Hunting
SD: Campsites, Facilities Open This Summer In Pierre-Area Parks Impacted By Flood
PIERRE, S.D. – Despite last year’s Missouri River flood that closed campsites and damaged facilities, the camping season outlook is promising for two Pierre-area state parks. State Park officials expect both Farm Island and Oahe
SD: North Point Campground, Facilities To Reopen This Summer Following Flood
PICKSTOWN, S.D. – State Park officials say last year’s Missouri River flood in South Dakota will have little impact on campers to North Point Recreation Area near Pickstown this summer. “North Point was lucky in
Turkey tag error corrected with second drawing
Madison – An error in the turkey tag drawing that affected about 14,600 hunters was corrected by the DNR as of Jan. 25 when the agency posted corrected drawing information on its licensing website. In
Gray wolf hunting season proposed
A bill introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature on Friday, Jan. 27 would create a 41⁄2-month wolf hunting and trapping season that would allow the use of all firearms and bows, foot-hold traps and cable restraints,
Wisconsin bear hunters register 4,246
The DNR will issue 9,015 black bear kill tags for this fall’s hunt, just a handful more than the 9,005 tags issued last year.
Bobcats lose race to otters
A river otter trapping season could be in place by the fall. And muskrat fans? Your extended trapping season may be popping its head out of the proverbial den in 2013.
Growing gun popularity causing FOID backlogs
Good news: More people in the state have apparently become gun-friendly.
Hunting license sales stable
Hunting license sales in New York were relatively stable in 2011, although a regulations change did boost sales of junior archery licenses.
A last shot to comment on deer plan
DEC’s five-year deer management plan has been finalized, but the document contains some regulations changes that need to go through the state’s formal rulemaking process.
