Georgia hunters look forward to the opening of deer season each year. September 11 marked the opening of the 2010 archery deer hunting season in the state. Georgia is one of the top U.S. destinations for non-resident hunters. In 2009, over 54,000 deer were harvested by 107,792 archery hunters. The season runs until October 8, [...] Read more »
Deer Herds Being Culled In Will County, IL
Members of the Will County, Illinois District Board passed a deer management program on Thursday. The program permits trained marksman to target white-tailed deer found in the forest preserves of Will County. During fall and winter 2010 and 2011, the marksmen will work in five preserves and kill a certain number of deer. The board [...] Read more »
Deer Feeding Illegal In VA From September To January
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries will ban the feeding of deer from September 1 through the first Saturday in January 2011. During this time, feeding deer within the state of Virginia will be prohibited. The goal is to reduce the negative results that can arise from feeding the animals. Feeding deer results [...] Read more »
Illinois Fall Hunting Season Begins
On Wednesday, the Illinois fall hunting season begins with dove and early Canada goose hunting. After that, the hunting seasons will begin to follow one after another. Before long, things will be in high gear for Illinois hunters. Shortly after the early Canada goose season ends in mid-September, Teal season will begin. October 1 marks [...] Read more »
Colorado Hunting Outfitter Indicted For Elk And Deer Baiting
A Denver federal grand jury recently passed down an indictment against D&S Guide and Outfitter, a hunting outfitter based in Colorado. Members of the organization were found to have placed several hundred pounds of salt near White River National Forest tree stands. This act drew local deer and elk, providing easy targets for the company’s [...] Read more »
No Deer Hunting On Block Island, Says Land Trust
The Land Trust on Block Island, Rhode Island, recently declared that the island will not be opened to deer hunters. This will make it much harder for the island’s Deer Task Force to control the large deer population in the area. The main issue seems to be differences in objectives between the task force and [...] Read more »
Michigan Relaxes Crossbow Hunting Restrictions
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment in Michigan has expanded the regulations regarding crossbow hunting in an attempt to attract hunters. Hunting is a popular sport in the state and the minimum age for crossbow hunting was recently lowered from twelve to ten. The decision was made after a 2009 post-hunting season mail survey [...] Read more »
Southern Suburb Sees Deer Deaths From Virus
The southern suburban area of Crete, Illinois, has seen a recent increase in the number of deer deaths. Residents are finding dying or dead deer in forests and backyards on the eastern perimeter of Will County. This area was once home to over 600 deer but that figure is quickly decreasing. According to David Green, [...] Read more »
2011 Deer Hunting Proposed Changes Irk Some Hunters In Indiana
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is proposing changes to the rules regarding deer hunting seasons. An Indystar.com columnist wrote about information contained in a relevant news release and was lambasted by several readers. Though he was accused of simply publishing an IDNR news release and being biased, he believes what most upset his [...] Read more »
Building a Garden with Deer Resistant Plants
photo credit: Andrew Stawarz Here is a very nice article around building a garden with deer resistant plants. It is from About.com. The rest of the article is here. Landscapers typically select drought-resistant plants when designing rock gardens. But in regions where deer control is an issue, your rock garden plants should also be deer-resistant. [...] Read more »