Hunting News

North Dakota deer hunters took approximately 67,000 deer during the 2010 deer gun hunting season. Bill Jensen, big game biologist for the state Game and Fish Department, said overall hunter success was 64 percent.

PUEBLO, Colo. - According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, turkey hunting is the fastest-growing form of hunting in the country. Since 1991, participation in turkey hunting has increased at a rate double that of population growth in the United States.

GUNNISON, Colo. - The Colorado Division of Wildlife will hold a meeting to explain big game license recommendations for the Gunnison Basin game management units starting at 1 p.m., March 31, at the Gunnison division office, 300 W. New York Ave.

Minnesotans who would like to participate in a newly formed Department of Natural Resources (DNR) waterfowl hunting listening session should nominate themselves by March 14.

The DNR soon will select a 12-person focus group that will meet once a month from March through June 2011. Each listening session will focus on a single topic. The agency will seek input on hunter recruitment and retention; habitat issues and strategies; and hunting and harvest issues such as season dates and bag limits.

Minnesota’s bull-only moose hunt will continue in 2011, but the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has reduced the number of available permits by half to reflect a continued decline in the moose population and a more conservative harvest model.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting comments through March 31 on a proposal to make permanent a number of temporary hunting rules that have been in place for at least one hunting season.

LAMAR, Colo. - The Colorado Division of Wildlife will hold a waterfowl hunting seminar Sat., Feb. 26, 1 - 4 p.m. at the Colorado Division of Wildlife Office at 2500 S. Main St. in Lamar.

The clinic is a way for waterfowl hunters to learn about duck and goose hunting regulations, biology, identification, and hunting tactics - all with the goal of increasing hunting success.

Nominations for the 18th Annual Minnesota Deer Hunter Ethics Award are due by Friday, Jan. 21. The award, sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association (MDHA), and Turn In Poachers, honors deer hunters who have exhibited exemplary hunting behavior during the 2010 season and who can serve as a positive example to all hunters.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association (MDHA) and Turn In Poachers (TIP) are asking hunters to share stories of exemplary hunting behavior by nominating hunters for the 18th Annual Minnesota Deer Hunter Ethics Award.