Posted in Hunting on June 29th, 2006 No Comments »
Controversial hunting plan
Wednesday, 28 June 2006
In a bid to eradicate feral animals from MSW forests the government has declared 31 State Forests open for hunting. Conservation hunting will soon be permitted in the Benandarah, Bodalla, Bolaro, Boyne, Clyde, Dampier, Moruya, Shallow Crossing, Wandella, and Wandera state forests. NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Ian Macdonald has [...]
Posted in Deer Hunting on June 25th, 2006 No Comments »
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources recently sent out random surveys to Indiana hunters via the postal service in an attempt to identify the concerns of Indiana deer hunters.
The two-page questionnaire contained 25 multiple choice questions. Those who were selected received the questionnaire this week and were asked to [...]
Posted in Deer Hunting on June 21st, 2006 No Comments »
Idaho Fish and Game estimates 80 percent of the mule deer population in Heise died because of the harsh winter.
Fish and Game have been using helicopters and radio collars to track the mule deer, and because of this big loss, the Fish and Game Commission is now planning to accommodate hunters.
For [...]
Posted in Deer Hunting on June 16th, 2006 No Comments »
It took exactly one night last week for the deer to discover my dad’s tomato seedlings and nip them in the bud.
He didn’t have his electric fence up because last year he didn’t have any trouble with deer, and because local folklore insisted that there weren’t any deer in our area any [...]
Posted in Deer Hunting on June 12th, 2006 No Comments »
Hunter fined $10,000 for not tagging whitetail buck
The Wichita EagleIn U.S. District Court on Wednesday, a Colorado hunting guide was fined $10,000 for not tagging a whitetail buck he shot during the 2000 firearms deer season.
Fred Mau, a booking agent from Penrose, Colo., pleaded guilty to shooting a buck and not tagging it because he [...]
Posted in Duck Hunting on June 12th, 2006 No Comments »
Waterfowl biologists are wrapping up their annual aerial survey of duck nesting grounds across the north-central United States and much of southern Canada, taking census of duck populations and habitat conditions.
Results of the survey won’t be released until later this month or early in July.
Texas waterfowlers want to see those numbers. [...]
Posted in Duck Hunting on June 12th, 2006 No Comments »
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is mulling new duck-hunting zones and split seasons in the event federal officials ask states to adopt a hunting season that is shorter than 40 days.
Minnesota has had a liberal, 60-day season for nearly a de-cade, but the U.S. Fish and Wild-life Service is asking states [...]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on June 6th, 2006 No Comments »
Turkey Federation banquet June 10
ADA — The Wild Turkey Hunting Heritage Banquet and Auction, hosted by the Byrd’s Mill Spring chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, is Saturday, June 10, at Pontotoc County Agri-plex in Ada. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the meal will be served at 7 p.m..
All ticket [...]
Posted in Hunting on June 6th, 2006 No Comments »
Wyoming hunting report finds overall average year in 2005
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Hunters saw an average year in 2005 for bagging big and trophy game in Wyoming, although the number of elk taken dropped below 20,000 for the first time in a decade, according to a state Game and Fish Department report.
The deer, [...]
Posted in Hunting on June 4th, 2006 No Comments »
Tentative dates set for waterfowl hunting
The annual Youth Waterfowl Hunting Weekend will be held in each zone of New York this fall, providing additional days for junior hunters (ages 12-15) to hunt ducks, geese and brant.
The event will be held in the western zone Oct. 8-9; northeastern and southeastern zones Sept. 23-24; and Long Island [...]