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Buckmasters entertains and educates deer hunters with current strategies and technology from the most respected experts in the field. Buckmasters Whitetail Magazine is the official publication of the Buckmasters membership, and in less than eight years it became the leading deer hunting publication in America.
Buckmasters Magazine
3M ago
Harvest total is a new record, surpassing one set in 2006. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri's 2023-2024 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reporting a preliminary record-setting total deer harvest for the season of 326,026. This year’s new harvest record surpasses the one set in 2006 of ..read more
Buckmasters Magazine
4M ago
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources According to Ron Regan, Executive Director of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), it may not make the headlines in the newspapers but the election of Chuck Sykes as AFWA’s president is a big deal. Sykes, Director of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) with th ..read more
Buckmasters Magazine
6M ago
Chuck Sykes, director of the Alabama Division of Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries, has been elected president for 2023-24 by the membership of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. His election occurred during the Association’s 113th annual meeting Sept. 23-27 in Calgary, Canada. In accepting the Association&rsquo ..read more
Buckmasters Magazine
8M ago
How conservation and outdoors recreation are funded throughout the nation is somewhat of a mystery for most people. In an effort to inform the public about where state wildlife and fisheries agencies get the money to conserve habitat and provide quality outdoors recreation, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR ..read more
Buckmasters Magazine
11M ago
Preliminary totals for the 2023 spring turkey season show turkey hunters registered 42,439 birds this season, a 7% increase from the five-year average. The spring season started April 15 with the two-day youth hunt for hunters under 16 years old. A total of 2,972 birds were registered, a 28% increase from the five-year average. The regular se ..read more
Buckmasters Magazine
11M ago
Following confirmation of a positive test sample for chronic wasting disease in Holmes County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) have implemented management actions and an executive order to protect against the possible spread of CWD. FWC and its agency p ..read more
Buckmasters Magazine
11M ago
Legislation passed during Maryland’s 2023 General Assembly will increase the price of hunting licenses and some associated stamps beginning with the 2023-24 hunting season. The existing structure and fees had been in place since 2002, and the price of a regular resident hunting license had remained unchanged for 35 years. Under the ..read more
Buckmasters Magazine
11M ago
Crossbows will be newly allowed for Minnesota deer and spring turkey hunters starting this year, following a law change passed in the 2023 legislative session. Hunters who purchase an archery deer license may possess and take deer with a crossbow throughout the archery deer season. Deer licenses go on sale August 1. Legal requirements for crossbows ..read more
Buckmasters Magazine
11M ago
Photo: Erica Shelton-Nix of the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division earned recognition from the USFWS for her work with gopher tortoises. The contribution Ericha Shelton-Nix continues to make to Alabama’s nongame wildlife populations has been recognized for the second year in a row by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS ..read more
Buckmasters Magazine
11M ago
The Natural Resources Commission and Department of Natural Resources have approved the regularly scheduled three-year duration of deer regulations in effect for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 hunting seasons. Many traditional regulations remain unchanged, and updates are aimed at enhancing deer hunting opportunities. “There are many challenges facin ..read more