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Economic Impact Of Hunting Tops $87 Billion

Sales of hunting equipment and the number of hunters continues to rise, according to statistics.

Between 2006 and 2011, the number of hunters in the United States grew by nine percent, while their spending on hunting-related products and services grew by more than 30 percent, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. However, the … Read More

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Pennsylvania Deer Hunters Kill Slightly Above Average Numbers

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The Pennsylvania Game Commission reports that in the state’s 2012-13 seasons, hunters killed an estimated 343,110 deer, an increase of about two percent from the previous seasons’ 336,200. Hunters killed 133,860 antlered deer in the 2012-13 seasons, an increase of … Read More

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Best Deer Gear: Top Picks For Hunting!

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Deer & Deer Hunting editors and contributors scoured the Archery Trade Association and Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade shows last January for the best new hunting gear coming out this year! Here are five of our Top 50 picks, which … Read More

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Whitetail Wisdom: Deer Hunting’s Monday Mayhem

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by Dan Schmidt It seems like everyone else is having fun outside these days … Florida and Alabama readers have been hammering turkeys already. I’m just hearing them in my sleep. That’s what 20 inches of snow on the ground … Read More

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NoDak Deer Samples Negative For CWD

Samples taken from North Dakota deer during the 2012 hunting season have all tested negative for chronic wasting disease, according to Dr. Dan Grove, wildlife veterinarian for the State Game and Fish Department. Last fall, samples for CWD testing were … Read More

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Bama’s License Numbers Up, Or Are They?

Getting youngsters involved in hunting and fishing is critical for the future of both pursuits.

Annual surveys by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service show a range of data for hunting and fishing, including license sales and expenditures for all 50 states. Data is compiled over a five-year period and then released by the USFWS. … Read More

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Iowa DNR Wants Feedback From Hunters

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting public meetings over the Iowa Communications Network to listen to the public’s thoughts on the hunting and trapping regulations for this fall. These meetings, scheduled March 7 from 6-9 p.m., are part … Read More

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10 Things You Should Know About Deer in Winter

As snow depths increase, deer become stressed to find enough food to keep them healthy.

Whitetails are built to survive. They can withstand extreme droughts and brutal winters. March is the telltale month, however, that dictates whether the young, old, weak and sick animals survive to see another year. Here are 10 facts about deer … Read More

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Indiana Deer Hunters Have Record Season

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Hunters took advantage of new equipment regulations and extra hunting dates to harvest a record 136,248 deer during the 2012 season, according to data the DNR gathered from designated check stations and from a recently implemented online and phone reporting … Read More

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Breaking News: CWD Moves Eastward

CWD has been detected in 22 states and Canadian provinces, including Pennsylvania, and its neighboring states of New York, West Virginia and Maryland.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has confirmed that three hunter-killed deer taken in the 2012 general firearms deer season have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. Two of the deer were from Blair County. The other was from Bedford County. “These … Read More

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