CWD confirmed in farm-raised deer in Lincoln County
A three-year baiting and feeding ban in Lincoln County in North Central Wisconsin will go into effect on Dec. 12, 2022.
Hunting
Montana judge restores state wolf hunting regulations
HELENA, Mont. — A judge recently lifted a temporary restraining order that limited wolf hunting and trapping in the state, saying there is nothing to suggest rules now in place will make wolf populations unsustainable in the short term. District Judge Christopher Abbott also rejected concerns raised by environmental groups that harvesting up to six wolves just outside Yellowstone National…
DNR asks for public comments to help shape management of Whitewater WMA
The Minnesota DNR has scheduled three events for the public to help them get to know an updated master plan that will help guide management of the nearly 28,000-acre WMA in southeastern Minnesota.
Survey: Wyoming hunters share the bounty – and in a big way
(thewildharvestinitiative.com)In 2021-22, the Wild Harvest Initiative, a program of Conservation Visions, in partnership with Wyoming Game and Fish Department, conducted the Wyoming Wild Meat Sharing and Consumption Survey. The survey was designed to gather information about the amount of food annually harvested in Wyoming by recreational hunters and to explore how this food is shared with other community members, including…
Deer permit area 184 near Bemidji added to CWD management hunt
The CWD special hunt will take place Dec. 16-18 and offers hunters plenty of flexibility to take additional deer.
Game check system failure complicates opening-day harvest
Hunters reported 32,870 deer as of Tuesday of gun week.
Deer kill numbers up more than 14% over 2021
All four deer management zones showed harvest increases from 2021 for both antlered and antlerless harvests, with the Central Forest Zone up more than 30%.
Will the late season be great this year?
To complain about the Northern Zone deer season this year, mainly in the Adirondacks, would be absurd as overall our group – the Iron Sight Gang – has a had a pretty good season. We started off on the right foot, taking a pair of decent bucks opening weekend and a few smaller ones since. Although as of this writing…
Ohio online check system experiences difficulties on opening day
Division of Wildlife says those issues have been corrected.
Crazy Pennsylvania weather frustrating for deer hunting
Gun season will be better – hopefully without all this crazy weather.
Tips for successfully hunting state game lands in Pennsylvania
You can escape the crowd but you won’t be alone.
Deer kill numbers spike despite dip in license sales
In total, 103,623 deer were registered statewide during the opening weekend of the 2022 gun deer hunt, compared to the 90,023 registered for the same period in 2021.
Ohio youth deer hunt sees huge spike in harvest numbers
The two-day special youth hunting season concluded with 9,515 deer harvested, up from 7,632 last year and the three-year average of 6,559.
Upping your odds of shooting a buck in Pennsylvania this year
Knowing the odds will help increase your chances of bagging a buck this year.
Tips for hunting pressured deer in Pennsylvania and beyond
When hordes of hunters hit the woods, deer behavior changes.
Tough hunting in warm weather, but that’s changing
I recall Veteran’s Day of last year (2021) very well. I spent a few hours in the woods that morning and the remainder of the day working — from my front porch. It was so warm I posted a photo on Facebook of my yard from my “porch office” as I like to call it, noting that a cooler weather…
CWD suspected in wild deer in Bemidji area for first time
The adult buck was harvested opening weekend of the firearms season about 10 miles south of Bemidji in deer permit area 184.
State elk hunters go 4-for-4
All four state licensed hunters filled their harvest authorizations, and this year’s hunt marked the first modern harvest of an elk by bow in the state.
Hunting essentials
The nice thing about this blogger’s essentials is that they all fit into the pockets of his hunting coat so there’s no need to carry a backpack.
Unusual heat not good for serious bowhunting
Hot afternoons and warm mornings muddle archery hunters during the rut.
‘A great opener’
Iowa’s pheasant opener was busy, with lots of hunter success.
Bucks of summer sure look different now
As the rut approaches, appearances change.
Buckle up and come home
Firearms season is just around the corner here in New York and if you know someone who climbs without using a safety harness remind them of the consequences if the worst should happen.
An old-school technique for getting the lead out of your wild game
Modern hand-held metal detectors will help you locate and remove steel or lead pellets before you attempt chewing on them.
As season changes, it’s time to make some rut adjustments
The best part of bowhunting season is November in Pennsylvania.
No changes for crossbow regs as New Yorkers start Southern Zone season
Roy Letcher of Newfane, N.Y., ventured south into Pennsylvania this fall to use his crossbow earlier than in his home state and scored on this nice buck.If you have never used a crossbow for target shooting or for hunting big game, you owe it to yourself to at least give it a try. They are fun to shoot, can be…
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