Did you know each of these 27 states allow you to salvage and eat roadkill you find on the side of the highway? Hunters have appreciated the bounty of wild game meat they received from a successful harvest for generations. A more recent revival has encouraged a new population to seek the same benefits. But […]
Nicole Jeon’s acrylic painting of a harlequin duck took first place in the 2019 National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. This 16-year-old’s work will don the 2019-2020 Junior Duck Stamp, which raises funds to support educational programs and activities that nurture our next generation of sportsmen and women and conservationists. Jasmine Kang’s wood duck painting […]
By Pennsylvania Game Commission Hunter Education Staff The excitement of hearing a thundering gobble and watching the approach of a fired-up gobbler is enough to rattle hunters with even the steadiest of nerves. For turkey hunters, we thrill to the challenge of calling in a Wild Turkey and harvesting it at close range. What is […]
CONTACT: Lt. James Kneeland: (603) 744-5470 Lt. Heidi Murphy: (603) 271-3127 Jay Martin: (603) 271-3211 April 26, 2019 CONCORD, NH — Hikers, climbers, kayakers, mountain bikers, and other outdoor enthusiasts are encouraged to purchase their voluntary annual Hike Safe card for 2019. Card sales help ensure that New Hampshire Fish and Game Conservation Officers, trained […]
Connecticut Sen. Bob Duff’s (D-Norwalk) Senate Bill 20, which bans the import, sale, transport and possession of African elephants, lions, leopards, rhinoceros, Cape buffalos and giraffes, has passed the Joint Committee on Judiciary by a stunning vote of 31 to 5, and will now head to the Senate floor for a full vote. Take Action […]
By Joe Kosack (excerpted from Pennsylvania Game News May 2019 issue) At a time when spring turkey hunting is drawing less of a crowd, Pennsylvania offers an almost unimaginable gobbler carryover for its 2019 spring season. Crafty old toms, strutting 2-year-olds and even ambitious jakes are available in above-average numbers to turkey hunters willing to […]
By Wildlife Biologist Mark Caron Increasingly MDIFW Regional Wildlife Biologists have been conducting prescribed burns on some of the wildlife management areas (WMAs) found throughout the state. Also known as ‘controlled burns’, this habitat management option is yet another tool available to MDIFW land managers. Controlled burns are conducted under strict and specific conditions and […]
CONTACT: Kent Gustafson: (603) 271-2461 Jay Martin: (603) 271-3211 April 24, 2019 CONCORD, NH – Spring gobbler season opens next week in the Granite State, and New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Turkey Biologist Ted Walski predicts another good harvest during the 2019 season. New Hampshire’s spring turkey hunting season opens on May 1, a […]
CONTACT: Jessica Carloni: (603) 868-1095 Kent Gustafson: (603) 271-2461 Jay Martin: (603) 271-3211 April 24, 2019 CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department has set final season dates and bag limits for the 2019-20 waterfowl hunting season after considering comments from the sporting community at a recent public meeting. The regular duck […]
CONTACT: Allison Keating: (603) 271-1743 Nicola Whitley: (603) 271-3211 April 23, 2019 CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission recently honored several individuals with the 2018 Commission Awards of Excellence for outstanding efforts in the conservation field in support of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s mission. The 2018 Commission Awards […]
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