Hunters in Illinois harvest more than 15,700 birds during 2017 spring turkey season
Illinois DNR
May 17, 2017
The 2017 total compares with the statewide turkey harvest of 15,484 in 2016.
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Hunting/fishing-related proposed rule changes up for public discussion in North Dakota
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
May 11, 2017
Includes amendments to add rules for shooting ranges on wildlife management areas and to adopt a new section to prohibit the use of drones on state WMAs.
Intensive CWD surveillance continues in Ohio
Steve Pollick
May 11, 2017
Disease has never been found in the wild here, and if the continued surveillance through next fall’s seasons shows the same result, no CWD in the wild, the surveillance program will end.
Still hoping to prove that Pennsylvania turkey woods are far from empty
Tyler Frantz
May 11, 2017
Rainy weekends dampen gobbler hunter’s spirits but not his resolve.
North Dakota increases deer licenses by 5,500
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
May 10, 2017
The number of licenses available for 2017 includes 2,750 for antlered mule deer, an increase of 200 from last year; 1,022 for muzzleloader, an increase of 94 from last year; and 245 restricted youth antlered
Too early to pattern movements of bucks in your woods? The Optimality Theory at work
Keri Butt
May 10, 2017
Basically, it boils down to costs vs. benefits, and how the variances in this ratio affect buck movements during the breeding season in countless ways. But it doesn’t end there, as we’re well aware of
South Dakota to release fewer deer hunting licenses
Associated Press
May 9, 2017
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department wants to cut the number of deer hunting licenses and tags available for the next two years by more than 10,000.
Midwest gray wolves back in the crosshairs?
Associated Press
May 9, 2017
In Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, hunting could return as soon as this fall if federal protections are removed for the predators.
Michigan DNR releases deer hunter study report
Michigan DNR
May 8, 2017
Following up on recent DNR research into deer hunting participation trends, the project was designed to be completed before the 2017-2019 deer hunting regulations are established.
