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Prepare for autumn’s opportunities

Jerry Davis For Agri-View
Aug 15, 2026
8 hrs ago

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Fewer ring-necked pheasants will be released on public land this fall. The season opens at 9 a.m. Oct. 17.

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Buck deer, about half as tall as corn, are about to beginning shedding their antler velvet.

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A male goldfinch is most colorful in August.

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Monarch butterflies feed on garden milkweed.

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Chicken-of-the-woods fungus grows on oak trees and stump; it’s edible.

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White-tailed-deer fawns are losing their spots.

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Jerry Davis For Agri-View

Being prepared is good assurance for successful autumn hunting and gathering seasons. Some hunting seasons start Sept. 12. Some gathering seasons start earlier when hickory nuts have fallen, ginseng digging is legal, leaves have begun to paint with pretty pigments and teal begin to migrate.

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Jerry Davis is a freelance outdoors writer. Contact him at sivadjam@mhtc.net or 608-924-1112 for more information.