New England hunters are proving to be some of the country’s best, a fact that is being underlined by the fact that 30 New England sportsmen will be awarded Boone and Crockett distinction this June at the 27th Big Game Awards.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board announced there will be a public hearing regarding the changes to turkey and moose hunting regulations.
The meeting, which will take place May 19 in Montpelier, will focus first on turkey hunting regulations starting at 6 p.m. before turning to the proposed regulations for moose hunting starting at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Pavilion Auditorium, located at 109 State Street.
According to New Hampshire Fish and Game studies, hunters can relax with the knowledge that the state’s deer population appears to remain free from chronic wasting disease.
The results, based on monitoring data that was obtained throughout the 2009 white tailed deer hunting season, indicated that all tissue samples taken and tested were negative for the disease. According to Fish and Game deer biologists, a total of 439 tissue samples were tested by a federally certified veterinary diagnostic laboratory.
Fish and Game officials in New Hampshire want to hear what hunters are thinking about the new proposed season regulation changes that are being considered for this year.
So you think you can gobble, cluck, putt, purr and yelp with the best of them? Well, here is your chance to prove it.
April 1st is paper application deadline. Midnight May 14 for online application.
