Latest Hunting News

Ohio's Young Hunters Productive During Special Two-Day Turkey Hunt

newseditor — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:13:26 +0000

Author:

Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Ashtabula youth lead state with 73 wild turkeys checked

Young hunters across Ohio again experienced success during the annual youth spring turkey season, held Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

Junior Hunter Field Days Set for the Eastern Shore, Maryland

newseditor — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:57:14 +0000

Author:

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Young people interested in wildlife and the outdoors are invited to join staff from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and local conservation groups to learn about a variety of topics related to wildlife management and stewardship during Junior Hunter Field Days on June 2 in Sudlersville and June 16 in Princess Anne.

Larry and Brenda Potterfield Donate $252,000 to RMEF Youth Firearm Endowment

newseditor — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:26:24 +0000

Author:

MidwayUSA

In their continued efforts to help increase the number of youth involved in hunting and shooting sports, MidwayUSA owners Larry and Brenda Potterfield recently donated $252,000 to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) youth firearm endowment, a program for supporting shooting teams across the United States.

Sign Up Now for Summer Youth Programs at Owl Brook Hunter Education Center, New Hampshire

newseditor — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:19:39 +0000

Author:

New Hampshire Fish and Game

Registration is now open for free youth day programs taking place this summer at the Owl Brook Hunter Education Center in Holderness. These programs give youth (boys and girls) age 10-15 the chance to learn about the shooting sports, bowhunting and other outdoor skills. Sessions will be offered in July and August at Owl Brook, which is operated by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.

Iowa Youth Turkey Season Success

newseditor — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:05:35 +0000

Author:

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

With Iowa hunters now settling into the traditional spring turkey season, younger hunters can chalk up another season of hunting experience. The extended youth season offered a bonus for them; extra days in the woods, learning more about the outdoors….and maybe how to persuade a love-struck tom to strut within range.

New York Spring Turkey Season Opens May 1, Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend Set for April 21-22

newseditor — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:00:05 +0000

Author:

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

The 2012 spring turkey season opens May 1 in all of upstate New York lying north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary and the annual Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend is set for April 21-22, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens today reminded hunters. The youth turkey hunt is open in all of upstate New York and Suffolk County.

Campaign Helps Minnesota Teens Meet Toms During Spring Wild Turkey Season

newseditor — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:45:45 +0000

Author:

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting more adults to take young wild turkey hunters into the field is the goal of a $10,000 grant from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Learn Outdoor Skills; Connect with Arizona's Nature; Outsmart a Wild Turkey

newseditor — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:20:48 +0000

Author:

Arizona Game and Fish Department

Are your kids obsessed with the many television shows about survival and the outdoors? Now they can experience it in real life, in a safe environment at one of three Arizona Game and Fish Department hands-on, outdoor skills, and mentored turkey-hunting camps on April 20-22.

Pennsylvania Clubs Urged to Start Planning for Junior Hunts

newseditor — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:49:21 +0000

Author:

Pennsylvania Game Commission

While Pennsylvania’s junior pheasant hunt seems like a long way off, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe noted that now is the time for hunting clubs to make plans to host an organized junior pheasant hunt or other special hunts that have been established for squirrels, rabbits, waterfowl or spring gobbler.

New Hampshire’s Youth Turkey Weekend – April 28-29, 2012

newseditor — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:52:59 +0000

Author:

New Hampshire Fish and Game

New Hampshire’s 2012 youth turkey hunt will take place Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29, the weekend before spring gobbler season gets underway. During the 2011 youth weekend, young hunters took an impressive 521 turkeys, or 14.2% of the total spring turkey harvest in the state.