News

--- January February March April May June July August September October November December --- 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

• South Mississippi Gets Extra Deer Hunting Days The 2011-12 deer season has closed for most of the state, but not in South Mississippi.
• Wyoming Game Department Sets Platte Valley Deer Meetings The Wyoming Game and Fish Department plans to hold another series of meetings to discuss plans for managing the Platte Valley mule deer herd.
• Study To Look At Oil Industry Impact On Mule Deer The Mule Deer Foundation is planning a study of the effects of western North Dakota's booming energy industry on the mule deer population. Results won't be known for years.
• Missouri Bow Hunters Post High Deer And Turkey Numbers Missouri conservation officials say this past year was a good one for archers hunting both deer and turkey.
• Chronic Wasting Disease Found In Two Missouri Deer Missouri conservation officials say two free-range deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
• Michigan DNR Aims To Encourage Outdoor Activity By Women The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has put out the call for women to head outdoors this winter with an all-day program at a center in the northern Lower Peninsula.
• Lake Michigan Town Suspends Deer Cull Indefinitely The Lake Michigan town of Ogden Dunes has indefinitely suspended a deer cull opposed by some residents.
• Minnesota Deer Harvest Declines In 2011 The state Department of Natural Resources says Minnesota's deer harvest declined 7 percent in 2011.
• 19,000 Deer Shot During Ohio Muzzleloader Season State officials say hunters killed more than 19,000 deer during Ohio's four-day muzzleloader season, which ended Tuesday.
• Wyoming Bill Would Allow Baiting Of Deer And Other Big Game The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is pushing to change state law to allow baiting of big game animals, a tactic it says could allow hunters to lure nuisance whitetail deer away from towns to spots where it would be safe to shoot them.
• Harsh Winters And Habitat Loss Hurts South Dakota Plains Hunting Hunters in the northern Plains who've grown accustomed to bringing home three pheasants or a deer are finding the years of abundance may be over.
• Proposed New Hampshire Bill Would Allow Loaded Guns In Vehicles New Hampshire's House is considering legislation that would eliminate a 74-year-old ban on loaded guns in vehicles.
• New Hampshire Initiates Apprentice Hunting Licenses New Hampshire officials are offering would-be hunters the chance to try out the sport without having to pass a hunter safety program.
• New Hampshire Considers Making Gun Licenses Optional New Hampshire could become the fourth state to eliminate the need for a permit to carry concealed, loaded guns anyplace not prohibited by law under legislation before the House and Senate.
• New Hampshire Hunters Kill 14 Percent More Deer Than In 2010 Hunters killed more than 11,000 deer this hunting season — a 14 percent increase over last year — but bear hunters did not fare so well, New Hampshire officials said Tuesday.
• Meat Donations From Arkansas Hunters Pressed By Fees An organization that provides donated wild game to food banks says the program is hurting because the state no longer covers processing fees.
• Montana Aims To Cut Abuse Of Disabled Hunter Permits Montana wildlife regulators suspect more and more people are faking disabilities to take advantage of privileges granted to disabled hunters, so they want to remove one of those perks in hopes of curbing abuse.
• Tennessee Hunters Encouraged To Donate Harvested Deer The Tennessee Wildlife Federation's Hunters for the Hungry program has appealed to hunters to donate harvested deer to food banks and soup kitchens.
• Sportsmen Offer Insight on What Influences Purchase Decisions
• Wisconsin Board To Consider Trail Camera Policy The state Natural Resources Board is set to consider whether to allow people to leave trail cameras on public lands.

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
•