Arkansas’s first youth deer hunt of the 2025-26 hunting season is Nov. 1-2, and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is reminding all hunters to update their mobile app and download their youth hunter’s free deer tags to ensure an enjoyable hunt and smooth game-checking experience after the shot.
Maple River State Game Area – spanning south-central Gratiot, northwest Clinton and northeast Ionia counties – is one of mid-Michigan’s premier waterfowl hunting destinations. However, ongoing drought conditions have led to extremely low water levels across the managed wetland units near U.S. 127, which will affect waterfowl habitat and hunting opportunities this season.
A tree-thinning project at Ash Hollow State Historical Park has begun to reduce wildfire risk, create better access for first responders, and promote prairie and woodland health in the region.
A portion of 796th Road north of Sherman Reservoir Wildlife Management Area in Sherman County is closed temporarily due to road construction. The county is repairing a washed-out culvert on 796th Road, with the closure extending from Sherman Trial 10 to at least County Road 480 Ave.
Many migratory upland game bird and waterfowl hunts are already underway across Utah. The general-season pheasant and quail hunts open Saturday, Nov. 1. If you are planning to target either of these birds this fall, here are some important things to know.
The state Game and Fish Department is allowing hunters with whitetail or “any” deer gun licenses in five units in western North Dakota the option of turning those licenses in for refunds. The decision is based on scattered reports of white-tailed deer mortality caused by epizootic hemorrhagic disease that began in early September.
The day-use area and associated boating access site at Lake Gogebic State Park will be closed from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CDT) Wednesday while contractors run new power lines across the road and install new panels in the day-use area.
A 16-year-old male from Chadron was injured in a dove hunting incident at about 6:45 p.m. Mountain time Sept. 6 on private property southwest of Chadron in rural Dawes County. The teenager was taken by his hunting party to Chadron Community Hospital with birdshot wounds to his face, torso, arm and hand.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens are seeking information about three recent acts of vandalism in Region 4.
EHD, a viral disease that’s often fatal to white-tailed deer, has hit some parts of the country extremely hard this year. In Pennsylvania, EHD has been confirmed in a handful of counties in the northwestern part of the state. The public is encouraged to report sick or dead deer, especially if several are found dead in the same area and the cause of death is not apparent.
A new segment of the Iron Belle Trail – the longest state-designated trail in the U.S. – is now complete, and a ribbon-cutting is set to celebrate this 5.8-mile path Friday, Sept. 12, on Belle Isle in Detroit.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is resuming statewide catfish stockings at all Family and Community Fishing Program ponds and is kicking off the festivities with a special opening weekend fishing derby Sept. 13 at the newly established Hybar Steel Waters Fishing Pond in Osceola.
Nebraska hunters are encouraged to fine-tune their gear and skill at shooting ranges across the state as hunting season approaches. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has compiled an updated list of available public and private ranges to help hunters prepare for their hunting seasons.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will host the 77th annual Pointe Mouillee Waterfowl Festival Saturday, Sept. 13, and Sunday, Sept. 14, at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area in Brownstown.
Officials in a third New Jersey municipality have passed a resolution to return their portion of the state’s $200 fee for a carry permit, scoring another victory for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and its partners in an effort to partially refund the exorbitant fees to gun owners.
As Fourth of July holiday festivities wind down, Michigan state park goers have even more to celebrate. Thanks to a historic $273 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, 122 of 168 (73%) planned improvement projects at state parks have been completed or are in progress.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources East Fork State Fish Hatchery recently completed its annual stocking of striped and hybrid striped bass.
Arkansas has experienced one of the wettest springs on record. While elevated water levels can open up exciting opportunities for anglers looking to find bass, bream and crappie in newly flooded habitat, they introduce a new set of hazards in the form of floating debris and unknown structures hiding beneath the surface.
The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission welcomed rancher Eric Chapman, 61, of Mannsville during its June 9 meeting. Gov. J. Kevin Stitt appointed Chapman in March to fill the District 4 seat that was held by Leigh Gaddis of Ada, who served 10.5 years.
This year, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is welcoming a new southeastern Oklahoma land lease partner in Herron Industries LLC, a family-owned timber producer with headquarters in Idabel. The new Herron Family Wildlife Management Area will be open this fall to Oklahoma residents after the Herron family agreed to a five-year lease.