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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
2012-13 Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide
Monday, June 25, 2012
Iowa Upcoming Reserved Hunt Opportunities
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Beginning July 1, hunters can apply for the following reserved hunt opportunities: Dove, Military/Refuge Deer Firearm & Archery, State Park Deer Reduction, and Pheasant Draw hunts. Go towww.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/5834.
The Pheasant draw hunts are at Game Bird Habitat Areas in Benton, Newton and White counties. These areas were purchased or leased with funds from the Game Bird Habitat Stamp that is required when hunting pheasant, quail, dove, wild turkey, and ruffed grouse. The game bird habitat stamp is included in the resident youth hunt/trap license and the comprehensive lifetime hunting licenses.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Michigan: Local organization to host meeting on proposed deer antler point restrictions June 21 in Custer
The northwest Michigan chapter of the Quality Deer Management Association, in partnership with Leelanau Whitetails, has proposed new antler point restrictions (APR) for the following 12 counties: Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Osceola and Wexford.
This proposal seeks to require that all antlered deer harvested in the area have at least three antler points on one side. The statewide requirement that hunters taking two bucks must ensure at least one of those bucks has four or more antler points on one side would remain in place. The proposed regulations would be consistent with the current restriction in Deer Management Unit (DMU) 045, which is Leelanau County. The restriction will be considered for implementation starting with the 2013 deer season. Antlerless deer regulations within the proposed area would continue to be determined by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
The DNR supports the voluntary implementation of APR on private land. Under guidelines adopted by the Natural Resources Commission (NRC), mandatory regulations proposed by sponsoring organizations will only be implemented where a clear majority of 66-percent support among hunters in the proposed area is documented. Support will be determined by a DNR survey mailed to a sample of hunters who indicated on the 2011 DNR deer harvest survey that they hunted deer in one of the 12 counties. Surveys will be mailed starting in August.
"The northwest Michigan chapter of the QDMA proposal is our first since the moratorium has been lifted," said DNR deer biologist Ashley Hippler. "We are looking forward to seeing how the majority of northwestern Michigan deer hunters feel about antler point restrictions."
The northwest Michigan chapter of the QDMA will host local meetings to answer questions and provide explanation. The next meeting is scheduled for June 21 at 7 p.m. at the Mason County Eastern Middle and High School in Custer. Meetings have already been held in Benzie, Kalkaska, Manistee and Wexford counties. Landowners in any of the 12 proposed counties who would like to offer input on the proposal may email comments to DNR-wildlife@michigan.gov.
The final meeting is scheduled for July 28 at 4 p.m. at the Petoskey High School.
Payment by the northwest Michigan chapter of the QDMA will offset survey costs incurred by this proposal.
The NRC had placed a moratorium on accepting APR proposals in 2006, to allow the DNR to assess experiences with initial guidelines implemented in 1999. The NRC assembled a stakeholder workgroup late in 2010 to provide recommendations regarding revisions to the process. The DNR is now evaluating proposals based on recommendations from this workgroup and other modifications to increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The NRC retains full authority over decisions to implement APR and other harvest regulations, but the proposal review process provides valuable information to inform those decisions.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
South Dakota: GFP Finalizes West River and Black Hills Deer Hunting Seasons
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The Commission reduced three-tag deer licenses for the West River Deer Season, but increased single-tag and double-tag licenses in some units. Compared to 2011, there will be a reduction of 2,540 resident licenses and 11,630 tags this year.
The Commission also modified hunting area WRD 27-L to add some public lands adjacent to the Cheyenne River and Angostura reservoir.
For the 2012 West River Deer Season, only unfilled Antlerless Deer and Antlerless Whitetail Deer tags will be valid during the nine-day Antlerless Deer Season extension beginning the Saturday after Christmas. In addition, West River Antlerless Deer Tags will not be valid during the firearms antelope season in their respective units.
The West River Deer Hunting Season will run from Nov 10-25 in most units, with the Antlerless Season extension running from Dec. 29, 2012 – Jan. 6, 2013.
Black Hills deer hunters will find 200 resident and 16 nonresident Any Deer licenses, 3,000 resident and 240 nonresident Any Whitetail Deer licenses and 150 resident and 12 nonresident Antlerless Whitetail Deer licenses for the 2012 Black Hills Deer Hunting Season
The Black Hills Deer Hunting Season will run from Nov. 1 – 30.
Friday, June 22, 2012
South Dakota: Archery, Muzzleloader, Youth Deer, Fall Turkey and Archery Antelope Hunting Seasons Finalized
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota archery hunters have a few changes to be aware of for the 2012 Archery Deer Season.
