New York Outdoor News 2024 Rut Tracker: Early action
Oak Duke
October 15, 2024
A 2023 repeat. Bucks will again be chasing and breeding does earlier than usual this year. What does that mean?
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New York ECOs complete 2023 Wyoming County illegal buck take case
Staff Report
October 15, 2024
A Wyoming County man pleaded guilty in August to several charges related to the unlawful taking of deer, ending a months-long investigation by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation law enforcement officers.
Wisconsin study sheds new light on buck movement
Matt Geiger
October 15, 2024
Eight years ago, researchers began fitting roughly 800 wild Wisconsin deer with GPS collars to track movement. The Southwest Wisconsin Chronic Wasting Disease, Deer and Predator Study is the largest CWD analysis the state has
Wisconsin DNR confirms EHD in Jackson, Chippewa, Waukesha counties
DNR Report
October 14, 2024
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed that tissue samples collected from one deer in Chippewa County, two deer in Jackson County and one deer in Waukesha County have tested positive for the virus
2024 Illinois Firearms Deer Preview: Will rifle harvest climb this year?
Ralph Loos
October 14, 2024
Shotguns still dominate the two weekends of Illinois deer hunting that remain aptly labeled “gun season.”
But here’s something to shrug at as you sight-in your 12 gauge for the first weekend of the
The deer mating game and how to use it to your advantage as a hunter
Bob Grewell
October 12, 2024
How many does will a buck breed? Bucks instinctively strive to breed as many receptive does as possible. If there are lots of does in an area, bucks will try to mate as many as
Illinois DNR’s approach to managing CWD will change in 2025
Ralph Loos
October 11, 2024
The Illinois DNR’s fight against CWD in the state’s deer herd is about to undergo a swift change of direction, just as an annual report on the disease reveals a dramatic spike in positive cases
Mentors help out five kids in Wisconsin’s Adams County youth deer hunt
Tom Hart
October 11, 2024
The annual Wisconsin youth deer hunt kicked off on Oct. 5 this year. The special “early” hunt allows young hunters ages 15 and younger to take the field in pursuit of the state’s most sought
New York deer hunters can continue to help feed the hungry this season
Staff Report
October 11, 2024
With deer seasons taking center stage across New York in the coming days and weeks, the subject of donating venison to the needy comes with it.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
