South Dakota: East River Deer and Antelope Hunting Seasons Finalized

PIERRE, S.D. – The Game, Fish and Parks Commission has finalized rules for the 2011 East River deer and antelope hunting seasons in South Dakota.

East River deer season will run from Nov. 19-Dec. 4.  It will re-open Dec. 31-Jan. 8 for antlerless deer hunting only.

About 28,000 licenses will be available. The lottery drawing application process will open in late July for residents only; the application deadline is Sept. 2. Nonresidents may apply for unsold licenses beginning in mid-October.

Antelope season in South Dakota will run from Oct. 1-16.
About 6,000 antelope licenses will be available. The application process for both resident and nonresident hunters will be open by mid-July with an Aug. 12 application deadline.

The Custer State Park antelope season will run from Oct. 11-19. There will be three resident-only “any antelope” licenses available for inside the park. The application process for the lottery license drawing will open in mid-July with an Aug. 12 deadline.

For more information on East River deer and antelope seasons, visit online at www.gfp.sd.gov

South Dakota - Prairie and Custer State Park Antelope Licenses Available

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Online applications are now being accepted for the 2011 Prairie and Custer State Park Antelope Seasons. For more information and to apply, visit:

http://gfp.sd.gov/hunting/big-game/antelope/default.aspx

 

Paper applications will be available next week at authorized agents.

Wisconsin: Summer is time to plan fall learn-to-hunt outings

Pheasants a good pick to introduce family, friends to hunting fun

MADISON -- Wisconsin is two months from the start of the archery gun season, and about the best time to share your hunting traditions with friends and family.

Between all the usual warm weather activities you enjoy, it is the time to consider planning for fall hunting.

The 2011 deer regulations book is available on the hunting and trapping regulations page of the Department of Natural Resources website. Put it on your summer reading list. The book will be translated into Spanish and Hmong. On-line versions of the translated booklets will be available by mid-August.

Next on your summer to-do list? Get out your calendar and slate a learn-to-hunt event for the fall.

Remember the challenge I tossed last month to all Wisconsin hunters: bring 2,000 new learn-to-hunt participants into one of the state’s greatest traditions this year. We are working toward a goal of one learn-to-hunt event in each county, hosted by one of you, or your rod and gun club or your conservation group to which you belong.

You can design your own unique learn to hunt. I believe the way to be most successful will be to focus on the family fun surrounding hunting. How about a family learn-to-hunt outing? Rather than kids, focus on bringing the whole family out to the field and sharing our tradition and knowledge with them. We all know hunting is an activity focused on family and friends. Learning to hunt together highlights building the complete family support network for hunting has a good chance to start a long lasting tradition.

Not sure which game to feature? How about pheasant hunting?

Pheasants are a great way to introduce new hunters to the fun of the outdoors. Learn to hunt pheasant events can be scheduled on public or private property. Another benefit of a learn-to-hunt pheasant event? Dogs. Hunting with dogs always adds to the experience and increases the fun factor for many.

Event sponsors are able to get free pheasants from the DNR game farm for the event.

As you already know, the future of hunting is up to us – those of us who hunt. We can work together through our clubs and organizations to find the next generation of hunters from new locations beyond hunter education classes.

I – along with your local DNR conservation warden and wildlife biologist – stand ready to help you with your planning. Please contact me with your questions.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Warnke, Hunting and Shooting Sport Coordinator, keith.warnke@wisconsin.gov; 608-576-5243.

Michigan: DNR Western Upper Peninsula Citizens' Advisory Council to Meet July 18 in Ontonagon County

July 11, 2011

The Department of Natural Resources' Western Upper Peninsula Citizens' Advisory Council (CAC) will meet Monday, July 18, at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park Visitor Center, located at 33303 Headquarters Rd., in Ontonagon.

Beginning at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time, DNR staff will present division reports and answer questions from council members and the public, followed by the council meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Eastern Time.

Agenda items include:

• Copperwood Project special presentation
• Wildlife Division expenses and revenue
• Senate Bill 248 (state land ownership cap)

Additional updates will be provided on the following topics:

• Tribal hunting and fishing rights
• ORV trail signage
• Event permit requirements
• Fisheries Division procedure for regulation changes

CAC meetings are open to the public. The requirement for a Recreation Passport to enter the state park will be waived for meeting participants and attendees.

The Eastern Upper Peninsula and Western Upper Peninsula CACs are designed to advise the DNR on regional programs and policies; identify areas in which the department can be more effective and responsive; and offer insight and guidance from members' own experiences and constituencies. The council members represent a wide variety of natural resource and recreation stakeholders and interest groups. Agenda items are set by the council members, and council recommendations are forwarded to the DNR for consideration.

If you would like to be considered as a future CAC member, please fill out the nomination form found on the DNR website at www.michigan.gov/upcac. For more information, contact DNR Upper Peninsula Regional Director Stacy Welling at 906-228-6561.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state's natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. For more information, go towww.michigan.gov/dnr.

Wisconsin: Disabled deer hunt sign up open through Sept. 1

MADISON – Hunters with disabilities can sign up for the 2011 disabled gun deer hunt by contacting sponsoring landowners directly to make arrangements. Hunters are encouraged to contact sponsors as soon as possible so sponsors can meet the Sept. 1 deadline to submit a list of participating hunters to DNR.

