Tennessee’s First Elk Hunt Approved At TWRC Meeting

Released on Thu, Jan 22, 2009 – 12:36 pm under Wildlife Resources TIPTONVILLE, Tenn.
- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission approved to allow Tennessee’s first elk hunt among its business on Thursday (Jan. 22) at the January meeting held at Reelfoot Lake State Park.

Upon recommendations made by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the elk hunt will be held October 19-23 at the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area. There will be five Elk Hunting Zones (EHZ) designated at the WMA. A total of five permits will be allocated.

Four of the participants will be selected through a drawing conducted by the TWRA. The drawing is open to both residents and non-residents. However, no more than one permit may go to a non-resident hunter. The fifth participant will be the winner of a permit that is donated to a NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) with fund-raising proceeds designated for the TWRA Elk Program.

Applications for the special hunt will be accepted April 1-May 31. The five winners will be announced at the June meeting of the TWRC in Nashville.

The TWRC also made a rule amendment presented by the TWRA that would establish a first come, first serve process for allocating Special Season County Permits for deer and fall turkey hunts. Over the last several years, these quota hunts have had substantial leftover permits after the drawings. Changing the process to a first-come, first-serve will provide sportsmen greater flexibility in planning their fall hunts.

A change in a rule concerning migratory bird hunting was approved that applies only to the Reelfoot Wildlife Management Area. Specifically, the change is to the methodology used to register a permanent registered duck blind site. Duck Blind registration at Reelfoot WMA had been by certified mail or in person since the system began in 1986.

Records were maintained by hand and later by computer. Two years ago, the TWRA was approved to go to the REAL system for the agency’s registration program. This rule change will codify the current registration procedure under the REAL system.

In a special presentation, Smith County native and current Dickson County resident Tom Beasley, was recognized for his long-time and current contributions to TWRA’s Outreach Programs which includes the use of his lands for youth hunts, BOW (Becoming an Outdoors Woman), and Wounded Warrior events.

At Wednesday’s Fisheries Management Committee meeting, a report was presented by TWRA staff outlining the agency’s assessment of natural resource damages and initiation of investigations into long term impact to wildlife resources and habitat as a result of the outer wall collapse at the TVA fly ash disposal area for the Kingston Steam Plant on Dec. 22.

Photos and a film presentation of the site were also provided at the meeting by TWRA officials.

The next meeting of the TWRC will be held Feb. 18-19 at the Region II Ray Bell Office Building in Nashville.

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press release: Michigan DNR

Hunt                                   Application periode                    Results posted online

Spring wild turkey                Jan – 1 , Feb – 1                                   March- 2

Bear                                            May – 1,  June – 1                               June -29          

Elk                                               May - 1,   June – 1                              June- 22

Fall wild turkey                    July – 1,     Aug – 1                               Aug -17

Anterless deer                      July – 15,  Aug  – 15                              Sept- 1

Reserved Waterfowl           Aug – 1,    Aug – 28                                Sept- 23

Frankfort, Ky. – Kelvin Jackson of Clay County holds Kentucky’s new state record for a non-typical bull elk. Jackson’s 8×8 bull, shot Oct. 4 in Harlan County, officially scored 367 7/8 in the Boone & Crockett Club’s scoring system. The bull beat the previous non-typical record of 349 3/8 held by Andy Kidd of McCreary County.

“When I got drawn for a bull permit, you can ask my wife, I was like a kid,” Jackson said. “That’s the first time I’ve felt that way since I was seven years old.”

Jackson decided not to hunt in his home county, opting instead to try a county with a larger population of elk. He began scouting Harlan County in July.

“I wasn’t after a state record or anything,” said Jackson, who had previously hunted elk in Colorado. “I’m kind of a meat hunter – everything I harvest, I enjoy it.”

Local residents helped Jackson locate elk, and he received permission to scout and hunt on private land.

“I went to people in a little place they call Greasy,” remembered Jackson. “They told me where they’ve been seeing elk. When I found the herd, there were 22 cows and seven bulls. I stayed behind a big mound of dirt to watch them, up into August. I’d go there once a week to watch them.”

Jackson’s work paid off. As he studied the herd’s behavior, he prepared to take a long-range shot.

“They were in a field, and if you approached them, they would leave,” Jackson said. “I practiced shooting long-range because I figured I’d have to do that.”

Jackson took the bull at 465 yards with one shot from his 300 Remington Ultra Magnum. The bull’s antlers had to dry for 60 days before official scoring could take place.
Jackson’s elk is the largest non-typical bull officially scored and reported to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for the 2008 season.

“This bull is an outstanding example of what conservation can accomplish,” said Tina Brunjes, big game program coordinator for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. “A little more than a decade ago, Kentucky had no wild elk. Today, we have a large, healthy herd that consistently produces quality animals that any hunter would be proud to take home.”

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife intends to issue 1,000 quota elk hunting permits for the 2009-10 season. The state’s herd is now estimated at 9,000 animals.

“Our restoration program has reached a management stage,” Brunjes said. “It will take the help of hunters, along with sound, science-based management decisions, to maintain the kind of elk herd that produces such an exceptional bull.”

So far this season, no hunter has reported a typical bull larger than the 371 0/8 elk taken last year by Greg Neff of Kenton County. Archery season for elk, however, continues through Jan. 19, 2009.

Elk lottery applications for the 2009-10 hunting season are on sale now through April 30 for $10 online at fw.ky.gov. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife will conduct a random drawing in May to award the quota hunt permits. The department plans to issue 250 bull and 750 cow elk hunting permits.

