US Fish and Wildlife Service reports, " Of the 13.7 million hunters that took to the field in 2011, 11.6 million hunted big game, 4.5 million hunted small game, 2.6 million hunted migratory birds, and 2.2 million other animals."
From Wisconsin:
Gun deer hunters have one final opportunity this year to harvest a deer in the chronic wasting disease management zone of south central Wisconsin. The season, called the Holiday Hunt, runs Dec. 24 through the end of the ongoing late archery hunt, Jan. 6, 2013.
Hunters can fill unused antlerless tags, unused Gun or Archery Buck Carcass Tags or CWD Deer Carcass Tags. Bonus buck rules apply. Deer can be harvested with the use of any legal firearm, bow or crossbow. Archery hunters must meet legal blaze orange requirements during this open firearm season. This includes the wearing of at least 50 percent blaze orange outer clothing above the waste. The goal of the holiday hunt is to provide additional hunting opportunity as well as herd control.
From Michigan:
Michigan's Hunting Access Program (HAP) – a long-time Department of Natural Resources offering that provides hunters with more places to hunt – had been slipping into oblivion in recent years, but seems to have found a new lease on life. In fact, the latest news is pretty encouraging.
HAP, which began in the late 1970s as a way to give hunters access to private property in southern Michigan, at one time boasted more than 790 farms totaling 188,000 acres. In 2011, HAP included just 45 farms offering some 7,400 acres.
A year later, however, after the DNR decided to reinvigorate the program, HAP includes more than 150 farms that encompass 17,032-plus acres – and all of it accessible to Michigan hunters.
To learn more about the Hunting Access Program, visit www.michigan.gov/hap. To explore hunting opportunities and land resources available through the DNR, visit www.michigan.gov/hunting or www.michigan.gov/mihunt.
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Missouri Conservation Commission set dates for 2013 turkey- and deer-hunting seasons
Conservation Commission sets 2013 turkey, deer season dates
Early action helps hunters who must plan vacation ahead of time.
JEFFERSON CITY–The
Missouri Conservation Commission set dates for 2013 turkey- and
deer-hunting seasons at its December meeting, giving hunters
plenty of time to schedule vacation.
The Commission set the following dates for turkey hunting.
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Youth season, April 6-7
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Regular spring season, April 15-May 5
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Fall firearms turkey season, Oct. 1-31
Bag
limits and shooting hours remain the same as last year. Additional
details, including spring managed turkey hunts and regulations for
spring turkey hunting on conservation areas, will be published
in the spring turkey hunting regulation guide in March.
The Commission set the following dates for 2013-2014 firearms deer hunting.
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Urban portion, Oct. 11-14
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Early youth portion, Nov. 2-3
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November portion, Nov. 16-26
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Antlerless portion, Nov. 27-Dec. 8
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Alternative methods portion, Dec. 21-31
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Late youth portion, Jan. 4-5
The
Conservation Commission also simplified requirements for tagging
harvested deer, effective June 1, 2013. Other deer-hunting regulations
will be set in the spring of 2013. Details will be published
in the fall deer and turkey hunting regulation guide.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Time is running out to apply for the Pure Michigan Hunt!
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| Seal of Michigan |
Purchase
unlimited $4 Pure Michigan Hunt applications for a chance to win the
ultimate hunting prize package! Three lucky winners will be randomly
selected mid-January 2013 and will receive an elk and bear license,
crossbow package, hunting gear and much more! The deadline to purchase
an application is Dec. 31. You can apply as many times as you like.
You can purchase a Pure Michigan Hunt application anywhere licenses are
sold or online at www.mdnr-elicense.com (Item #300 under miscellaneous).
For more information on the Pure Michigan Hunt, including a full prize list, visit www.michigan.gov/
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Kansas COMMISSION BIG GAME PERMIT DEADLINE JANUARY 1
Permits help conservation groups raise money
PRATT – Seven numbers will be drawn by Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism commissioners at their scheduled public meeting in January. The numbers will represent state conservation organizations that applied for the coveted Commission Big Game permits, which can be auctioned off to raise money for conservation projects.
Any Kansas-based nonprofit organization that actively promotes wildlife conservation and the hunting and fishing heritage is eligible to apply. Only one permit per organization will be awarded; however, individual chapters of the same organization may receive permits. A chapter or organization is eligible to receive only one Commission Big Game permit in a three-year period.
Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism commissioners will conduct the drawing when they meet on January 10, 2013 at Butler County Community College in El Dorado. Applications must be received no later than Jan. 1, 2013.
To apply, organizations must submit an application that includes a copy of their 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, articles of incorporation, and mission statement, as well as the organization’s preference for an elk, antelope or deer permit. Applications can be downloaded from KDWPT’s website, www.ksoutdoors.com; enter “2013 Commission Big Game Permit” in the search box. Mail applications to Sheila Kemmis, Commission Secretary, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, 512 SE 25th Ave., Pratt, KS 67124.
Seven permits will be issued, which may include one elk, one antelope and up to seven deer, depending upon the preferences of the drawn organizations. Organizations that draw a permit must pay KDWPT the permit fee, and they will be issued a voucher. The final recipient must remit the voucher to KDWPT’s licensing section to receive the big game permit. Permits may be issued to resident or nonresident hunters and are valid in management units and seasons listed on the permits.
Once an organization sells a permit, not less than 85 percent of the amount is returned to KDWPT to be spent on mutually agreed-upon projects. The remaining 15 percent can be spent at the organization’s discretion. (If Kansas Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (KFHFH) receives a permit, not less than 15 percent of the funds raised is remitted to KDWPT with 85 percent staying with KFHFH.)
