When is the rut?
The rut is the common term to describe the breeding season of deer. Changes in the daily length of daylight serve as the trigger for hormone changes in deer that bring on breeding and the behaviors seen during the rut.
Foxpro Furtakers – Episode 207 – Cape Cod
FOXPRO’s Mike Dillon encounters one of his most unique predator hunts ever when he teams up with Brian Downs to hunt coyotes on Cape Cod. Sand dunes, ocean tides and huge coyotes make for an unforgettable adventure.
I see a lot of does without fawns; did the coyotes kill them?
Not all antlerless deer will have a fawn or fawns when you observe them in the hunting season. Most of the females 2.5 yrs and older will have fawns, but very few yearling females will have fawns (typically less than 15% will breed as fawns: puberty is related to their weight). Again, regardless of predators, only about half of the antlerless deer seen can even have fawns.
straight from the horse’s mouth
Why is Sunday hunting prohibited? Sunday hunting is prohibited by a Statute, often referred to as a General Law. Click here to view the Statute. Statute vs. RegulationsThe only way to change a Statute is for a bill to pass in the legislature or for a ballot measure to pass. The bill could either address the issue through the bill language or have language that gives MassWildlife the authority to make regulations. To learn more about any current hunting-related legislation you can contact your local...
2019 Massachusetts Fishing: Black Sea Bass, Scup and Fluke
On the Warer reports :The Division of Marine Fisheries has revised the 2019 recreational fishing limits for black sea bass and scup. The rules for fluke remain unchanged. Rules take effect April 13.
start checking for those pesky ticks !!!!!
Al rite hear we go the Boston glob is reporting -Spring is here and with the warmer weather, lots of great things will be happening outside. One of the not so anticipated parts of the warm-up is the increase in tick activity. If you are in your 30s or older, you probably grew up at a time when ticks weren’t really a problem in this part of the country. Over the past several decades, ticks have spread across more areas of...
thumbs up for coyote hunting contests
Coyote hunting contests, which award participants who bring in the biggest – or the most – wild canines during the competition, create quite a stir among the animal rights groups. Generally, I don’t believe hunting is a competitive sport in most instances, but I find nothing wrong with the contests because I don’t view coyotes through rose-colored glasses. I see them for what I think they truly are – vermin, varmints, predators, nuisances and furbearers. Basically, “D” – all of the...
Athol’s Mundell drops monster 498-pound black bear
Jim Mundell of Athol probably didn’t expect to break any records when he went hunting in the Athol woods on Thursday, but that’s exactly what he did.