TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

  The State of Hawaii, DLNR, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, announced that applications for the 2019 Lanai Mouflon Sheep Hunting Season, together with instruction sheets, will be available at all Division of Forestry and Wildlife Offices Statewide beginning Monday, March 18, 2019. Applicants may also apply online. The DEADLINE for submitting applications will be 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 26, 2019. Interested hunters are encouraged to... READ MORE 

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  Idaho anglers will now have added incentive to catch and keep walleye in Lake Pend Oreille and connected Idaho waters. Starting March 1, an experimental program launched by Idaho Fish and Game and Avista will offer a chance at cash rewards for anglers harvesting walleye. Fifty walleye in Lake Pend Oreille, the Clark Fork River and the Pend Oreille River have been injected in the snout with a tiny, internal tag. These tags are invisible to anglers, but turning in heads from legally caught walleye offers anglers a chance at two types of cash rewards... READ MORE

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  There aren’t many birds that can stand up to the rough conditions that high alpine meadows and mountain slopes offer, but the Himalayan snowcock is a champion among them. The terrain it calls home in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains is equally inhospitable. A hunting trip for himalayan snowcock is more like Big Game than Bird Hunting. This article will give you the seasons and information on hunting this fascinating exotic game bird... READ MORE

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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open the entire Roanoke River Management Area to striped bass harvest from March 1 through April 30, unless closed or extended through proclamation. The Roanoke River Management Area includes the Roanoke River and tributaries from Roanoke Rapids Lake Dam downstream to Albemarle Sound, including the Cashie, Middle and Eastmost rivers. The daily creel limit within the Roanoke River Management Area is... READ MORE

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  Exceptional trout fishing opportunities at Cold Creek, one of Ohio’s most unique streams, await fishing enthusiasts who enter and are drawn in a special lottery conducted by the Ohio DNR. A half-mile section of the creek, located at the Castalia State Fish Hatchery in Erie County, will again be open to a limited number of anglers on selected dates between Friday, May 3, and Friday, Nov. 29. Anglers interested in fishing the trout stream must... READ MORE

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  California’s 2019 spring turkey season opens statewide March 30 and extends through May 5, and the California CDFW is offering 86 special hunts this year on public and private land to help hunters bag a tom. Young hunters have additional opportunities. Junior Hunting License holders can hunt March 23-24, the weekend before the general opener, and the two weeks after the general season closes, May 6-19, using shotguns or any other legal method of take. CDFW is offering... READ MORE

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  Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are alerting residents in the town of Edwards to be on the lookout for cougars (mountain lions). This is a troubling situation and we are very concerned for the safety and welfare of the people in this area, said Northwest Regional Manager JT Romatzke. We ask everyone to take this warning seriously. Thursday morning, officers received information from witnesses indicating between 8-10 mountain lions are... READ MORE

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  Conditions for Minnesota snowmobile riding in many parts of the state are as good as they’ve been in a long time, prompting what Department of Natural Resources conservation officers call the biggest number of riders in years to hit the state’s 22,000 miles of snowmobile trails. Enforcement officials remind riders to leave the booze on the shelf or in the refrigerator until after they’re done riding.  Alcohol is a factor in more than 70 percent of snowmobile-related fatalities in Minnesota and... READ MORE

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  Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted revised 2019 spring Chinook salmon and steelhead seasons for the Columbia River recently during a joint state hearing.  These regulations replace permanent rules that remain in effect through February. The season-setting process was complicated this year due to a below average forecast for upriver-origin spring Chinook... READ MORE 

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Recently the U.S. Senate passed the largest public-lands bill that we’ve seen in a decade. It approved the bill by an overwhelming 98-2 vote. The legislation, known as the Natural Resources Management Act S. 47, will now head to the House for approval, and then hopefully be signed into law by the president. The package combines more than 100 separate bills that will affect public land in every state in the union. So just what exactly does this bill mean for hunters and anglers? Let's take a closer look... READ MORE

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  Saskatchewan might be the best under-the-radar hunting destination in North America. The “prairie” province is a hunter’s haven. It’s wild forests and prairie potholes, provide incredible big game and bird hunting, without the crowds. There’s plenty to get excited about: Vast wide-open spaces, pristine boreal forests inhabited by massive black bear and moose, trophy white-tailed deer, huge flocks of... READ MORE 

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  Frequent fronts often make the postcardlike conditions in these locations disappear. So why visit when strong sea legs are a requirement? Because any Southern captain will tell you that wahoo go on a feeding tear during the less-than-ideal winter conditions that aren’t for the average tourist. This is your best chance at scoring both numbers of and trophy-caliber wahoo. If you and your hardcore group of buddies are looking for a winter getaway that will end in sore arms and some of the finest sashimi you’ll ever eat, these three top captains will show you the way to trophy ’hoos... READ MORE

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