Hunting News

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.

ODFW and sportsman groups are hosting three upcoming turkey hunting workshops for youth and families-March 23 in Salem, March 30 2014 in Springfield, and April 5 2014 in Tygh Valley.

Deer hunting needs a unified voice to secure and enhance its future, and QDMA is positioned to fill that need: This was the message of leaders from all sectors of the hunting community gathered at the first-ever North American Whitetail Summit.

Take on this little project before turkey season starts: Get your glass call ready for natural yelps, clucks, and purrs.

Tinian Mayor Ramon Dela Cruz announced yesterday that Aguiguan or Goat Island will be open for goat hunting from April 1 to May 15, within days after the Senate approved revising CNMI hunting laws to not only double the hunting season for certain animals in a year but also to raise the hunting license fees.

The state has hired marksmen to shoot feral hogs from helicopters at two wildlife management areas in south Louisiana.