Quality, quantity on display during Pennsylvania elk hunt
Pennsylvania Game Commission Reports
November 8, 2017
More than 100 elk taken for a success rate of 89 percent, with numerous trophy elk harvested.
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Kentucky wildlife officials: First frost halts EHD in state’s deer population
Staff and News Reports
November 8, 2017
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife fielded 1,822 individual reports and documented 4,586 suspected EHD cases through phone calls and an online reporting system, but Kentucky’s deer seasons are continuing as scheduled this year.
Annual fox-hunting ritual: Blessing of the Hounds, and a whole lot more
Jane Beathard
November 8, 2017
I attended a hunting ritual last week that is literally “as old as the hills.” It was the annual Blessing of the Hounds at Rocky Fork Headley Hunt Club near Columbus. An Episcopal priest conducted
Harvest up less than a percent for opening weekend of firearms deer season
Minnesota DNR Reports
November 7, 2017
Hunters register 70,724 deer during first weekend of season; DNR expecting increased total harvest of around 200,000.
Tips to increase your deer-calling success
Staff and News Reports
November 7, 2017
By Gary Sefton “You’re not going to believe this,” the excited deer hunter exclaimed. “I hadn’t seen anything all morning, so I let my bow down and started to unfasten my safety belt. I remembered
Big increase in antlerless elk licenses for South Dakota state park hunt
Staff and News Reports
November 7, 2017
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission has increased the number of licenses available for a special Custer State Park antlerless elk hunting season from 20 to 60, the GFP
South Dakota rejects expanding use of hounds in public-land mountain lions hunts
Staff and News Reports
November 7, 2017
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission did not adopt a proposal that would have expanded the use of hounds to hunt mountain lions, the agency said in a news
Assembly eliminates Wisconsin’s minimum hunting age
Associated Press
November 6, 2017
The Republican-authored bill would allow people of any age to participate in a mentored hunt, effectively letting anyone hunt.
New Hampshire moose hunt success rate dips
Associated Press
November 6, 2017
Partly due to unseasonable warm weather at the start of the hunt, officials say.