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Contact: Hayley Lynch
800-858-1549, ext. 4493

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources manages, regulates, enforces and promotes responsible use of all fish and wildlife species, their habitats, public wildlife areas and waterways for the benefit of those resources and for public enjoyment. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, an agency of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, has an economic impact to the state of $4.5 billion annually. For more information on the department, visit our web site at fw.ky.gov.

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Indian River, Mich. – Thirteen-year-old Courtney Williams, of Cooks (near Manistique) in the Upper Peninsula, bagged a bull elk in Cheboygan County on the morning of Dec. 23 on a tribal elk license while hunting with her father, Craig. The 15-point antlers are thought to be large enough to set a new state record.Presque Isle County in 1998 by Daniel Marks. That 14-pointer officially scored 3492/8. The high mark for nontypical elk is 3752/8 and was set by another 15-pointer that Robert Solomon shot in Cheboygan County in 1993.

Commemorative Bucks of Michigan measurer Todd Zeller, of Cheboygan, came up with a green score for the antlers of 383. The current state record elk with typical antlers was taken in

The antlers from Williams’ elk have to dry for 60 days before they can be officially scored.

To read the rest of this story go to http://www.michiganoutdoornews.com

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More and more Michigan cities are hiring sharpshooters to thin the deer herd these days. Yet more and more cities are banning bow hunting within city limits. What a Joke!  These people keep expanding their towns into the country and wonder why they have deer around.  And now they have banned hunting them and complain about to how many deer and invading their space. Both Grand Haven and Jackson plan to hire sharpshooters this month to thin deer herds. Grand Haven doesn’t allow bow hunting within the city but now all the yuppies are complaining that there hostas are getting eaten by deer.  They are now paying sharp shooters 5 grand of tax payers money to thin the heard. Theydon’t even know how many deer will be taken by the sharpshooters. As for Jackson, they plan on having about 80 deer killed and some area residents complain that the deer overpopulation has created a nuisance. I can understand using sharpshooters in some areas where there aren’t really any places to hunt.  For example, yesterday, there was a herd of eight deer running around downtown Detroit.  I can understand using sharpshooters for things like that, but I don’t understand these cities expanding out into the country and then 5 yrs after the expand they vote and ban deer hunting and then they want to pay 5 grand per sharpshooter to thin the herd when local deer hunters would do it for free.

We recieved this recipe from one of our members and we love it you need to try this one yourself. 

What you will need:
1 – Whole backstrap
1 – pound of thick sliced bacon
1 – 8oz block of original cream cheese
1 – Lg. Onion
2 – 16oz bottles of italian salad dressing
 
Cut the backstrap into about 2in squares. Then cut the venison squares halfway through the middle. Put them in a container filled with the 2 bottles of italian dressing. Cover the container and put it into the fridge for at least 6hours…overnight if possible.
 
Once they have marinated, slice your onion like you would to get apple slices..take a little dab of cream cheese and put it in the folds where you cut the venison squares, insert a toothpick to hold the folds closed. Then on each side of thetoothpick stick a slice of onion onto it. Once that is done you can take a thick slice of bacon and wrap it around the venison squares. Inserting a toothpick where ever it is need to hold it in place. Then you are done preparing. All you have to do now is throw them on the grill. Enjoy!

Written By: Erin Domka

I have always enjoyed spending time in the outdoors, camping and fishing, but before I met my husband David, I never really had any interest in hunting.  When I met him, he made his passion for hunting clear right from the get go.  I didn’t really think much of it.  But through the years he has continued to get me involved with all of his adventures.  And every year I find myself getting more and more involved, not because he is asking me to, but because I want to.  Spending time with him and doing something that we both love has made our relationship much stronger.  Hunting and the outdoors has always taken up alot of David’s spare time and by allowing my self to open up to new and exciting things it has allowed us to connect in a deeper way.  So my advise to all of you out there is, keep an open mind and try new things.  You never know what you might find out about yourself and how your life and your relationships might benefit.

The best deer loin recipe that I know. First you take your whole deer loin and slice it to about 1/2 medallions. Next mix together in a gallon size zip lock bag  ½ cup soy sauce, ½ cup Worcestershire sauce, ¼ cup of whiskey, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, 1 tablespoon minced ginger, and ½ teaspoon pepper. After you have mixed all of them together add your meat and let them sit in the refrigerator for at least ½ hour. Now you are ready to grill your loin to your liking and I hope you enjoy.  

Contact:  Rodney Clute 517-373-1263
Agency: Natural Resources

Jan. 5, 2009

The Department of Natural Resources today announced a five-day elk hunt to be held Jan. 14-18.

The DNR’s management goal is a winter herd of approximately 800 to 900 elk in Montmorency, Cheboygan, Presque Isle and Otsego counties. Although elk numbers are close to that level, the herd has expanded outside the traditional four-county elk range and the animals are often found in Alpena, Alcona, Emmet, Charlevoix and Oscoda counties.

“The January hunt is designed to address an increasing elk presence outside the traditional four-county elk range,” said Tim Reis, Northeast Wildlife Management Unit supervisor. “We need to manage the distribution of elk in the outlying areas.”

Wildlife Division Chief Russ Mason said the January hunt is the best way to address the issue.

“Hunting has been an effective management tool in maintaining both the elk population and distribution of elk in Michigan,” Mason said. “These special seasons are instrumental in managing elk outside the traditional elk range.”

This is only the third time since elk hunting began 25 years ago that a January hunt will be held. All hunters that applied for the regular elk season, and were not drawn, were eligible. An additional 40 hunters have been selected for the January hunt. All selected hunters have been notified by the department.