Posted in Duck Hunting on September 29th, 2005 Comments Off
Duck season gets hunter’s stamp of approval - If you are a person that gets prickle hair when you experience the combination of a cool, foggy morning and the sound of ducks flying nearby, you are the kind of person I’m writing to this week.
Those who have never duck hunted might not understand the pure […]
Posted in Hunting on September 29th, 2005 Comments Off
Helpful hints for the next hunting season
In the field, on the lake
Indiana deer hunters will creep into the woods this Saturday morning for their first time in the 2005-06 season. The early archery seasons begins on Oct. 1, and while you’re out there sitting in your tree stand, enjoying the morning, take advantage of this […]
Posted in Archery Hunting on September 28th, 2005 Comments Off
Archery bear season to be topic at meeting - In a break from tradition, the Pennsylvania Game Commission will seek public input on hunting seasons and bag limits for the 2006-2007 seasons at its October meeting set for Saturday through next Tuesday. The meeting will be held at the Commission’s headquarters at 2001 Elmerton Ave. […]
Posted in Archery Hunting on September 28th, 2005 Comments Off
Tar River game land now archery-only - The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has closed Tar River Game Land to hunting except by bow and arrow.
Wildlife Commissioners voted to allow only archery hunting this year on the Edgecombe County game land.
During a public meeting last month, local residents asked for the change.
David Cobb, chief of the […]
Posted in Archery Hunting on September 27th, 2005 Comments Off
Crossbow Deer Hunting Opens October 1 - ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminded hunters today that deer hunting with crossbows is open during Maryland’s Archery Season from Oct. 1-15, 2005 and Jan. 16-31, 2006.
All crossbow hunters must possess a Resident or Nonresident Hunting License and a Resident or Nonresident Bow […]
Posted in Deer Hunting on September 26th, 2005 Comments Off
Bonus allows taking more antlerless deer
After coming close to setting a modern-era record last year, Indiana deer hunters could do even better this year when the 2005-06 season begins Saturday with early archery hunting.
Last year’s hunter tally of 123,058 deer was just 28 shy of the all-time mark set in 1996.
Hunters are expected to benefit […]
Posted in Deer Hunting on September 24th, 2005 Comments Off
Duck hunting season opens in northern Wisconsin
September 23, 2005 - Duck hunting season opens in northern Wisconsin this weekend and in southern Wisconsin next weekend.
Biologists are advising hunters to scout their favorite spots beforehand because what may have been a marsh before, might not be now. This summer’s dry weather means lower water levels […]
Posted in Deer Hunting on September 22nd, 2005 Comments Off
Deer Hunting hours expand - Hunters can climb stands during week
Deer and wild pigs who call NSB Kings Bay home are nervous creatures with the news that the big game hunting season kicked off Sept. 10.
What should come as good news to hunters is that the hunting schedule has been expanded this year. Hunting is […]
Posted in Hunting on September 21st, 2005 Comments Off
Texas Still King for Big Bucks - What are the old sayings, “You just can’t argue with success” or, “It ain’t braggin if you can do it”? As much as I hate to give any ground up to the Lone Star State about anything, one undeniable truth is that Texas is still tops for producing […]
Posted in Duck Hunting on September 20th, 2005 Comments Off
Duck hunting experiment includes Wyo - Since 1995, duck hunting regulatory alternatives have been set by the Adaptive Harvest Management process. Regulatory alternatives (restrictive, moderate, liberal) are based on duck breeding habitat, mallard breeding population status and estimated mallard harvest rates.
Although the season-setting process is good for mallards, it presents complex problems for other species […]