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Starting January 1st Connecticut 2019 deer lottery permit applications can be submitted online or on January 2, 2019 at select DEEP locations during office hours. Changes to note: Roraback WMA (Area 61) has been changed to a No-lottery Area and is no longer part of the deer lottery for the 2019 hunting season. Please note: This change is not reflected in... READ MORE 

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  Five hundred spring turkey permits are allocated for Kansas residents in Turkey Management Unit 4, which covers the southwestern quarter of Kansas. While spring turkey permits in all other units are available over the counter and online, Unit 4 permits are issued through a lottery drawing and the deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. In addition ... READ MORE

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering additional late-season deer hunts in southeastern Minnesota following the discovery of chronic wasting disease in a wild deer taken in Houston County. Residents and nonresidents can participate in the hunts from Friday, Jan. 25, through Sunday, Jan. 27, and Friday, Feb. 1, through Sunday, Feb. 3, in deer permit area 346. The DNR will... READ MORE

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  The deadline to report all 2018 big game and turkey tags has been extended until April 15, 2019 (from Jan. 31) to give hunters more time to report under ODFW’s new licensing system. The new deadline applies to all 2018 deer, elk, cougar, bear, antelope and turkey tags. Anyone who purchased one of these tags needs to report—even if they were not successful or didn’t go hunting. Hunters who fail to report a 2018 deer or elk tag... READ MORE

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Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon announced that The Dalles Pool on the Columbia River closed to sturgeon-retention fishing in at the end of day Sunday, Jan. 6. The announcement came just four days after the fishery opened Jan 1, prompted by much higher catches than anticipated in the first three days of fishing. Bill Tweit, a special assistant at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), said an immediate closure was necessary to... READ MORE 

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  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in three white-tailed deer in Medina, Dallam, and Hartley Counties, and in three mule deer in Hudspeth, Hartley, and El Paso Counties. TPWD emphasizes that the discoveries underscore the importance for aggressive detection, sampling and herd management to control the spread of CWD. The affected white-tailed deer in Medina County was harvested by a hunter on a private ranch in the current South-Central CWD Containment Zone, in the vicinity of captive deer breeding facilities where... READ MORE 

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With all Puget Sound marine areas in Washington now closed to recreational crab fishing, sport crabbers will have through Feb. 1 to report their results for the winter season. State fishing rules require that all sport crabbers licensed to fish for Dungeness crab in the Sound report the results on their winter Catch Record Card to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Sport crabbers who fail to submit a winter catch report will receive a $10 fine when... READ MORE

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  Below is a list of upcoming 2019 outdoor-related expos, including hunting, fishing, boat, camping, RV, sport, and more. Updated regularly so stop back often. ***Expo dates and locations can and do sometimes change. Before making plans to attend an event, please refer to each show’s website for the latest news and updates... READ MORE

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  Japan says it is to restart commercial whaling in July, 2019 in a move that is likely to draw international criticism. It said it would withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the body tasked with whale conservation. It means Japan will be able to freely hunt species currently protected by the IWC, like minke whales. Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said commercial whaling would be restricted to ... READ MORE

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  The public is invited to enter a lottery for a license to hunt turkey in Colorado, using archery equipment only, in the spring season at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA). The hunt is offered in cooperation with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). Anyone interested must sign up before Feb. 28 through the USAFA iSportsman site and pay a $6 non-refundable application fee. Besides the application fee, lottery winners will need to... READ MORE

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Months after Dick's Sporting Goods made the move to stop selling assault-style rifles, the company is now considering removing all hunting gear. Dick's CEO Edward Stack revealed during a conference call that they removed all hunting gear from 10 stores as a test run. The store replaced its hunting merchandise with a different assortment of baseball, licensed products, and outerwear. While... READ MORE

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  IDNR is extending the Controlled Pheasant Hunting Seasons at four IDNR sites. Hunters can make reservations now for additional hunting opportunities. The season has been extended through Jan. 31. The four sites with additional controlled pheasant hunting are the Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area in Clinton Co., the Iroquois County Conservation Area, the Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area in Cass Co., and... READ MORE

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The application deadline for the Illinois 2019 spring turkey second lottery is Jan. 11. Apply online. IRAP Spring Turkey Hunting:  Youth and adult hunters can apply now for 2019 Spring Turkey Hunting opportunities through the Illinois Recreational Access Program (IRAP). The IDNR has leased about 15,000 acres of private land for 2019 spring turkey hunting through IRAP. Fill out an IRAP application and send it in by... READ MORE

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  The Arizona Game and Fish Department has posted the 2019 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information booklet online. The department now is accepting paper applications for hunt permit-tags. In an effort to provide better customer service by announcing draw results sooner, all paper applications must be received no later than 7 p.m. (Arizona time) Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Postmarks do not count. The online application service for the draw is expected to be available in early to mid-January. Online applications must be received no later than... READ MORE

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