Posted in Deer Hunting on July 30th, 2005 Comments Off
Wisconsin Deer Hunting Regulations Now On-Line - The 2005 Wisconsin Deer Hunting Regulations are now available on the Department of Natural Resources Web site and hard copy versions should begin appearing at license sales outlets and DNR service centers during the first week of August. The entire pamphlet can be downloaded or the sections Deer […]
Posted in Hunting on July 30th, 2005 Comments Off
TPWD may adopt rules to help stop cheaters- Poseurs lurk here and there among the two-million-plus folks holding Texas resident hunting or fishing licenses.
They aren’t Texans — at least not legally. But they play one, and pay like one, when they purchase a hunting license, fishing license or maybe even one of the several commercial […]
Posted in Duck Hunting on July 25th, 2005 Comments Off
DUCK HUNTING: Minnesota numbers confirm dismal duck season in ‘04 In light of declining kills, debate centers on new regulations Minnesota’s duck kill hit an eight-year low last fall, dropping 23 percent from 2003 and confirming hunters’ opinions it was one of the worst seasons in recent memory.
The data, released by the U.S. Fish and […]
Posted in Duck Hunting on July 24th, 2005 Comments Off
Changes are needed for duck season - Over the past week, the Mississippi Flyway Council has been meeting in Mississippi. The agenda at the annual meeting is to review data in order to get a better understanding of the continental duck population.
It’s from these meetings that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determines season lengths […]
Posted in Duck Hunting on July 23rd, 2005 Comments Off
Duck season at 60 days, daily limit of six, commissioners say
LITTLE ROCK - Sixty and six - those will be the basics for the upcoming 2005-06 duck hunting season in Arkansas.
It’s not official but count on it, said the agency’s commissioners Thursday at their regular monthly meeting. There will be 60 days of duck […]
Posted in Hunting on July 21st, 2005 Comments Off
New deer and turkey check-in system for Maryland hunters
Beginning this fall, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is changing how hunters check in their harvests. Successful deer and turkey hunters will no longer be required to take their game to a traditional check station but will register it online at www.gamecheck.dnr.state.md.us or by calling […]
Posted in Archery Hunting on July 21st, 2005 Comments Off
Crossbow season approved for this fall - If you are a bow hunter or would like to be, there’s been some activity in Richmond this summer that should interest you.
On June 23, at a meeting of the board of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF), it was agreed to approve the use […]
Posted in Duck Hunting on July 20th, 2005 Comments Off
Duck proposal could benefit many hunters
As seems the case with so many wildlife proposals of late, this suggested change in Colorado’s duck hunting structure may be just another example of the proverbial robbing Peter to pay Paul.
But, on the other hand, it just might make sense.
The privately initiated proposal calls for a radical […]
Posted in Hunting on July 20th, 2005 Comments Off
More hunting land planned - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to expand hunting at two national wildlife refuges in California.
Lands that were once used by a hunting club were added to Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge near Sacramento and would be open for public duck hunting from blinds. And hunting would be expanded […]
Posted in Duck Hunting on July 18th, 2005 Comments Off
Report Confirms Duck-Hunting Season A Dud (AP) Minneapolis Many Minnesota duck hunters thought the last season was a dud, and a new batch of federal statistics backs that up.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s survey of the fall duck harvest shows a decline of nearly 23 percent from 2003 to just under 684,000 birds. […]