska refuges revoked
The focus once was almost totally wolves. Since 1993, the state has killed hundreds along with lesser numbers of black and grizzly bears that prey on caribou or moose calves.
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.
