Posted in Hunting on July 6th, 2006 No Comments »
Squirrel season is a great time to teach beginners
Some of the happiest times young hunters experience is the anticipation of going hunting with adults. This is a rite of passage after hours of shooting, safety, and outdoor instruction. Running May 15 through Jan. 31, the squirrel season is the longest continuous […]
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 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 […]
Posted in Hunting on June 4th, 2006 No Comments »
National Trust plans to bring back hunting with hounds
The National Trust reignited the row over field sports yesterday by proposing to allow hunts to cull deer on its land.
The trust, which banned all hunting on its estates nearly 10 years ago, is considering a major change of policy to let hounds flush out sick and […]
Posted in Hunting on June 4th, 2006 No Comments »
County boasts turkey hunting’s top spot
Ashtabula County is No. 1 for turkey hunting, according to Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife officials.
Sportsmen checked in 782 gobblers and Guernsey County came in second-place with 661 turkeys, officials said.
Ohio’s total turkey count came to 18,262 birds, a 4 percent increase over last year’s 17,542 turkeys.
Wildlife […]
Posted in Hunting on May 29th, 2006 No Comments »
Hunters set to bag permits - If you’re lucky and you choose wisely, you’ve got a good chance of getting a white-tailed deer or a wild hog on public land this fall.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is accepting applications Thursday through June 11 for quota permits to hunt on wildlife management areas.
Some of […]
Posted in Hunting on May 20th, 2006 No Comments »
AGFC turns down deer dog use proposal
LITTLE ROCK - A recommendation to create a new deer hunting zone in the Ozark Mountains that would be open to the use of dogs was rejected Thursday by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
The recommendation came from the agency’s wildlife management staff in April […]
Posted in Hunting on May 20th, 2006 No Comments »
The deliberate introduction of wild deer into the Egmont National Park could have disastrous effects, says the Department of Conservation.
An intensive hunting effort by DOC staff on Mt Taranaki has confirmed several deer have made their way into the park.
“However they’ve got there, the presence of deer on the mountain is a potential catastrophe if […]
Posted in Hunting on May 18th, 2006 Comments Off
*Black Hills Deer Season Proposed
The Game, Fish and Parks Commission has proposed a change to the Black Hills Deer season that would allow hunters a chance to harvest a buck or a doe with their license.
In the past, the standard Black Hills Deer license has been valid for one buck deer only, with a minimum […]