The list of sponsoring landowners for the 2011 hunt (pdf) is available on the Department of Natural Resources website.

The disabled gun deer hunt for hunters began in 1990 to give opportunities to hunt deer when temperatures are milder and mobility is less of a problem. The hunts are sponsored by private individuals or organizations and almost entirely take place on privately owned lands.

Hunters must possess a valid Class A Permit, a Class B Permit for People with Disabilities issued for more than one year and that authorizes shooting from a vehicle, or a Class C Disabled Hunting Permit to be eligible to participate in the Disabled Deer Hunt.

The annual disabled deer hunt will take place from Oct. 1-9 this year. More information is available on the Disable Deer Hunting page of the DNR website.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Olver (608) 261-7588

Missouri Deer Hunters: MDC announces deer-hunting regulation changes

Early youth portion later this year. Unlimited antlerless permits available in more counties.

Courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation

JEFFERSON CITY Mo – Hunters will find seasons and regulations for Missouri’s 2011-2012 deer-hunting season similar to last year’s. Exceptions include the timing of the Early Youth Portion of Firearms Deer Season and new counties where unlimited antlerless permits are available.

The archery deer season will run from Sept. 15 through Nov. 11 and Nov. 23 through Jan. 15, 2012, statewide. The bag limit is two deer of either sex, except that only one antlered deer may be taken before the November portion of the firearms season. Additional deer may be taken on Archery Antlerless Deer permits in select counties.

Firearms deer seasons are:

·        Urban Zones Portion:  Oct. 7 through 10 in select zones; limit one antlerless deer per any-deer or antlerless-deer permit.

·        Youth Portion – Early:  Nov. 5 through 6 statewide; limit one deer of either sex on an any-deer permit or, in select counties, one antlerless deer on a firearms antlerless deer permit.

·        Youth Portion – Late:  Jan. 7 through 8, 2012, statewide; limit one deer of either sex on an any-deer permit. Additional antlerless deer may be taken in select counties on firearms antlerless deer permits.

·        November Portion:  Nov. 12 through 22 statewide; limit one deer of either sex on an any-deer permit. Additional antlerless deer may be taken in select counties on firearms antlerless deer permits.

·        Antlerless Portion:  Nov. 23 through Dec. 4 in select counties; limit one antlerless deer per any-deer or antlerless-deer permit.

·        Muzzleloader Portion:  Dec. 17 through 27 statewide, limit one deer of either sex on an any-deer permit. Additional antlerless deer may be taken in select counties on firearms antlerless deer permits.

Deer-hunting regulation changes in effect this year include the following:

·        Boundaries of the Kansas City and Columbia/Jefferson City urban zones have been adjusted to better define where increased opportunities for antlerless harvest are desirable and to give hunters and landowners the ability to effectively manage local deer populations. The portion of Platte County north of Highway 92 has been removed from the Kansas City Urban Deer Zone this year. The Columbia/Jefferson City Urban Deer Zone has been slightly reduced in size on the south side.

·        The Early Youth Portion of Firearms Deer Season will take place one week later this year to reduce conflicts with the Halloween holiday.  Public comments played a direct role in this adjustment.

·        Holders of concealed carry weapon permits and qualified active or retired law enforcement officers may carry those weapons while archery hunting.

·        The Antler Point Restriction (APR) will now apply to the northern portion of Platte County not included in the Kansas City urban zone. This adjustment is supported by landowners and sportsmen. This change is also consistent with the application of APR in other urban zones.

·        Unlimited Archery Antlerless Permits are now available in Bollinger, Madison and Wayne counties.

New regulations are in effect on some MDC areas. Regulations for all conservation areas that allow deer hunting are in the 2011 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Informationbooklet, available from permit vendors, MDC offices or at www.missouriconservation.org.

-Jim Low-

2011 Deer Season Set

From:
Wisconsin Wildlife Management Bimonthly Report
The Natural Resources Board approved the proposed 2011 deer season structure. The season structure map is available on-line at the DNR’s deer internet page: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/HUNT/DEER/dmu.htm. In 2011, there will be 38 Regular Units, 74 Herd Control Units, and 22 Chronic Wasting  Disease Management Zone (CWD-MZ) Units. With the deer population increasing in parts of northeastern Wisconsin, there are fewer management units designated as ‘buck only’ units. Ten of the 38 Regular Units will be ‘buck only’ this year, as opposed to 18 ‘buck only’ units in 2010. The October 4-day antlerless hunt, formerly held in Herd Control and CWD-MZ Units, will occur in the CWD-MZ only. As in 2010, there will be no Earn-A-Buck (EAB) requirements outside of the CWD-MZ. However, the EAB rules in place within the CWD-MZ will be different in 2011 than in 2010. In the CWDMZ during the 2011 deer seasons, the EAB requirements do not apply to a person’s one
Gun Buck Deer Carcass Tag or to a person’s one Archery Buck Deer Carcass Tag. All subsequent buck deer taken in the CWD-MZ must follow EAB rules that require a hunter to harvest a doe prior to being authorized to shoot a buck. Antlerless permits for Regular Units will go on sale at noon on August 20, 2011 for units outside of the CWD zone. As in the past, there is no fee for
antlerless permits for use in the CWD zone.