Expanded hunting proposed for Jackson Hole elk herd
Associated Press
March 29, 2017
Biologists say the idea is to increase the harvest in portion of the herd to help control its numbers.
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Semiautomatic rifles OK’d for small game, furbearer hunting in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Game Commission Reports
March 28, 2017
Guided by scientific survey of state’s hunters, commissioners remove proposal for big-game hunting. Still, Pennsylvania becomes the last state in the nation to approve semiautomatic rifles for hunting uses.
Pennsylvania hunters to see increase in antlerless licenses
Pennsylvania Game Commission Reports
March 28, 2017
Board of Game Commissioners gives final approval to 2017-18 hunting/trapping seasons.
Earlier start to North Dakota pheasant season could boost local economies
Associated Press
March 27, 2017
Change could mostly affect out-of-state hunters, who plan in advance and might be leery of scheduling later in the year due to wintry weather.
As Georgia turkey season opens, hunters can record kills with app
Associated Press
March 27, 2017
Hunters will be able to use their cellphones to record their kills at the scene by using an app put in place by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Voluntary deer check is only change Michigan hunters will see after bovine TB-positive case
Michigan DNR
March 24, 2017
Annually, the DNR tests thousands of white-tailed deer for bovine TB statewide. Due to this new steer finding, hunters within the 3-mile radius of this facility will be asked to voluntarily submit their deer heads
Nebraska announces dates for popular waterfowl seasons
Nebraska Game and Parks Reports
March 24, 2017
The Commission adopted waterfowl season orders that include opening the early teal season on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend – a week earlier than staff had proposed and the same as the 2016 teal
Evolutionary race: Wild turkey blind timing and hunting strategy
Tony Peterson
March 22, 2017
With smarter, wilier toms afoot these days, should hunters season their turkey blinds before a spring gobbler hunt?
Nebraska Game and Parks to hunters: Let’s talk turkey
Nebraska Game and Parks Reports
March 22, 2017
Fall turkey hunters in the state to receive survey.
