TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

  More spot-and-stalk hunts - and keeping Utah's black bear hunting rules the same for the next three seasons - are among bear hunting proposals Division of Wildlife Resources biologists will share at an upcoming series of public meetings. Adding more spot-and-stalk hunts will give more hunters a chance to hunt bears while increasing the number of bears taken only slightly. The number of bears doesn't fluctuate much from... READ MORE

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Another Wisconsin nine-day gun deer season has come and gone, and preliminary registration numbers show an increase in statewide harvest. The nine-day hunt also provided successful hunters with 107,042 antlerless deer, an overall increase of 8.4 percent from 2017. Those numbers will climb as hunters enjoy additional hunting opportunities:... READ MORE

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  Arizona dove hunters are be able to double their wing-shooting pleasure when the state’s “second” season began Friday, Nov. 23. Unlike the 15-day season that begins Sept. 1, the late season lasts 45 days and runs through Jan. 6, 2019. There still is a 15-bird daily bag limit, all of which must be mourning doves. The possession limit remains 45 mourning doves after opening day, of which no more than 15 may be taken in any one day. As always, there is... READ MORE

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Arizona hunters who were unsuccessful in the recent 2019 spring draw still have an opportunity to receive a hunt permit-tag for javelina or turkey. The Arizona Game and Fish Department has posted a list of leftover hunt permit-tags on its website. As of Monday, there were 7,671 leftover hunt permit-tags for the following hunts... READ MORE

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  The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) program will provide public access for hunting on three new properties in Plumas, Tehama and Tulare counties this winter. Hunts include: waterfowl, quail, turkey and wild pig. For the first time, SHARE will offer waterfowl hunts in Sierra Valley, Plumas County. The Feather River Land Trust is opening 500 acres of the Sierra Valley Preserve to... READ MORE 

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  The 2018 Youth and Women’s Pheasant Hunt at Waconda Lake in Mitchell County is set for Saturday, December 8. The annual hunt is sponsored by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), as well as local businesses and community members. Women and youth 11-16 are eligible and must apply by contacting the Glen Elder Area Office, 785-545-3345, by Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. Up to 40 applicants will be... READ MORE

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  Minnesota anglers who want to catch a state record northern pike now have a new mark to beat after angler Matthew Swanson of Woodbury has claimed the record with a 45 1/4 inch northern pike caught on the Rainy River. The record surpasses the first ever record set in early October when Maddy Ogg caught and released a 43 1/2 inch pike from Mille Lacs; however, Swanson reeled in his pike five months earlier, in May. The DNR received... READ MORE

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The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host public open houses in December and take comments on options for a future, limited elk-hunting season in Missouri. MDC will hold the open houses in communities around its elk management zone in Carter, Reynolds, and Shannon counties. They will run from 6-8 p.m. and be... READ MORE

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  North Dakota’s darkhouse spearfishing season opens on most state waters whenever ice-up occurs. Legal fish are northern pike and nongame species. Prior to this year, the darkhouse spearfishing season had opened on Dec. 1. All individuals who participate in darkhouse spearfishing must first register online and anglers age 16 and older must possess a valid fishing license. Spearers and anglers are reminded that materials used to mark holes must... READ MORE

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The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced its 2018-19 winter trout stocking schedule. TWRA plans to release approximately 90,000 rainbow trout into Tennessee waters beginning in late November through March. The trout will average about 10 inches in length. The daily creel limit is seven, but there is no size limit. Anglers are reminded that a trout license is needed in addition to the fishing license. Please note that the dates and locations are subject to change... READ MORE

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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced the immediate closure of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area in Solano County in order to allow firefighters to extinguish a fire smoldering on the area for the past two weeks. The wildlife area will be closed to all public access and activities, including hunting and fishing, until further notice... READ MORE

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  Idaho Fish and Game Commission on Nov. 14 voted to suspend the steelhead fishing season on the Snake, Salmon and Clearwater river systems at the end of fishing hours on Dec. 7 under threat of a federal lawsuit by six organizations for Fish and Game operating a steelhead season without a federal permit, which is currently pending. Fish and Game has not had the permit since 2010, but has operated steelhead fishing in coordination with... READ MORE

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Idaho Fish and Game will stock 150 to 200 hatchery steelhead into the Boise River on Wednesday, Nov. 21. The steelhead are trapped at Hells Canyon Dam on the Snake River, and they will be released in equal numbers at five locations: Glenwood Bridge, Americana Bridge, below the Broadway Avenue Bridge behind Boise State University, at West Parkcenter Bridge and at Barber Park. Anglers hoping to catch a steelhead need... READ MORE

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