Posted in Deer Hunting on May 5th, 2006 Comments Off
ODFW tag sale plan - More deer hunters will actually hunt deer this fall in Baker County, which is preferable to pouting at home and wishing you were hunting deer.
Especially if you’re a deer hunter.
Wildlife biologists at the Baker City office of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) recommend the state’s Fish […]
Posted in Deer Hunting on April 20th, 2006 Comments Off
Pennsylvania deer management program to continueThe state Game Commission will not change controversial deer seasons or antler restrictions.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission decided yesterday to support all the key provisions of its embattled deer management program, risking a further backlash from frustrated hunters whose license fees provide the bulk of agency funding.
The commissioners voted 6-2 in […]
Posted in Deer Hunting on April 1st, 2006 Comments Off
Nebraska Sets Antelope and Elk SeasonsFrom the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners set the dates for the 2006 antelope hunting seasons, and set buck-only seasons in all units except the archery season again this year.
Kit Hams, the Commission’s big game program manager, said surveys indicate antelope numbers “continue to be […]
Posted in Deer Hunting on March 24th, 2006 Comments Off
Rules for deer seasons remain up in the air - State Natural Resources Board members approved a list of 75 deer management units for either Zone T or earn-a-buck deer hunts Wednesday, but it’s far from a done deal.
On Tuesday, Rep. Scott Gunderson, R-Waterford, introduced a bill he hopes the Legislature will put on […]
Posted in Deer Hunting on March 20th, 2006 Comments Off
Deer kills are down
Hunters: limit licenses
Mar 19, 2006 — Last year around this time, some local hunters were calling for the state to issue fewer antlerless deer licenses.
With the Pennsylvania Game Commission announcing that the deer harvest estimate for the 2005 hunting season continued to tumble, that position hasn’t changed.
And while the decline in kills […]
Posted in Deer Hunting on March 18th, 2006 Comments Off
Fewer deer shot in hunts - Hunters in Pennsylvania bagged an estimated 354,000 deer during the most recent season, a drop of 13 percent from the previous year.
The Game Commission said fewer antlerless deer were killed after the commission reduced the number of antlerless licenses in response to falling deer populations in many areas.
Hunting license […]
Posted in Deer Hunting on March 17th, 2006 Comments Off
Hunting big deer with the Benoits
VERMONT If you live for deer hunting season and have attended any of Maine’s major outdoor shows or the bigger out-of-state shows, you have most likely heard about the Benoit brothers. They put on deer hunting seminars, have written two books and recently released their third deer hunting video.
Just […]
Posted in Deer Hunting on March 15th, 2006 Comments Off
Fargo deer hunting season want more timeAssociated PressFARGO, N.D. - Residents who oppose a deer hunting season along the Red River have not had enough time to make their views known, city commissioners were told.
Resident Maureen Davies told commissioners Monday that many who live in the north Fargo area along the river spend their winters […]
Posted in Deer Hunting on March 13th, 2006 Comments Off
Proposed $1 deer license surcharge would fund venison donation
Pioneer PressA legislative proposal would add a $1 surcharge to all Minnesota deer licenses to pay for the processing of venison for food shelves and other charitable groups.
But despite its good intentions, the venison donation program won’t be an easy swallow for hunters or the Department of […]
Posted in Deer Hunting on March 8th, 2006 Comments Off
Deer Controversy Pits Neighbor Against Neighbor
OAKWOOD, Ohio — Some people living in Oakwood said the city’s recent deer controversy has put neighbor against neighbor.
On Monday night, Oakwood city leaders heard comments from people against a proposal to allow licensed homeowners to hunt and kill deer with bows and arrows.
Those opposed to the proposal said the […]