The state Game and Fish Department says hunting license applications increased by nearly 10,000 this year.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission reports a near record number of deer were taken during the 2013-14 deer hunting season.
The number of deer killed during Parkersburg's 2013 urban archery hunt jumped 100 percent from 2012's total.
Members of the Pennsylvania Game Commission are being urged to expand deer hunting opportunities in the commonwealth.