Hunting News

Gastonia is considering whether to allow bow deer hunting. The Gaston Gazette reported that if the idea is approved, the archery program probably would only apply in heavily wooded areas.

Victoria's Agriculture Minister says he is more than confident shooters will do the right thing this duck hunting season.

T he high amount of absenteeism in school on the first days of hunting season was a point of discussion Thursday at the Marshall County Board of Education's second public meeting on the school calendar at Cameron High School.

Having recently written a book about turkey hunting, "Native Turkeys and a Georgia Mountain Turkey Hunter," I hoped to have a positive turkey season this past spring of 2013.

Ohio wildlife officials have changed Buckeye deer seasons and bag limits over the last couple of years.

The Young Sportsman Hunt on March 22-23 kicks off the 2014 spring hunting season for wild turkeys.

The new youth hunt weekend is designed to help introduce youngsters to turkey hunting before the birds have been exposed to other hunters and become more wary.

With the biggest weekend of the year in the Savannah area rapidly approaching, St. Patrick's Day revelers will be up early and out late.

The Department of Conservation says nearly 3,700 deer were tested. About 40 percent of the animals came from a containment zone of a half-dozen counties in north-central Missouri.

"I'm not afraid to say I'm a geek at heart," Shaq told the Wall Street Journal. "I honestly spend about $1,000 on apps a week-real money.

The highly anticipated day is Saturday, Mar. 22 and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division expects that the 2014 season should be a good one.

In the 1980s when I first started chasing longbeards, the use of decoys wasn't all that popular.

That is right, Spring turkey season is almost upon us here in California, and if you have not already got the turkey decoys, turkey calls and preferred method of take already out of the closet, dusted it off and tested to make sure everything is functional, it is time to do so.

The Mule Deer Foundation board of directors voted to add Kirstie Pike, the founder and CEO of women's hunting apparel manufacturer PROIS Hunting & Field Apparel for Women, to the board.

The solution or the problem? About 65 tons of deer feed, paid for by deer hunters and held in a fund designated for deer feeding, has been distributed since the emergency feeding program began last week.

Although we can't say that we're crawling with gobblers for folks going Florida turkey hunting, the Sunshine State does have a nice population of birds, and hunters have a decent shot at getting a gobbler some time during the season.

The ground shakes as a longbeard sounds his thunder. Steam flows from the mouth of the gobbler and rises in the cool, frosty air.

Turkey populations in the Natural State have been down for nearly 10 years, yet I heard gobbles from at least five different birds, and all of them on the same property, located in northern Grant County.

The sun had barely peaked over the horizon when several toms chose to welcome the new day with thundering gobbles.

Organizers of a Baptist church convention said it will use guns giveaways across the state to attract nonbelievers who are more prone to go duck hunting than sit in a church pew, The Courier-Journal reported.