TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

   The Louisiana 2018 waterfowl hunting is underway in the east, west and costal zones. The daily bag limit for ducks is 6 and may include no more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be females), 2 canvasback, 1 mottled duck, 1 black duck, 3 wood ducks, 3 scaup, 2 redheads, and 2 pintails. Coots: The daily bag limit for coots is 15. Mergansers: The daily bag limit for mergansers is... READ MORE 

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  Louisiana 2018 Deer Firearms (Still-Hunt Only) Hunting Season is Underway. The season opened in Areas 1, 4, 5, 6 & 9 Nov 17. The deer Firearms (With or Without Dogs) in Area 1 opens Dec. 8 - Jan. 6. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PARISHES in Area 1 ARE OPEN - Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Richland, Tensas and West Carroll. AREA 2 SCHEDULE & DESCRIPTION is... READ MORE

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The Maine (MDIFW) stocks hundreds of legal sized brook and brown trout annually at various locations along the Saint George River. Due to high summer temperatures, low flow conditions, little groundwater influence, shallow depths, and/or low dissolved oxygen levels, the vast majority of the watershed is unsuitable for year-to-year trout survival and is managed as a put and take fishery. There is however, one very remarkable exception. Lake Saint George.... READ MORE

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  Massachuetts 2018-19 waterfowl season is under way. The Regular Goose (except Snow & Blue) daily bag limit for the Central and Coastal Zones has been decreased to 2 birds. ALL migratory game bird hunters must register with the Harvest Information Program (HIP) each calendar year. Licensed woodcock, snipe, coot, and waterfowl hunters must ... READ MORE

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Massachusetts 2018 deer shotgun season opens Nov 26 through Dec 8. Primitive Firearms Season: Dec 10 - Dec 31. Hunting is prohibited on Sundays. Hunting hours begin ½ hour before sunrise and end ½ hour after sunset. To hunt white-tailed deer in Massachusetts you must have the appropriate license, permits, and stamps which you can buy through MassFishHunt. An antlerless deer permit is needed to harvest deer without antlers or... READ MORE

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  The hunting forecast looks really good for the latter part of the pheasant season, said Nicole Davros, farmland wildlife research supervisor for the Minnesota DNR. The 2018 pheasant hunting season opened Oct 13 and runs through Jan 1 2019. During the 2018 pheasant season, the daily bag limit is two roosters through November, and it increases to three roosters on Saturday, Dec. 1. Survey counts were up in most areas of the pheasant range this year, and early hunting season field reports have confirmed our suspicion that... READ MORE

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  Mississippi  2018-19 regular waterfowl season opens for ducks, mergansers, and coots Nov 24 through Nov. 25, 2018. and then reopens Nov. 30, 2018-Dec. 2, 2018 and again Dec. 5, 2018-Jan. 27, 2019. Geese: Canada, White-fronted, - Snow, Blue, Ross’s, and Brant is open through Nov 25 and then reopens Nov. 30, 2018-Dec. 2, 2018 and again Dec. 5, 2018-Jan. 27, 2019. The duck daily bag limit is ... READ MORE

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The Mississippi 2018 Deer Gun Season (with dogs) opened Nov. 17and runs through Dec. 1. Either-Sex on private land. Legal Bucks only on open public land. Mississippi continues to rank among the top states nationally for hunting white-tailed deer,” said MDWFP Executive Director, Dr. Sam Polles. All MDWFP Conservation Officers will be out on patrol checking for ... READ MORE

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  The New York (DEC) and Agriculture and Markets (DAM) recently announced that Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has not been found in a suspected CWD-positive sample from an adult female deer killed by a bowhunter in Chautauqua County and submitted for testing as part of DEC's routine surveillance efforts. An initial screening test performed by... READ MORE

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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will be stocking 2,000 hatchery-raised trout in four ponds across Rhode Island next week in advance of Thanksgiving weekend – a popular time for recreational fishing. The following waters will be stocked with one to one and a quarter-pound rainbow, brook trout and or brown trout... READ MORE

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  Hunters and wildlife observers planning fall and winter outdoor activities in the northeast Wisconsin counties of Marinette and Florence are reminded deer baiting and feeding is prohibited, and those not following the prohibition may be subjected to enforcement actions, Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officials say. Lt. Andrew Lundin says the ban was recently placed on deer baiting and feeding in these counties to... READ MORE

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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Trinity River Hatchery has determined the hatchery will have taken in more than 4,800 fall Chinook Salmon by the end of this week. According to California 2018-19 supplemental sport fishing regulations, the take of 4,800 fall Chinook Salmon at the hatchery triggers the reopening of the recreational Chinook Salmon fishery on the Upper Trinity River between the mouth of Indian Creek, near Weaverville, and Old Lewiston Bridge, at 12 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 19. Recreational anglers will be able to harvest... READ MORE 

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  Kentucky Duck, coot and merganser season opens Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22 and closes Nov. 25. This season opens again Dec. 3 and closes Jan. 27, 2019. Goose season also opens Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22 and closes Feb. 15, 2019. The first snippets of snow fell this week, making most people frown, but put a smile on the faces of Kentucky waterfowl hunters. The cold weather the week before the waterfowl season opener on Thanksgiving Day is a good sign. As a reminder... READ MORE

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The NJ Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife is expanding its popular landlocked salmon stocking program to a fourth northern New Jersey lake – the Merrill Creek Reservoir in Warren County. This stocking program creates a new and exciting way for people to enjoy the outdoors. This fall, the Division of Fish and Wildlife has stocked more than 2,500 salmon in the four lakes. The others are... READ MORE 

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  ODFW is reducing emergency Chinook fishing restrictions on portions of the Yaquina and Alsea Rivers beginning Saturday, Nov. 17, after additional spawning surveys observed an increase in the numbers of fish in these rivers. On the Yaquina River, about six additional miles of the river will reopen. Chinook fishing will be open from the mouth to the Elk City boat ramp from Nov. 17-Dec. 31. On the Alsea... READ MORE

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