Posted in Hunting on July 14th, 2005 Comments Off
Disabled hunters take on the outdoors — The forest is dark and the birds are still sleeping as Kody Eldridge’s wheelchair rattles along a winding path.
Kody’s father struggles to keep the chair rolling down the rocky trail as a camouflage-clad hunter leads the way.
The group emerges into a clearing. Just ahead sits a hunting blind […]
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The second highest white-tailed deer harvest on record and increases in the bear and spring turkey harvests are among the statistics available in 2004 Wisconsin Big Game Hunting Summary.
The annual summary is now available from the Department of Natural Resources. The summary carries results and statistics for the deer, black bear and turkey hunting […]
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Stopping poachers in their tracks - The information reported by a Conifer area resident on Sept. 23, 2004 was minimal. An elk had been shot with a bow and arrow near a soccer field off U.S. 285 near Windy Point, and the shooter had driven away without pursuing the animal.
The reporting party’s phone number […]
Posted in Hunting on July 13th, 2005 Comments Off
Deer Turkey Expo -The 17th annual Tennessee Deer and Turkey Expo, coming up July 29, 30 & 31 at the Tennessee Expo Nashville East Center in Smyrna, will continue providing sportsmen a great gathering place and it will continue its long-established partnership with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
Whether you need to learn about purchasing a […]
Posted in Hunting on July 12th, 2005 Comments Off
New Check-in System; DNR announces on-line process - Turkey and deer hunters in Maryland will follow new check-in procedures this year. Submitted photo
ANNAPOLIS — 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 […]
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State approves quotas for deer hunting licenses - LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state Natural Resources Commission has approved quotas for the number of licenses sold to hunt deer without antlers this year.
A total of 666,800 antlerless dear licenses will be available, down from 715,700 available last year. The reduction reflects a smaller deer […]
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S.D. Modifies Hunting Accompaniment Rule
From the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission
South Dakota’s long-standing big game “accompaniment” rule has been modified by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.
“Formerly, the accompaniment rule required those hunting together for big game animals to have licenses that were valid for the same season and unit,” said GFP Law […]
Posted in Archery Hunting on July 11th, 2005 Comments Off
Crossbow hunting making comeback - Just the basic measures of his buck — 15 points on its sweeping antlers, 10th-largest in the Pennsylvania record books — are impressive.
Even more striking is that Chris Jones killed his trophy at 10 yards with a crossbow, an ancient weapon whose reemergence is so recent that records of its […]
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State deer applications now available Wildlife and Parks - Applications for Kansas resident deer permits are now available at the Wildlife and Parks Web site.
Applications will be mailed to all resident deer hunters who applied for firearms permits last year. The application also may be downloaded online.
For hunters seeking mule deer, a permit application must […]
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Cat Island refuge offers fourth season of hunting ST. FRANCISVILLE — Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge will offer its fourth season of hunting this fall and winter, including two lottery deer hunts in November.
The dates for archery deer, squirrel, rabbit, and woodcock hunting will be the same as those set by the state. Archery hunters, […]