Michigan hunters harvested 153 elk during 2025 hunts despite challenging weather and storm damage from a March ice storm. A record 47,493 applicants competed for 260 licenses, with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources using hunting to manage the state's estimated 1,150-animal elk population centered in the Pigeon River Country State Forest.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department offers hunter education courses for individuals born after 1961 who are 12 years or older. Hunter education coordinator Brian Schaffer discusses upcoming classes, registration procedures, and enrollment options through the department's website at gf.nd.gov.
Vermont Fish and Wildlife announced 16 additional archery deer hunting days across eight targeted zones to manage high deer populations causing property damage and vegetation loss. Archery hunting in expanded zones begins September 15 with only antlerless deer allowed until the regular October 1 season starts. Commissioner Jason Batchelder emphasized obtaining landowner permission and checking municipal ordinances before hunting.
A Bloomfield man is recovering after being rescued from the frigid water Wednesday at a reservoir in Greene-Sullivan State Forest near Dugger. On site, conservation officers learned three men were attempting to waterfowl hunt when the aluminum boat two of the men were in overturned on the ice-covered reservoir.
The Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife helped collect 3,350 pounds of processed venison during the weeklong deer gun season to support local food pantries. Deer donation days were held at select locations across the state and more drop off days are planned to allow hunters to donate deer from the additional gun weekend and muzzleloader season.
Learn to run a trapline with experienced trappers and fur handlers at one of four predator trapping workshops presented by Oklahoma Wildlife Department biologists.
Oklahoma’s holiday antlerless deer gun season is Dec. 18-31, during which hunters are allowed to harvest up to two antlerless white-tailed deer that do not count toward the hunter's combined season limit of six deer.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is seeking to bolster its pool of hunters who apply to be randomly selected throughout the year for specific population management hunts. Population management hunts enhance the department’s ability to meet population and habitat management objectives when traditional harvest strategies are not meeting these objectives.
Pennsylvania’s firearms deer season wraps up this Saturday, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission is reminding hunters to make the most of these final days in the woods.
By the order of the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission, LMU 211 shall be closed to all hunting of male Mountain Lions one-half hour after sunset on Thursday December 11th, 2025.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will offer an online Wolf Trapper Certification Course on Wednesday, Dec. 17, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. This will be the last certification course this winter.
The next guide and outfitter written examination is Jan. 10 at 1 p.m. at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department office in Bismarck. Preregistration is required no later than Jan. 2 by calling the Department’s enforcement office at 701-328-6604.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will stock pheasants at Glendo State Park and Goshen County walk-in areas 24 & 63, and Laramie County WIA 2 two final times during the week of December 8.
The results are in from the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Havre check station for the 2025 hunting season. The check station was open for eight weekends from Oct. 11 through Nov. 30. Overall, hunter numbers were about the same as last year and the long-term average. Except for antelope, big game numbers were well below average, and upland bird harvest was mixed.
Small game hunting through winter is a great way for hunters young and old to develop their skills and confidence without breaking the bank. You don’t need specialized or expensive gear to hunt them, just a .22 long rifle and/or any shotgun, warm clothes, and boots suitable for hiking.
Preliminary results from the 2025 Nebraska November firearm deer season show statewide harvest fell 7% from 2024, which was expected, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
Ohio hunters checked 85,448 deer during the weeklong gun season that concluded on Sunday, Dec. 7, according to the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife. In 2024, hunters reported harvesting 87,191 deer during the seven-day gun season. The three-year average for the gun season is 76,409.
At the close of the 2025 general rifle hunting season on Nov. 30, just over 2,800 hunters had passed through the check station operated by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks in Augusta, representing a 10 percent increase over the 5-year average but a 9 percent decline from the 10-year average.
The last drawing for a guided bison hunt on the Blackfeet Reservation is Jan. 5. Chances are $10 each, and there is no limit on the number of chances each hunter can purchase.
The Indiana DNR has closed the bobcat trapping season after reaching the statewide quota. The season was scheduled to run from Nov. 8 – Jan. 31, or until the quota of 250 bobcats was reached.