Brookings, Deuel, Hamlin and McCook Counties have been added to the restricted area where only one Single-Tag Antlerless Deer license is valid.
Any antlerless deer licenses will not be valid in the Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge during the Archery Deer Season.
During the archery deer season, 45 Any Antlerless Deer and five Any Deer resident access permits will be allowed for the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve and five Any Deer and five Any Antlerless Deer resident access permits will be allowed for the Blood Run Nature Area. Archery hunters who wish to hunt in those areas will have to enter a lottery drawing for the free access permits via the online licensing system.
The South Dakota Archery Deer Season will run from Sept. 22, 2012 – Jan 15, 2013.
The 2012 Muzzleloader Deer Hunting Season will run from Dec. 1 – Jan. 15, 2013. Muzzleloader hunters will have 1,000 Any Deer and unlimited single and double Any Antlerless Deer licenses available.
Brookings, Deuel, Hamlin and McCook Counties have been added to the restricted area where only one single-tag Antlerless Deer license is valid.
The South Dakota Youth Deer Hunting Season will run from Sept. 8, 2012 – Jan. 15, 2013. Youth hunters who have not reached the age of 18 by June 30 will be eligible to receive up to two Any Antlerless Deer licenses. Only one of those licenses is valid in the counties of Brookings, Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Moody, Roberts, Turner, Yankton and the Black Hills Fire Protection District.
The 2012 South Dakota Archery Antelope Season will run from Aug. 18- Oct. 31, except when and where the Firearm Antelope Season is open. Archery hunters will be issued a single Any Antelope license.
Individuals with a 2012 Archery Antelope license will be eligible to apply for one of five free access permits allowing them to hunt the portions of Custer and Pennington counties in the Black Hills Fire Protection District. Resident archery hunters who wish to hunt in that area will have to enter a lottery drawing for the free access permits via the online licensing system.
The 2012 South Dakota Fall Turkey Hunting Season will run from Oct. 1, 2012 – Jan 31, 2013. There will be 2,000 resident and 160 nonresident one-tag Any Turkey licenses available in the Black Hills; 1,600 one-tag and 690 two-tag Any Turkey resident licenses available for the East River Unit and unlimited resident and nonresident two-tag Any Turkey licenses for the West River Prairie Unit.
Turner and Harding counties will be closed to fall turkey hunting.
Brookings, Deuel, Hamlin and McCook Counties have been added to the restricted area where only one Single-Tag Antlerless Deer license is valid.
Any antlerless deer licenses will not be valid in the Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge during the Archery Deer Season.
During the archery deer season, 45 Any Antlerless Deer and five Any Deer resident access permits will be allowed for the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve and five Any Deer and five Any Antlerless Deer resident access permits will be allowed for the Blood Run Nature Area. Archery hunters who wish to hunt in those areas will have to enter a lottery drawing for the free access permits via the online licensing system.
The 2012 Muzzleloader Deer Hunting Season will run from Dec. 1 – Jan. 15, 2013. Muzzleloader hunters will have 1,000 Any Deer and unlimited single and double Any Antlerless Deer licenses available.
Brookings, Deuel, Hamlin and McCook Counties have been added to the restricted area where only one single-tag Antlerless Deer license is valid.
The South Dakota Youth Deer Hunting Season will run from Sept. 8, 2012 – Jan. 15, 2013. Youth hunters who have not reached the age of 18 by June 30 will be eligible to receive up to two Any Antlerless Deer licenses. Only one of those licenses is valid in the counties of Brookings, Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Moody, Roberts, Turner, Yankton and the Black Hills Fire Protection District.
The 2012 South Dakota Archery Antelope Season will run from Aug. 18- Oct. 31, except when and where the Firearm Antelope Season is open. Archery hunters will be issued a single Any Antelope license.
Individuals with a 2012 Archery Antelope license will be eligible to apply for one of five free access permits allowing them to hunt the portions of Custer and Pennington counties in the Black Hills Fire Protection District. Resident archery hunters who wish to hunt in that area will have to enter a lottery drawing for the free access permits via the online licensing system.
The 2012 South Dakota Fall Turkey Hunting Season will run from Oct. 1, 2012 – Jan 31, 2013. There will be 2,000 resident and 160 nonresident one-tag Any Turkey licenses available in the Black Hills; 1,600 one-tag and 690 two-tag Any Turkey resident licenses available for the East River Unit and unlimited resident and nonresident two-tag Any Turkey licenses for the West River Prairie Unit.
