Hunting
A casual way to search for shed antlers
I’ve found a few whitetail antler sheds over the years, but I wouldn’t call myself a shed hunter. Usually, when it happens, I blunder into one while trolling for spring gobblers, the find sometimes a
Pennsylvania Game Commission boosts doe tags by 147,000 for 2023-24
Pennsylvania game commissioners, at their quarterly meeting here April 15, voted to increase the number of antlerless deer licenses available to hunters this year by 147,000.
Commissioners announced that 1,095,000 antlerless deer licenses will
Michigan DNR budget laid out for Natural Resources Commission
Restricted funds (license sales, park fees, etc.) account for $363.8 million (67%) of the DNR’s budget. Federal funding, including Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson money, accounts for $100.4 million (19%), $67.9 million (13%) came from the state’s
Mail survey shows Michigan’s 2022 deer harvest, hunter numbers drop
According to preliminary results from the DNR’s mail survey of random deer hunters, harvest numbers and hunter numbers were down during the 2022 season.
“These are results from the returned surveys and are still
Michigan bills would set regulations for hunting, fishing guides
Michigan lawmakers are again considering legislation to regulate commercial hunting and fishing guides after previous proposals languished.
The bipartisan bill package includes three bills that are virtually identical to legislation in previous sessions
Pennsylvania bill would deny hunting licenses to those convicted of animal cruelty
A bill that would grant authority to the Pennsylvania Game Commission to deny or revoke a hunting or furtaking license from anyone convicted of animal cruelty has resurfaced in the state House.
State
Michigan’s fishing and hunting report for April 21, 2023
Turkey season has arrived: walleye action hot at Detroit. A look at Michigan’s statewide fishing and hunting report for April 21, 2023.
Pennsylvania Game Commission to spray 110,000 acres of state lands to protect against spongy moths
In an effort to protect wildlife habitat, the Pennsylvania Game Commission plans to spray nearly 110,000 acres of state game lands this spring.
Spraying will occur on 43 different state game lands – 109,180
Is lack of antlerless deer take reason for concern in parts of Minnesota?
Hunting is the primary tool that state wildlife agencies use to manage deer herds, but making a dent in whitetail populations by way of antlerless harvest is proving to be a difficult proposition in some
