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The Hawaii DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will conduct animal control activities Feb 14-15 for trapping mouflon/feral sheep hybrids and for staff hunting, and/or aerial shooting from helicopters. Control work is scheduled for February 14 and 15, 2019. Species in this control activity include: Trapping mouflon/feral sheep hybrids and for staff hunting, and/or aerial shooting from helicopters for feral goats, feral sheep, mouflon and mouflon/feral sheep hybrids within palila critical habitat in the... READ MORE 

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  Dreaming of the hunt of a lifetime? We are pleased to announce that the 2019 Maine moose permit lottery application process is now open. Applications for the moose permit lottery will be accepted online only. The online application process is fast and simple and you receive instant confirmation that you have successfully entered the lottery. To apply... READ MORE

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Nebraska’s spring turkey season is among the longest around. Permits are plentiful and may be bought at Game and Parks permitting offices, online or by mail. In the spring, hunters may buy up to three permits good for one bird each; fall hunters may buy two permits good for two birds. In 2015, Nebraska also began offering mobile turkey permits. Season dates/bag limits: Archery: March 25 through May 31. Youth shotgun... READ MORE

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  Attention turkey bums: Your job has become substantially more difficult. With great spring hunting opportunities available coast to coast from March through early June, you’ll probably have to pick and choose your adventures. For many folks, that means southern Florida Osceolas in early March—or, for the eager crowd, maybe Hawaiian Rio Grandes even earlier. Your choices expand as seasons for hard-gobbling Easterns open throughout the Southeast and Midwest. And then there’s that quick jaunt to Texas for loud-mouthed Rios — or maybe north to the prairies for last-chance Merriam’s... READ MORE

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  The California DFW is offering wild pig hunting opportunities in March and April at the Joice Island Unit of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area in Solano County. The 2019 Joice Island pig hunt drawings will be administered online exclusively. CDFW is accepting applications until 4 p.m. on Feb. 14. Hunters may only use shotguns with nonlead slugs or archery equipment. Dogs and bicycles are not allowed. Four hunters will be drawn for nine consecutive weekends for... READ MORE

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  Florida snook fishing is slated to reopen for recreational harvest on Feb. 1 in Florida’s Atlantic coastal and inland waters (from the Miami-Dade/Monroe county line north), including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River. The season will remain open through May 31. In the Atlantic, anglers may keep one snook per day that is not less than 28 or more than 32 inches total length, measured from... READ MORE

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Iowa hunters in the Dubuque area have the opportunity to extend their deer hunting season and help the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) sample more deer for chronic wasting disease in and around their city. The Natural Resource Commission of the Iowa DNR approved the Jan. 26 to Feb. 10 deer management zone season extension. The extended season will allow the DNR to collect additional deer tissue samples to... READ MORE

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  Wildlife managers are requesting to change white-tailed deer regulations in two hunting districts in northwest Montana. FWP Region 1 biologists have submitted a request to the Fish and Wildlife Commission to limit hunting opportunity to antlered bucks only in hunting districts 122 (the Thompson River area in Sanders County) and 130 (the Swan area in Lake and Missoula counties). For the last three years, hunters have... READ MORE 

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  Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants to hear from the public about the new five-year Big Game Season Structure it is developing to replace the existing plan, which expires at the end of 2019. The agency hopes to have its new five-year plan ready for approval by the CPW Commission in July. It will be in effect 2020-24. To gather public comment, CPW is hosting a meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29, in... READ MORE 

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  Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources staff will host a public hearing following implementation of an emergency rule regulating catfish harvest with a bow and arrow, crossbow or by hand. The hearing will be held Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. in the State Natural Resources Building, 101 S. Webster St., Room 413, Madison. The emergency rule, which was implemented to... READ MORE 

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   Shotguns can make a good backup to a rifle. They have advantages in thick cover, where close shot opportunities disappear fast. But a scattergun isn’t always a backup. In some predator hunting scenarios, rifles aren’t safe--or even legal--to use, making a shotgun the only option. A coyote that’s been lured to 30 yards is one that’s been fooled completely. If you want to do that consistently on these wary animals, you’ll need to make a few adjustments to your usual rifle-hunting setup... READ MORE

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  Getting close to a variety of animals and then harvesting one that’s unique is available when you bear hunt in Saskatchewan. If you ever get the opportunity to bear hunt in Saskatchewan, prepare for the adventure of a lifetime. If giant bears are what you seek, you’ll find them in Saskatchewan. There’s a high number of Boone and Crocket bears taken every year. And there’s a higher average number of color phases, especially in the north. The idea of traveling to Saskatchewan can seem daunting, however... READ MORE

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