PRATT – Seven numbers will be drawn by Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism commissioners at their scheduled public meeting in January. The numbers will represent state conservation organizations that applied for the coveted Commission Big Game permits, which can be auctioned off to raise money for conservation projects.
Any Kansas-based nonprofit organization that actively promotes wildlife conservation and the hunting and fishing heritage is eligible to apply. Only one permit per organization will be awarded; however, individual chapters of the same organization may receive permits. A chapter or organization is eligible to receive only one Commission Big Game permit in a three-year period.
Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism commissioners will conduct the drawing when they meet on January 10, 2013 at Butler County Community College in El Dorado. Applications must be received no later than Jan. 1, 2013.
To apply, organizations must submit an application that includes a copy of their 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, articles of incorporation, and mission statement, as well as the organization’s preference for an elk, antelope or deer permit. Applications can be downloaded from KDWPT’s website, www.ksoutdoors.com; enter “2013 Commission Big Game Permit” in the search box. Mail applications to Sheila Kemmis, Commission Secretary, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, 512 SE 25th Ave., Pratt, KS 67124.
Seven permits will be issued, which may include one elk, one antelope and up to seven deer, depending upon the preferences of the drawn organizations. Organizations that draw a permit must pay KDWPT the permit fee, and they will be issued a voucher. The final recipient must remit the voucher to KDWPT’s licensing section to receive the big game permit. Permits may be issued to resident or nonresident hunters and are valid in management units and seasons listed on the permits.
Once an organization sells a permit, not less than 85 percent of the amount is returned to KDWPT to be spent on mutually agreed-upon projects. The remaining 15 percent can be spent at the organization’s discretion. (If Kansas Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (KFHFH) receives a permit, not less than 15 percent of the funds raised is remitted to KDWPT with 85 percent staying with KFHFH.)
Monday, December 17, 2012
The SD GFP Commission held their December meeting last week in Pierre.
The Commission finalized the 2013 SD Spring Turkey Seasons
and proposed the 2013 Bighorn Sheep Season. To see a summary of the
meeting or to listen to an audio recording of any of the meeting, click here. To see the Bighorn Sheep proposal, click here.
To see video recordings of information items regarding bighorn sheep, the Legacy Projects that GFP has proposed or the new snowmobile trails smartphone application, click here.
To comment on the proposed Bighorn Sheep season, click here. Please include your name and city of residence to be included into the public record.
The next GFP Commission meeting will be held at the Ft. Pierre Americinn on Jan. 10-11, beginning at 1 PM CST on Thursday, Jan 10.
To see video recordings of information items regarding bighorn sheep, the Legacy Projects that GFP has proposed or the new snowmobile trails smartphone application, click here.
To comment on the proposed Bighorn Sheep season, click here. Please include your name and city of residence to be included into the public record.
The next GFP Commission meeting will be held at the Ft. Pierre Americinn on Jan. 10-11, beginning at 1 PM CST on Thursday, Jan 10.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
North Dakota Sign Up for Winter BOW
The
North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman
program is accepting registrations for
a one-day winter workshop Jan. 26 at Upper Souris National Wildlife
Refuge, Lake Darling, and a three-day workshop Feb. 22, 23 and 24 at
Lake Metigoshe State Park, Bottineau.
A darkhouse spearfishing class is offered for $50 at Upper Souris.
Classes at Lake Metigoshe include winter camping, making fish decoys, snowshoeing, winter survival, darkhouse
spearfishing, and cross-country skiing. Cost of the workshop is $135.
Women interested in the workshops are encouraged to
register online at the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov. Those interested should sign up immediately, as each class is limited to 12 participants. Preregistration with
payment is required. Equipment will be provided.
More information is available by contacting Nancy Boldt at (701) 328-6312, Brittany Fish at (701) 527-3075, or email
ndgf@nd.gov.Saturday, December 15, 2012
Iowa’s Late Muzzleloader Deer Season Begins Dec. 17
An
expected 30,000 hunters will be participating in Iowa’s late
muzzleloader season which begins Dec. 17. Although hunters may see fewer
deer as numbers have declined in eastern and southern Iowa, the season
offers some excellent hunting opportunities.
Last
year, 55 percent of the 8,950 deer reported during the late
muzzleloader season were does. To avoid over-harvesting deer where they
hunt, hunters are encouraged to work with landowners to determine if
deer are at desirable levels, and base decisions on how they use the
remaining antlerless tags on local herd conditions.
Success
during this season depends on finding where deer are feeding and upon
the weather. Look for corn or soybean fields that have been combined but
not tilled under. Deer will search for waste grain in these areas. With
the warm weather there are still some areas with some green grass,
clover or cover crops such as winter wheat or winter rye that also would
be very attractive. Cold weather will spur the deer to feed more
heavily.
Party
hunting is not allowed in the late muzzleloader season and hunters are
required to wear blaze orange. Hunting hours are one-half hour before
sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
Hunters
are also reminded that the statewide archery deer season resumes so
they be sharing the woods with bow hunters. About 10 percent of the bow
harvest occurs during this late portion of the season.
Deer
must be reported using the harvest reporting system by midnight the day
after the deer is tagged. Hunters’ accurately reporting their harvest
is an important component of Iowa’s deer management program and future
hunting opportunities.
Hunters may report their harvest at www.iowadnr.gov, by calling 1-800-771-4692
or at any license vendor. For hunters with internet access, reporting
the harvest online is the easiest way to register the deer. Hunters
preferring to donate their deer may do so through the Help Us Stop
Hunger (HUSH) program, which provides needed meat to Iowans through the
Food Bank of Iowa. Iowa has one of the largest programs in the nation.
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