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  Oklahoma 2018 fall turkey gun season opens Nov 3 – Nov 16. Field Tagging and Checking Requirements – All turkeys must also be checked within 24 hours of leaving the hunt area, and in all cases prior to processing the carcass. Turkeys must be E-Checked online. The wild turkey in Oklahoma by three subspecies: Eastern, Rio Grande and Merriam's. A fall turkey hunt is a different type of challenge than a spring hunt. Since breeding season has passed, birds are... READ MORE

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Participants harvested a total of 12 elk during the 2018 Tennessee elk hunts in the three segments. Participants could hunt on North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area and surrounding private lands. This year was the most harvests since the managed hunts began in 2009. The elk archery-hunt was the first segment held Sept. 29-Oct. 5 with all seven participants recording harvests. Three of the harvests were recorded on... READ MORE

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  Utah's 2018 general pheasant hunt runs Nov. 3–Dec. 2 on both private and public land. If you head afield for pheasants this fall, you'll likely find fewer wild birds. The number of pheasants released by the Division of Wildlife Resources hasn't taken a dip, though: more than 10,000 birds will be released. The 61 pheasant-release sites include a new site near Heber City and six new sites near Utah Lake.... READ MORE

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The dam that controls water levels in the Grand River Wildlife Area in Wisconsin has experienced storm-related gate failure. The result, for the near future, will be lower water levels in the flowage and this will affect duck hunters. Severe thunderstorms in Aug dislodged large dense cattail mats and old submerged trees that could not pass under the dam. There are three gates. None are currently operational. Two are stuck in the closed position, one is... READ MORE

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  The Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed a buck deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Deer Hunt Area 169. The deer was harvested south of Kaycee. CWD has previously been documented in neighboring deer hunt areas. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is concerned about CWD and how it may affect the future of Wyoming’s deer. To ensure that hunters are informed... READ MORE

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  New Jersey 2018-19 duck hunting season opens Nov 10-Nov 13 and then again Nov 22-Jan 26, 2019 in the Costal Zone. Youth waterfowl hunts Nov. 3 & Feb. 9 in the Coastal Zone. Nontoxic shot regulations apply. All waterfowl hunters 16 years and older are required to purchase a New Jersey waterfowl stamp and HIP certification. In addition... READ MORE

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New Jersey 2018 pheasant & partridge season opens Nov 10-Dec 1; Dec. 10, 11 and 13, 2018–Feb. 18, 2019 (except Sundays). Sunrise to ½ hour after sunse. bag limits: Partridge — 7 Pheasant — 2. Wearing a hunter orange hat is required for all firearm small game hunters on wildlife management areas stocked with pheasant or quail. In addition... READ MORE

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  NJ 2018 youth firearms deer hunt Nov 17 - Regular six-day firearm season to follow Dec 3-8. The youth Two days (bow and firearm) held prior to statewide opening days. These hunts are extensions of the Fall Bow and Six-day Firearm seasons so no special permit is required. Antler point and "antlerless deer first" requirements do NOT apply on these days. Youth hunters may still harvest two antlered deer during... READ MORE

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New Mexico 2018 fall turkey hunting season opens Nov 1st - Nov 30.  Resident and nonresident spring or fall Over-the-Counter Turkey Licenses are available online. The bag limit is one bearded turkey.  A separate carcass tag now is required in conjunction with all big-game and turkey licenses. DO NOT HUNT WITHOUT A VALID TAG! Areas Open for Fall OTC License Hunts are... READ MORE

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  New Mexico 2018 quail hunting season opens Nov 15 and runs through Feb 15, 2019 . Hunter may harvest Scaled, Gambel’s, Bobwhite and Montezuma quail. Bag limit is 15 per day (no more than 5 Montezuma quail) and 30 in possession (no more than 10 Montezuma quail).  Nontoxic shot is required for hunting any species with a shotgun on all open areas owned or managed by the New Mexico State Game Commission. Nontoxic shot includes... READ MORE

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The New York furbearer trapping and hunting seasons is under way in many parts of New York State. Coyote hunting season opened Oct. 1 across much of the state and runs through March 31 2019. There are no bag limits. Hunting seasons for other furbearers such as bobcat, raccoon, and fox opened on Oct. 25.  Season dates and zone boundaries for all furbearers can be found on DEC's website. Trappers should note special permit requirements for... READ MORE

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  New York 2018 duck hunting season opens Nov 22 - 23 on Long Island. The season opens again Dec 1 - Jan 27.  The season is open to ducks, coots, mergansers and brant. Snow geese opens Nov 22 - Mar 8. The daily limit of 6 ducks includes all mergansers and sea ducks (scoters, eiders, and long-tailed ducks) and may include no harlequin ducks and no more than... READ MORE

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California CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham has enacted a delay to the opening of the recreational Dungeness crab fishery in part northern California. The recreational fishery for Dungeness crab will open for remaining areas on Saturday, Nov. 3. State health agencies determined that Dungeness crab in state waters from Patrick’s Point, Humboldt County (41° 8.00’ N. Latitude) north to the California/Oregon state line have unhealthy levels of domoic acid and recommended a closure of the recreational fishery in this area. Other areas of the coast will... READ MORE

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  When a six-year-old Iowa buck suddenly veers from his strict nighttime only feeding regime, you pack up all your gear and get after him! That is exactly what Taylor Drury did, and it helped her take down this dream Iowa whitetail. The Drury Outdoors team has been seeing this buck on their farm since he was about 2½ years old. Someone pinch me. I am so over the moon elated and cannot put into words how much this deer means to me... READ MORE

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