TX Hunting License Sale Opens
Don’t miss the dove season opener because you forgot to renew your hunting license! The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reminds sportsmen that all current year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except year-to-date fishing licenses) expire Aug 31. New licenses for 2018-19 go on sale Aug. 15. Outdoor enthusiasts in Texas purchase more than 2.4 […]
Bumpy Road To Grizzly Season
As the grizzly hunt returns in certain areas of Idaho and Wyoming, every step of the way has been scrutinized as we approach the inaugural season. After 7,000 people applied for the Wyoming hunt permits, the 22 winners have been selected. However, at least one of those winners does not plan to use the permit […]
Lands Exchanged, Hunting Access Increased
A Notice of Decision from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) opens access to certain hunting areas in Tooele County, Utah for the first time. Read more about how this exchange of public and private lands increases recreational and economic opportunities in the BLM press release below: Consistent with the Administration’s priority of being a good […]
WMA Renovation Brings Special Visitor
In Virginia, hunters should expect some improvements during their next waterfowl hunt at Hog Island Wildlife Management Area (WMA). But in the meantime, bird enthusiasts can enjoy a unique visitor: the ruff. Ruffs are Eurasian sandpipers whose visits to North America are sparse but are especially unique to Hog Island. They have not been sighted […]
Sunday Hunting Expands in Delaware
New bill addresses deer herd’s agricultural damage Last Wednesday, Delaware Governor John Carney expanded hunting opportunities in the state by eliminating restrictions on private land deer hunting on Sundays. The law, Senate Bill 198, also increases hunting on public lands by granting the Delaware Department of Natural Recourses and Environmental Control (DNREC) authority to regulate […]
Bear Hunt Backlash, from Northern Sweden to Western U.S.
As the brown bear population continues to grow in Sweden, so does the number of available hunting permits. Administration in Jämtland, a north-west Swedish province, increased permits from 70 last year to 100 this year in hopes to ease the effects of bears on local reindeer. The impact of their predator-prey relationship is still being […]
It’s Time for Duck Stamps
The 2018-2019 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps are now on sale. One of the easiest ways that anyone can support conservation is by buying Federal Duck Stamps. While waterfowl hunters 16 years of age or older are required to purchase them, anyone can participate in conservation by buying Duck Stamps. In addition to […]
The Return of Romania’s Bear Hunt
A law has finally passed in Romania to bring back the brown bear hunt. It requires the Ministry of Environment to produce a hunting quota for wildlife management each year. Since the hunting ban in late 2016, several organizations, such as the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC), have been working for Romania […]
TX Zone To See Earliest Dove Season Opener Since 1950
South Zone dove hunters will see the earliest opener in seven decades after Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved the hunting regulation changes for 2018-19. Texas hunters will see several changes this fall, including an early opener for dove season in the South Zone, a mule deer season in Lynn County, experimental mule deer antler […]
Bobcat Hunt Denied, Mountain Lion Hunt Proposed
Earlier this month, the Indiana Natural Resources Commission voted unanimously to withdraw a proposal that would have authorized a bobcat hunting season. With sightings and road deaths becoming more frequent, many sportsmen pushed for a change in regulations to allow them to hunt and trap bobcats. However, the proposed statewide quota, limited open counties, and […]