TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

Youth and adult hunters can now apply for 2019 Spring Turkey Hunting opportunities through the Illinois Recreational Access Program (IRAP). Individuals must be under 18 years of age to participate as a youth hunter. To be eligible for the youth drawing, individuals must fill out an IRAP application and return it by February 26, 2019. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has leased about 15,000 acres of... READ MORE

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  Two new counties likely will be added to the list of Michigan counties where chronic wasting disease has been found. CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose. A 4-year-old hunter-harvested buck in Pine River Township (Gratiot County) and a 2-year-old hunter-harvested buck in Carmel Township (Eaton County) are suspected positive for the disease. The samples were sent to... READ MORE

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The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) received confirmation from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory that the hunter-harvested 2.5-year-old, female white-tailed deer voluntarily submitted in Issaquena County on November 1, 2018, tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).  “This deer was harvested by a hunter on... READ MORE

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  Final numbers from the Montana 2018 general deer and elk season put mule deer and elk taken by hunters on a portion of the Rocky Mountain Front west of Augusta lower than long-term averages, said a state wildlife biologist. Only white-tailed deer numbers were above long-term averages, said Brent Lonner, Fish, Wildlife and Parks wildlife biologist. Mule deer antlered was 21 percent and antlerless harvest 37 percent below the 10-year average and ... READ MORE

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  Water does not have to be near freezing to kill, it only has to be colder than a person to cause potentially fatal hypothermia. Waters are cold now with waterfowl hunters gearing up for a new season, and many anglers are still fishing. Overloaded boats and failure to wear life jackets are leading reasons states typically loses a couple of waterfowl hunters every year. Here are some tips to remember when using open boats during cold weather... READ MORE

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  West Virginia’s muzzleloader deer hunting season will open Dec. 10 and run through Dec. 16, 2018. During muzzleloader season, antlered deer are legal in all counties that have a buck firearms season, and deer of either sex are legal in all counties or parts thereof that have an antlerless season. Logan, McDowell, Mingo and Wyoming counties are closed to all firearms deer hunting, including the muzzleloader deer season. The season bag limit is... READ MORE

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  The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced that the main unit of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area has reopened to hunting on regularly scheduled shoot days and fishing in designated areas. The popular Solano County wildlife area was closed part of last week to help extinguish a long-smoldering fire. Fishing this time of year on the wildlife area is available from Parking Lot 6 to the salinity gates on Montezuma Slough only. Hunting is restricted to... READ MORE

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The Florida recreational harvest season for snook closes Dec. 1 in federal and most state waters of the Gulf, including all of Monroe County and Everglades National Park. Snook, as well as redfish, remain catch-and-release only in state waters from the Hernando/Pasco county line through Gordon Pass in Collier County (includes Tampa Bay and Hillsborough County) through May 10, 2019, in response to the impacts of red tide. In addition... READ MORE

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  The dangers of early & late-season ice touches on an issue and a question of responsibility that - if you hunt ducks with a dog - you will at some point be confronted with: when is it too dangerous for your dog to hunt? Waterfowlers who often hunt in extreme conditions ask a lot of their dogs, and almost without exception , be they labs, chessies, goldens, spaniels, whatever, they obey without hesitation. But in doing so, our dogs are quite literally... READ MORE

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  Youth interested in participating in the annual Central Illinois Youth Goose Hunt, sponsored by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), may register now for the hunt scheduled for January 20-21, 2019.  To register for a drawing to participate in the hunt, youth hunters must phone in to the IDNR at 217-785-8060 by the registration deadline of Friday, December 28. The youth goose hunt will be held at... READ MORE

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There is a new public deer hunting opportunity available in Prince George’s County, Maryland. As of Dec. 3, 2018, the 182-acre Queen Anne Bridge Road Cooperative Wildlife Management Area in Bowie will be open to regulated archery hunting for deer only. The program will follow established season dates and bag limits found in the Guide to Hunting and Trapping in Maryland. For hunters interested in scouting the property before hunting, there will be... READ MORE

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  The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports Jason Reynolds of Warsaw became the most recent state-record-fish breaker in Missouri when he caught a walleye on a jug line on Truman Lake in Benton County. The new alternative method record fish caught by Reynolds on Nov. 5, weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Reynolds’ recent catch broke the previous state record by 1 pound, 1 ounce. I first thought I caught a carp, but... READ MORE

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