Posted in Hunting on August 23rd, 2005 Comments Off
Hunting season is here
Fairview Post — Hunting season has opened for licensed bow hunters lucky enough to get a tag in the Fairview area wilderness management unit (WMU)#526.
It’s archery season for antlered white-tailed deer, antlerless elk and antlered and antlerless mule deer Aug. 25-Sept. 16, antlered moose and antlerless moose calfs Aug. 25- Sept. 23.
For […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on August 20th, 2005 Comments Off
Turkey Time In Mississippi When spring buds begin to appear, amorous old gobblers also show up in the Magnolia State woodlands. Let’s look at some areas offering the chance to rendezvous with such a tom this year.
By Jill J. Easton
Beneath the roost tree, which was a few hundred yards down at a break between […]
Posted in Archery Hunting on August 20th, 2005 Comments Off
Crossbow boom - Jordan Vest has spent some time in the woods during Virginia’s early archery seasons, tagging along with his bowhunting father, Allen.
This October the 14-year-old from Vinton will actually get to hunt as well. Unlike his dad, he won’t be using a compound bow.
Jordan plans to use his new Barnett Quad crossbow.
“I like […]
Posted in Duck Hunting on August 18th, 2005 Comments Off
Seventh Annual Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors Festival to Take Place at EAA Convention Grounds August 26, 27 & 28
OSHKOSH, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 17, 2005–The Seventh Annual Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors Festival is set to take place at the EAA Convention Grounds, Friday, August 26, Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28. The Ducks Unlimited Great […]
Posted in Duck Hunting on August 17th, 2005 Comments Off
Duck Hunting Season Looks Grim - Dry Summer Will Hurt Duck/Goose Hunting Season
Most areas in NorthCentral Wisconsin are several inches below the average rainfall. That means a lot of the wetlands, which are home to thousands of ducks, geese and other water fowl, are drying up.
With dry wetlands, these birds have less access to […]
Posted in Duck Hunting on August 14th, 2005 Comments Off
Government sets new regulations on fowl - Federal regulations have been established for this years’s waterfowl hunting seasons.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will establish wildfowl hunting seasons and regulations from within this federal framework at its Aug. 26 meting.
During the interim, the NCWRC will conduct a series of public meetings to gather sportsmen’s input in […]
Posted in Hunting on August 13th, 2005 Comments Off
State cuts back on permits for cougar hunting
Fewer animals: The management programs to aid prey animals have reduced cat populations
A cougar rests in a tree in City Creek Canyon last year. Though more cougars have been sighted in and close to Utah population centers this year, the overall cougar population is down throughout […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on August 13th, 2005 Comments Off
State begins fall turkey hunting - Indiana’s first fall turkey-hunting season will run Oct. 1 to Oct. 23. Archery equipment can be used the entire season. Firearms will be allowed from Oct. 19 to Oct. 23.
Spring turkey hunting licenses are not valid for fall turkey hunting. Hunters should have a resident or non-resident fall turkey […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on August 13th, 2005 Comments Off
Prepping for bow season - The first few days of August have always been the time to start getting ready for the bow and arrow deer season.
The target comes out of the garage and the bow comes out of the case to hang in the garage where it is convenient to grab several times a […]
Posted in Hunting on August 11th, 2005 Comments Off
State hunting license price could jump
Pa. Game Commission ‘fiscal crisis’ cited at hearing
HARRISBURG — You might have to shell out more bucks in order to shoot a buck or a doe in Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is facing financial problems, some caused by a new federal rule requiring hunting license applicants to give their Social […]