Anyone who comes in contact with wild birds, both alive and dead, should take all precautions to prevent coming in contact with avian flu, Outdoors columnist Ken Perrotte warns.

Hunters across Ohio checked 238,137 white-tailed deer during the 2024-25 hunting season that concluded on Sunday, Feb. 2, ...

Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 170,758 deer during the 2024-2025 archery and firearm seasons, which ...

Ohio hunters recorded the fourth highest number of deer taken by the end of the 2024-25 hunting season, according to the Ohio ...

Final harvest totals by season and county can be found in the annual deer harvest report, which will be published later this spring. Archery deer hunters took a preliminary total of 73,598 deer ...

Conversely, the youth/apprentice weekend harvest increased by 19.6% as compared to 2023. Harvest during the three-day early season, which was closed in 26 northwestern counties in 2023 ...

Illinois hunters harvested 170,758 deer this season, an increase of 10,440 from last year, according to preliminary data.

SPRINGFIELD Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 170,758 deer during all 2024-2025 archery and firearm ...

The final total, the fourth highest number of deer taken on record, represents all deer bagged during archery, gun, ...

The 238,137 deer harvested in 2024-25 was not only the fourth most in state history, but also the highest number in 15 years.

The commission reports the captive deer tested positive for CWD Dec. 16 at a breeding deer farm in Luzerne County. Because of the disease detection, the Department of Agriculture placed the farm ...