Harvest numbers up significantly in Vermont deer hunts
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Reports
January 4, 2017
Total harvest of 16,160 is second-highest since 2002
Deer
Report says Illinois spent more than $1 million monitoring CWD in deer herd during 2016
Keri Butt
January 3, 2017
DNR managers say the cost of tracking and monitoring CWD is worth it as the state has been able to keep the deer disease at bay compared to neighboring states
End looms for Iowa pheasant, late muzzleloader and archery deer, archery fall turkey seasons
Iowa DNR
January 3, 2017
But still some time for furbearer and goose seasons
Two farmed deer test positive for CWD in Minnesota
Staff Report
December 30, 2016
Comes on the heels of a third positive CWD confirmation for white-tailed deer in the wild in southeastern Minnesota
New Jersey deer-hunting seasons kick into high gear with new year
Staff Report
December 29, 2016
Kicks off with the winter bow season opener Jan. 1
Bear harvest strong, deer and turkey hunts good in New Hampshire
Associated Press
December 26, 2016
Nearly 900 bears taken — 34 percent above the preceding five-year average of 668 bears, 19 percent above 2015.
Chronic wasting disease found in eastern Iowa deer farm
Associated Press
December 21, 2016
Disease detected as part of state’s voluntary monitoring program for the disease.
More than 9,000 deer checked during Ohio’s two-day gun season
DNR Report
December 19, 2016
And opportunities to harvest more deer still await.
Wisconsin DNR expert happy with northern deer herd regeneration
Associated Press
December 16, 2016
Still, deer harvest down 6 percent from 2015.
