Outdoor News Daily

MADISON – Deer hunters in Wisconsin who have lost or did not initially receive their buck harvest authorization stickers will be able to get replacement stickers starting this year, state wildlife officials have announced.

“Starting this year, hunters will have the opportunity to pick up a replacement buck sticker if they lost a sticker which would still be valid, or did not receive one from the registration station in 2007,” said Jason Fleener, assistant deer ecologist with the state Department of Natural Resources. “But replacements are limited to only one per year, regardless of how many the customer claims to have lost or did not receive from the deer registration station.”
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MADISON – Hunters planning on harvesting antlerless deer in one of Wisconsin’s “regular” deer management units or in one of Wisconsin’s 12 limited access state parks should mark August 23 on the calendar. That is the day unit-specific antlerless deer tags and state park deer hunting access permits go on sale at noon.

Tags and permits can be purchased over the Internet through the Online Licensing Center; by calling toll-free 1-877-WI LICENSE (1-877-945-4236); or at license sales locations. DNR service centers are closed Saturdays, but the permits may be purchased during their regular business hours (check service center link for hours of operation, which vary by service center; service centers).
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Applications for the 2008 special season quota antlerless deer hunts and quota fall either–sex turkey hunts are now being distributed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).

These applications are available from any license agent, TWRA regional offices, or here. If you receive the Agency magazine, Tennessee Wildlife, a copy of the application can be found on the magazine wrap of the calendar issue.

You may begin applying on July 24, 2008 (not before). The deadline for applying is September 3, 2008. You may apply by submitting your application at any TWRA license agent, all TWRA Regional Offices or online. Do not mail the application.

SANTA FE — Hunters who were successful in the drawing for 2008-2009 New Mexico deer hunting permits will receive their permits and carcass tags in separate mailings this summer, the Department of Game and Fish announced.

Hunters should begin receiving deer hunting permits in the mail this week. Carcass tags will be mailed soon.

To legally hunt deer on public land in New Mexico, hunters must have a permit, carcass tag, a license, a Habitat Management and Access Validation, and a Habitat Stamp if hunting on BLM or U.S. Forest Service land. Licenses, validations and stamps can be purchased as one document over the counter at vendors statewide, online at www.wildlife.state.nm.us, and at Department offices in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Raton, Las Cruces and Roswell.

For more information, please call (505) 476-8087.

MADISON — Eight deer management units that did not have earn-a-buck regulations in 2007 are now designated as earn-a-buck (pdf; 33kb) (EAB) units for 2008, bringing the total number of non-Chronic Wasting Disease EAB units to 35.

This is the same total number of non-CWD EAB units as in 2007. An equal number of units dropped from EAB to Herd Control Unit status following the 2007 hunt.

The new-for-2008 Earn-a-Buck units are 59D, 60B, 72, 72A, 73A, 73B, 73D and 74B.

Complete list of Earn-a-Buck units for 2008.
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