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Oklahoma 2017-18 Archery deer & elk seasons open Oct 1 and runs through Jan 15th. Combined Deer Season Limit - Six: no more than two may be antlered. This includes deer archery, youth deer gun, deer muzzleloader and deer gun seasons. Deer taken during Jan. 1-15, 2018 count to-ward the 2017 combined season limit. Deer taken during controlled hunts or dur-ing the holiday antlerless deer gun season do not... READ MORE 

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  The first weeks of October can be tough for Buckeye archers. The rut is still in the future and whitetails are following summer patterns and not getting silly yet. The weather is just one problem. It's likely to be warm and sunny most days, which means deer normally won't leave their bedding grounds to feed until dark or nearly so. Which also means a bow hunter is usually wasting his time hoping for a shot. So, prime time to go is... READ MORE

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  The U.S. National Park Service is looking for straight-shooting volunteers to help be a part of a bison cull in the Grand Canyon. According to BBC News, roughly 600 bison live in the area, but that number could reach upward of 1,500 in just a decade if their numbers aren’t controlled today. The hunting is said to be done mostly during the months of October and May, and volunteers are expected to carry a fairly specific set of skills... READ MORE

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The Delaware 2017-18 deer hunting season is underway with archery / crossbow statewide Sept. 1 – Jan. 31. Hunters may use archery equipment and crossbow equipment during the muzzleloader, shotgun and handgun seasons provided they wear at least 400 square inches of hunter orange material displayed on the head chest, and back. Archery and crossbow hunters may take antlered bucks during the October antlerless deer season, but NOT during... READ MORE

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The Delaware 2017 waterfowl season is underway. Early teal season opened Sept 8 and runs through Sept 26. Resident geese hunting season opened Sept 1 and runs through Sept 25. Early teal season is limited to the designated teal zone south of the C & D Canal to Lewes, and east of Routes 13, 113/113A, and 1. Bag limit may include any combination of blue-winged and/or green-winged teal. Resident geese daily bag limit is... READ MORE

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  Members of the Jayhawk Chapter of the Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation invite hunters 15 and younger to their annual youth pheasant hunt, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. The free event will take place at Eckman's Hunting Preserve, 988 E. 1900 Rd., Baldwin City. The day’s activities will begin with safety instruction and warm-up trap shooting. Each hunter will then be assigned a two-hour window, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., in which they will... READ MORE

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The 2017 Kansas Upland Bird Hunting Forecast is available online and in printed form. The report summarizes data from spring and summer surveys and predicts what pheasant, quail and prairie chicken hunters may experience across Kansas this fall. The good news is that it’s good news. Biologists create the forecast using surveys of breeding populations and reproductive success of pheasants, quail, and prairie chickens. Breeding population data are gathered with spring whistle count surveys for... READ MORE

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  The RI Division of Fish & Wildlife will be stocking 3 Wildlife Management - Areas for the upcoming Youth Pheasant Hunting Weekend Saturday and Sunday October 14th and 15th, sunrise to sunset. This is a great opportunity for youth hunters to participate in a pheasant hunt without competition from adults.The hunt is open to youth age 12 to 15 that have completed a Hunter Education class. Youth hunter’s age under age 15 must be accompanied by a licensed adult. Pre-Registration is required. Pheasants will be stocked at the following locations... READ MORE

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  The Rhode Island 2017 early Canada goose hunting season opened Sept 1 and runs through Sept 30. Shooting hours are ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset for the September season only. All waterfowl hunters sixteen (16) years  of age and older must purchase and carry on their person valid Federal and RI Waterfowl stamps. Both stamps must be... READ MORE

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  Reservations for Indiana put-and-take pheasant hunts on DNR properties will be accepted until midnight on Nov. 25. Put-and-take hunting reservations are selected on a first-come, first-served basis. All hunting days will start on a Saturday in mid- to late November. Properties offering put-and-take hunts are Atterbury, Glendale, J. E. Roush Lake, Pigeon River, Tri-County, Willow Slough and... READ MORE

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Indiana early teal season opened Sept. 9 and will run through Sept 24, and early goose season opened Sept 9 and runs through Sept 17.  Wildlife officials delayed early teal season to try to better coordinate with the migration. In recent years, warm fall weather has caused teal to arrive in Indiana later in September, sometimes after the hunting season closed. The delay in early goose season came as a result of hunter input that early September was too hot to goose hunt. Hunter participation in early goose season had been... READ MORE

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  A special two-day Indiana youth deer hunt event has been scheduled for Nov. 3 and 4 at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge near Madison. To apply, send a postcard postmarked by Oct 1 with the youth’s name and address to: Big Oaks NWR, 1661 W. JPG Niblo Road, Madison, IN 47250. A total of 150 youth (17 or under) will be selected by lottery Oct. 2, and... READ MORE

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