Archery & Bowhunting News & Info
In Utah, permits for archery elk hunting are slated to go on sale July 27. All of the permits for archery buck deer hunting are sold, but the elk permits are in unlimited supply.
The archery alk and deer hunts begin Aug. 20. Bowhunters should already have their preparations well under way.
When do you start getting ready for archery hunting season? What do you to do to prepare?… Read the rest »
The New York Bowhunters have posted a “Critical Red Alert” on their website to alert bowhunters in New York about the state’s proposed five-year deer management plan.
According to New York Bowhunters, the proposed draft will result in a net loss of tags for special season hunters, will insert a youth firearm season and then a muzzleloading season in the middle of the archery-only season, and would place most of the deer management burdens on the special season hunters without asking regular season hunters to contribute to the cause.… Read the rest »
Flooding along the Missouri River north and west of Bismarck has prompted the State Game and Fish Department to put an experimental deer herd reduction hunt on hold.
The agency was going to start issuing up to 200 special antlerless licenses on Aug.1, but Department officials have postponed that process due to uncertainties over habitat condition and deer availability after floodwaters recede.
“This experimental season was designed to reduce deer numbers on private land in a relatively small area,” Randy Kreil, Game and Fish wildlife division chief said. “We had good support from landowners who were committed to hosting hunters, but most of them are dealing with flooding issues. Our agency and the landowners feel it’s better to wait a year and hope that normal conditions will return.”
The experimental season was set up so Game and Fish could match interested hunters with participating landowners. Randomly selected hunters would need … Read the rest »
In West Virgina, the 2009 and 2010 managed deer hunts at Stonewall Jackson Resort State Park were so successful at reducing the deer population — particularly the number of breeding-age does — that there will not be any managed deer hunt there this year.
Park superintendent Sam England said, “The bottom line is that we’re not seeing nearly as many deer here as we have in the past. We believe there’s no need for a hunt this year.” England went on to comment that in previous managed hunts at the park, more than one-third of the hunters were successful in taking a deer.
Find out more at the W.Va. Gazette-Mail.… Read the rest »
At least 7 Arkansas cities will hold an urban archery deer season this fall. The cities that have announced in-city deer hunts so far: Bull Shoals, Cherokee Village, Fairfield Bay, Heber Springs, Horseshoe Bend, Hot Springs Village, and Lakeview.
The urban archery season will run Sept. 6 through Nov. 11, and for the entire month of January 2012.
Hunters wishing to participate must attend a free bowhunters education course July 23 and an orientation/proficiency test Aug. 27.
An Arkansas Game & Fish Commission representative emphasized that these hunts are intended as population-control hunts to reduce the urban deer population in the participating cities. As such, hunters are required to take a doe as their first deer. Hunters also must donate their first deer to Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry, a 501(C)3 charitable organization. The normal 3-point rule does not apply in the urban hunts, and there are no bag limits.… Read the rest »
Wisconsin’s 2011 archery deer hunting season will run from Sept. 17th through Nov. 17th, and from Nov. 28th through Jan. 8, 2012.
The state’s complete hunting season schedule and hunting regulations are available from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.… Read the rest »
Missouri offers numerous managed deer hunts for archery, crossbow, muzzleloading and modern firearms from mid-September through January. These hunts achieve deer management goals while also providing additional hunting opportunity. Hunters are selected by a weighted random drawing system. Deer taken at a managed deer hunt do not count toward the regular season bag limit.
Hunters can apply for anytime between July 1 and Aug. 15, 2011, and those selected can find out the results of the drawing anytime after Sept. 14.
The regular archery season for deer hunting in Missouri runs from Sept. 15 through Nov. 11, 2011, and Nov. 23, 2011, through Jan. 15, 2012. Permissible methods include a longbow, compound bow or recurve bow of any draw weight; handheld string releasing devices, illuminated sights, scopes and quick point sights. Crossbows are not permitted, except for those who have a medical exemption.
For more information, visit Missouri’s Department of Conservation… Read the rest »
The state of Hawaii is issuing goat hunting permits for bowhunting and muzzleloader hunting of goats on weekends and state holidays on Kauai between July 23 and Oct. 30.
Hunters must have a valid hunting license and must sign an animal control permit. Permit holders will be allowed to take home 2 goats per day.
The state’s Department of Land & Natural Resources issues the permits as a means to control the goat population there. Interested hunters can contact the department’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife for permits and information.… Read the rest »
Council members in Two Harbors, Minn., had a second reading of an in-city archery deer hunt ordinance.
The ordinance is similar to the one presented to the board for a first reading. There were some changes in wording to allow the police chief to designate someone to carry out tasks associated with the hunt. Also, the public safety committee had a map of possible hunting zones available for council members to look over. The third reading of the ordinance will be at the next city council meeting July 25. If the ordinance is passed, there will be an archery hunt in Two Harbors this fall.
The local Drop Tine chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association is still looking for input from anyone who may be interested in a fall archery hunt in Two Harbors. They are asked to email their name, phone number, and email address to info@droptinechapter.com or … Read the rest »
Montana’s Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission has approved a wolf archery season, to run from Sept. 3rd though Oct. 16, 2011, coinciding with the state’s deer and elk archery seasons.
Montana officials reported that the total wolf quota for 2011 of 220 is expected to reduce the wolf population by about 25%, to approximately 425 wolves.
Wildlife officials documented that a minimum of 566 wolves, in 108 verified packs, and 35 breeding pairs inhabited the state at the end of 2010. The congressional measure passed this spring that removed gray wolves from the list of endangered species in Montana, Idaho, and parts Oregon, Washington and Utah was challenged in federal district court in Missoula in May. A final court ruling hasn’t been issued.
Find out more from KAJ18 in Kalispell.… Read the rest »
Colorado’s big-game season starts in less than 2 months, and the Colorado Division of Wildlife wants to make sure hunters know that they can begin purchasing unlimited over-the-counter big game licenses for elk beginning July 12. A limited number of OTC licenses for black bear will also become available at that time.
Elk hunters who missed the draw or who didn’t daw their first choice can use the OTC elk licenses to get a chance to hunt bull or cow elk during archery season, or bull elk during the 2nd and 3rd rifle seasons, in many game management units in Colorado.
With elk population that is the largest of any herd in North America — with approximately 283,000 elk on 23 million acres of public land — Colorado offers elk seasons from August through January. Colorado is the only state that offers non-residents and residents the opportunity to purchase unlimited … Read the rest »
The bowhunting season for antelope in Oklahoma will be Oct. 1-13, 2011, more than two weeks later than the 2010 season.
The state wildlife department requested the change so that hunters who win antelope the drawing for gun hunts through the controlled hunts program could hunt first, before bowhunters. The controlled hunts program is the only legal mechanism for antelope gun hunting.
More information on antelope hunting in Oklahoma is available from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.… Read the rest »