As Michigan's fall deer season gets underway, hunters are encouraged to consider state parks and recreation areas when preparing to hit the woods and fields.

Through the third week and ending on the fourth Sunday of the general rifle season, 1,730 hunters have come through FWP's Augusta check station which is slightly below recent average but six percent higher than last year at this point of the season.
 

Seasonal closures for Wyoming Game and Fish Department Wildlife Habitat Management Areas are in place or will be enforced soon. These closures are important in protecting wildlife on their winter range.

With two weeks left of general big game general hunting season, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks hunter check stations in west-central Montana are collectively reporting harvest totals slightly up from last season for deer and just about the same as last for elk.

Waterfowl hunting has a reputation for being expensive, but hunters don't need to shell out tons of money on a boat or a truckload of waterfowl gear to be successful. That's especially true in a state with as much public land as Idaho.

Waterfowl hunters scouting Ed Gordon Point Remove Wildlife Management Area in Conway County will notice a significant lack of flooded habitat for ducks, shorebirds and other winter migrants during the early portion of the upcoming duck season. This habitat loss is the result of vandalism on the WMA's water-delivery system.

Check station results through the fourth weekend of the general rifle season show steady hunter participation and generally consistent harvest numbers across northwest Montana.

Whitetails Unlimited awarded more than $160,000 in grants to the National Archery in the Schools Program this past fiscal year. Both WTU and NASP are deeply committed to helping develop archers and hunters, especially when it comes to youth.

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