Outdoor News Daily

The Missouri Department of Conservation is asking hunters to help spread the word about an error in a booklet about this year’s deer seasons.

A map on page 4 of the 2009 Fall Deer and Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet shows areas where hunters may take antlered deer only if they have at least four antler points on one side. However, the map incorrectly leaves Warren County out of the area where the antler-point restriction is in effect this year.

The text of the booklet correctly includes Warren County in the antler-point restriction area. Both the text and map on the Conservation Department’s website (mdc.mo.gov/hunt/deer/antlers.htm) also has correct information about the antler-point restriction area.
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PHOENIX – You still have a chance to win one of the nation’s most prestigious hunts — the Arizona Big Game Super Raffle deadline for 2009 has been extended to July 12.

Here’s your chance to win one of Arizona’s 10 top hunts, while also contributing to wildlife conservation. It’s a win-win for everyone. But Super Raffle mail orders must be received by July 12 and online orders will be accepted at the Arizona Big Game Super Raffle Web site until 10 p.m. July 12.

The big game tags available in the raffle are for 365 days of hunting almost anywhere in the state during the 2009-2010 hunting season, and ticket prices range from $5 to $25. Raffle tickets are offered for the following species:
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There will be no controlled hunts for sandhill cranes this year.

Tags go on sale August 1 – first come, first served. The season starts September 1.

In six eastern Idaho counties, 680 sandhill crane permits are available. Of that total, 400 are available to hunters in Caribou and Bear Lake counties, 100 each in Teton and Fremont counties, and 40 each in Bonneville and Jefferson counties.

Crane season runs from September 1 through September 30 in Caribou and Bear Lake counties, and September 1 through September 15 in the rest of the areas.
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SANTA FE — Starting July 1, service-connected disabled veterans who are New Mexico residents will be eligible to buy an annual combination fishing and small-game hunting license for $10. The license normally costs $33.

The special license was approved by the 2009 New Mexico Legislature and signed by Gov. Bill Richardson. It is available to any New Mexico resident service-connected disabled veteran who presents a “Veteran Administration awards letter,” at a Department of Game and Fish office in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Raton, Las Cruces or Roswell. The letter, available from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, states that a veteran has been granted a disability and that the disability was service-connected.
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OLYMPIA – Master hunters and area landowners are invited to attend a meeting July 18 in Ellensburg for an orientation on this year’s hunting season in Elk Area 3911, located near Ellensburg in Kittitas County.

The meeting – sponsored by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Master Hunter advisory group and the Big Game Management Roundtable (BGMR) – is scheduled from 5-8 p.m. at the Central Washington University New Student Union Building (SURC), Room 215A.

Veteran master hunters who have hunted the area previously, certified master hunters intending to hunt Elk Area 3911 for the first time, and area landowners are encouraged to attend, said Mike Kuttel, WDFW master hunter policy lead.
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