Hunting
Hunters in Illinois harvest more than 15,700 birds during 2017 spring turkey season
The 2017 total compares with the statewide turkey harvest of 15,484 in 2016.
Anti-bobcat trapping bill is amended, groups remain opposed
The proposal that would ban bobcat trapping and also the sale of bobcat pelts was amended on Friday to exclude southern Illinois and a handful of western counties from the ban, but trapper and sportsmen
Hunting/fishing-related proposed rule changes up for public discussion in North Dakota
Includes amendments to add rules for shooting ranges on wildlife management areas and to adopt a new section to prohibit the use of drones on state WMAs.
Intensive CWD surveillance continues in Ohio
Disease has never been found in the wild here, and if the continued surveillance through next fall’s seasons shows the same result, no CWD in the wild, the surveillance program will end.
Still hoping to prove that Pennsylvania turkey woods are far from empty
Rainy weekends dampen gobbler hunter’s spirits but not his resolve.
Study: CRP providing huge benefit to eastern Washington sage grouse
Of the roughly 24 million acres planted through CRP in the U.S., about 1.4 million acres are in eastern Washington, home to about 1,000 of the birds.
North Dakota increases deer licenses by 5,500
The number of licenses available for 2017 includes 2,750 for antlered mule deer, an increase of 200 from last year; 1,022 for muzzleloader, an increase of 94 from last year; and 245 restricted youth antlered
Too early to pattern movements of bucks in your woods? The Optimality Theory at work
Basically, it boils down to costs vs. benefits, and how the variances in this ratio affect buck movements during the breeding season in countless ways. But it doesn’t end there, as we’re well aware of
South Dakota to release fewer deer hunting licenses
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department wants to cut the number of deer hunting licenses and tags available for the next two years by more than 10,000.
