Out-of-state hunters; Follow rules for bringing harvested deer, elk back to Arizona

Author: Arizona Game & Fish Department Report Date: November 24, 2020 PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) reminds hunters who harvest a deer or elk in another state to do their part to help keep Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) at bay when bringing portions of that animal back...

Mule deer buck poached west of Bend; troopers seek witnesses

Author: OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: November 24, 2020 BEND, Ore. — A mule deer buck was poached on Monday, Nov. 16 in the Bend area of central Oregon. OSP Troopers ask for the public’s assistance in finding the truck that drove away with the dead deer in the...

Commission to consider amendments to 2021 elk hunts

Author: Arizona Game & Fish Department Report Date: November 23, 2020 PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Commission will consider and may approve amendments to Commission Order 4 (elk) and 26 (population management hunts) hunts and permit numbers in some units for the 2021 hunts. The proposed amendments, posted...

Pheasant, Fall Turkey, Second Dove Seasons Open Saturday, Nov. 14

Author: California Department of Fish & Wildlife Report Date: November 17, 2020 Every year, the second Saturday of November poses something of an omnivore’s dilemma for California hunters. That’s when the state’s wild pheasant, fall turkey and second dove seasons open, presenting California game bird hunters with lots of options in the...

Public’s Assistance requested to find elk poachers in Clatsop County

Author: OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: November 16, 2020 HILLSBORO, Ore.—Two elk were recently poached and left to waste near Hwy 26 in Clatsop County. Members of the public who heard shots fired or noticed unusual activity near the Hwy 26 rest stop or near McGregor State Forest Road...

CDFW Offering Waterfowl Hunts at East Bay Ecological Reserve

Author: California Department of Fish & Wildlife Report Date: November 4, 2020 Hunters can soon participate in no-fee waterfowl hunts amid restored salt ponds at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (ELER) in Hayward. Access to ELER will be open to 100 hunters on a first-come, first-served basis on the following dates: 2020 hunts (5...

Little Dry Creek Family Pheasant Hunt Application DeadlineApproaches

Author: California Department of Fish & Wildlife Report Date: October 28, 2020 On November 22, the CDFW Upland Game Program is offering a wild pheasant hunt on the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area - Little Dry Creek Unit. This is a family hunt and can accommodate 30 hunters. The maximum party size...

Gearing up for a hunt? Don’t forget the non-lead ammo

Author: Arizona Game & Fish Department Report Date: October 26, 2020 PHOENIX — Arizona hunters have proven their long-held commitment to wildlife conservation by voluntarily working to reduce the amount of lead exposure to endangered California condors, and the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is encouraging all hunters to join...

Cleman Mountain bighorn sheep tests positive for lethal bacteria

Author: WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: October 20, 2020 YAKIMA– The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today that a bighorn sheep from the Cleman Mountain herd tested positive for Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae last week. Wildlife biologists received reports from a hunter in the area who saw a deceased lamb...

General waterfowl season in "Desert Zone" begins Friday, Oct. 23

Author: Arizona Game & Fish Department Report Date: October 20, 2020 PHOENIX — Arizona’s second general waterfowl season is about to get underway. The general waterfowl and snipe seasons in the “Desert Zone” (Game Management Units 10 and 12B through 46B, and those portions of Units 6 and 8 within Yavapai...

Learn to duck hunt at ODFW workshop, Coquille

Author: OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: October 14, 2020 ROSEBURG, Ore – Adults can learn duck hunting basics at a new workshop offered by ODFW in Myrtle Point and Coquille. Workshops are each two half-day sessions and offered Nov. 13-14 or Nov. 14-15. Registration deadline is Nov. 7. Workshops include...

Waterfowl Hunting Throughout the Desert

Author: Nevada Department of Wildlife Report Date: October 9, 2020 Tomorrow is the waterfowl season opener in northwest Nevada, and the waterfowl season in well underway in the eastern side of the state! In this week's Nevada Wild, NDOW's Waterfowl Staff Specialist and Ruby Lake NWR's manager share places they...