Turner and Harding counties will be closed to fall turkey hunting.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Wisconsin: Learn to hunt deer at Buckhorn State Park
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Opportunity is not just for kids
NECEDAH, Wis. -- Anyone 10 years old and older including novice adult hunters who have had an interest in hunting but weren’t sure how to give it a try are encouraged to consider a Learn-to-Hunt deer outing at Buckhorn State Park along the Castle Rock Flowage in Juneau County.Heather Wolf, Buckhorn State Park manager, says this is the 15th year the park has hosted a Learn to Hunt Deer Hunt program.
“We have had 693 participants over the years. First time hunters and their chaperones have learned together at the workshop and have enjoyed their time spent in the woods,” Wolf said.
To participate in the November 2012 hunt, search the Department of Natural Resources website for “Buckhorn,” and then click on the "learn to deer hunt" link on right column. Download the application form [PDF], complete it, and mail it to the address shown by August 10.
There are two parts to the Learn to Hunt Deer at Buckhorn. First, a workshop is held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 8 or 9 at the LaValle Sportsman’s Club. Attendance by hunters and chaperones is mandatory. Second, the hunt occurs Nov. 3 and 4 at Buckhorn State Park and adjacent wildlife area.
Applicants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis and will be notified upon receipt of their applications.
A chaperone must accompany each applicant. Applicants may select a chaperone (i.e., family or friend) or authorize Buckhorn staff to assign a qualified chaperone. This person will not be allowed to hunt or carry a firearm and must be at least 18 years old. The chaperone must have at least five years of deer hunting experience. The chaperone is necessary to ensure novice hunters get the complete hunting experience in a safe environment. Chaperones help hunters with firearm safety, deer identification, scouting, and field dressing, among other things.
Successful applicants and their chaperones must attend a workshop in order to participate in the hunt.
A hunting license is not required and back tags will be furnished. This is a bonus deer and will not preclude the harvest of a deer during the regular season. The bag limit will be one deer of either sex. Only shotguns will be permitted; muzzleloaders and rifles are not permitted.
“Learn to Hunt events are a great way to break into hunting. Novice hunters paired up with an experienced hunter will learn about conservation, safety, ethics, deer hunting tactics and firearm safety during a one-day workshop,” Warnke said. “Then, the novice hunters get a chance to experience a two-day November gun deer hunt.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Wolf – 608-565-2789 or Keith Warnke – 608-266-5243
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
IOWA: Popular Youth Hunting Event Turns 20
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INDIANOLA - The 20th year of Iowa’s youth hunter education challenge (YHEC) wrapped up on June 10, with 68 kids ages 12 to 18 participating in the eight station competition.
The
event has changed little competition-wise during its two decades. The
format has remained the same. The set up has been pretty consistent.
About the only thing that has changed are the competitors and the event
location.
“We
moved from the 4H camp at Madrid to Wesley Woods three years ago and
that has provided us a better layout to set up the stations and allows
us to go through the course much faster,” said Donise Grygierczyk, who
coordinates the challenge for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Youth
from all over Iowa compete as part of a team in four shooting events
and four non-shooting events. The events include the Hunter
Responsibility Exam; the Hunter Safety Trail Challenge that simulates
hunting and includes the ‘dos and don’ts’ of firearm safety and
shoot/don’t shoot situations; the Hunting Shotgun Challenge, including
shooting at clay and/or life-size targets.
Other
events include the Light Hunting Rifle Challenge; the Hunting/Wildlife
Identification Challenge to identify animals, tracks, or wildlife signs
without an identification book; the Hunting Orienteering Skills
Challenge covering map and compass skills; the Hunting Muzzleloader
Challenge taking shots at life-sized targets at varying distances and
positions; and the Hunting Archery Challenge requiring shots at
life-size game targets.
Each
event is scored. Teams compete against each other in each event and for
the overall competition. Hunter education instructors are encouraged
to put a team together and coach their participants.
It
takes nearly as many volunteers as competitors to put on the event and
over the 20 years, five volunteers have seen each and every competition:
Bill Shipley, of Birmingham, Craig Glosser, of Batavia, John Sears, of
Ottumwa, Loren Zaruba, of Charlotte, and Dean Ross, of Jefferson.
“We
couldn’t do this without the volunteers,” Grygierczyk said. “They are
the reason this event has been successful and around for 20 years.”
Iowa YHEC is co-sponsored by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa State University Extension Wildlife Programs, National Rifle Association and the Iowa 4-H Safety and Education in Shooting Sports program.
The 2013 Iowa YHEC is scheduled for June 7-9, at Wesley Woods, near Indianola.
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