New York Announces 2019 Bear Harvest Totals
New York State bear hunters took 1,505 black bears during the 2019 hunting seasons according to state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos. "Black bears are thriving in New York, and bear hunting seasons are a critical part of our...
Managed Waterfowl Hunts At Tuckahoe WMA Planned
A plan presented by Division staff to implement the state's first managed waterfowl hunts at the Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area (WMA) was authorized in September by the Fish and Game Council. This new opportunity comes on the heels of a cooperative, five-year...
South Dakota Chance At A Hunt Of A Lifetime
The South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks (GFP) Department is offering outdoor enthusiasts the hunt of a lifetime with their Hunt for Habitat “super tag” raffle. The raffle offers two prize options for 2020 with four total prize packages available. Three winners...
Women’s Winter Ringneck Challenge
Pheasants Forever Montcalm County, Michigan, is sponsoring a fun pheasant hunting event for beginners and experienced hunters. The day includes clay shooting and a guided hunt with teams of four women, with lunch and prizes following the hunt. Cost is $35 per person,...
New WMA In Georgia
More than 6,300 new acres at the Canoochee Sandhills Wildlife Management Area, located in Bulloch and Bryan Counties, is now available for southeast Georgia outdoor enthusiasts, thanks to the partnership efforts of multiple agencies and Foundations. “Securing this...
It’s Not About The Trophy
If a man marries a girl infected with the decorating bug, he has to learn to put up with minor annoyances—a house littered with paint samples, rug samples, wood samples, granite samples, tile samples, fabric samples—and to always look twice before sitting down,...
Utah Reintroduces Bighorn Sheep To Antelope Island
A year after a contagious respiratory disease decimated a bighorn sheep herd at Antelope Island State Park, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources successfully reintroduced a new herd of 25 bighorn sheep to the island on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Bighorn sheep existed on...
Pursuing The Alpine Ibex
A once-in-a-lifetime hunt amid the lofty peaks of the Swiss Alps. Nearly a decade ago, I stayed in an Austrian castle, its walls adorned with architectural-looking alpine animal skulls. Perhaps the most intriguing of those was a goat-like creature, its...
MDC Reports Final Deer Harvest More Than 285,400
Missouri's 2019-2020 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reporting a preliminary total deer harvest of 285,483. Of the deer harvested, 133,914 were antlered bucks, 27,931 were button bucks, and 123,638 were does. Top...
Michigan Youth Small Game Hunt March 28
A youth small game hunt is scheduled for Saturday, March 28 at Crane Pond State Game Area 60887 State Highway M-40, Jones Youth hunters will be put into small hunting groups and assigned a mentor. Hunt participants must be under 18 years old, have a valid hunting...