TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

Washington razor clam diggers can return to various ocean beaches for a four-day opening beginning Nov. 22. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig on evening low tides after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat. No digging will be allowed on any beach before noon. The upcoming dig is approved on the following beaches, dates, and evening low tides... READ MORE

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  Apart from loins and tenderloins, a common complaint when it comes to cuts of wild game meat (and steaks in particular) is that they can be chewy and tough. Last week the Outdoor Life recipe for Belgian Carbonnade made use of a tough elk round steak that was mildly freezer burned. How were they able to make it not just edible, but tender and delicious? Part of it was braising, but more importantly... READ MORE

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West Virginia’s traditional buck firearms season begins Monday, Nov. 19, the earliest possible opening date. This season opens the Monday before Thanksgiving every year, and gives hunters an opportunity to hunt during part of the rut, when bucks are active. Hunters may harvest two deer on the same day, but only one of those can be an antlered buck. The first deer does not have to be legally checked before harvesting the second deer in the same day. However... READ MORE

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  A Wisconsin man says his conquest is finally done after he bagged a 19-point buck over the weekend. Joshua Gawrysiak, of Eau Claire hunted the buck for five years before finally shooting it with a Matthews Compound Bow in Chippewa Falls on Saturday morning. The 32-year-old shot the buck after it followed a doe near the deer stand where Gawrysiak was waiting, which was roughly 20 yards away. The buck ran off after... READ MORE

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  Arkansas 2018-19 Duck hunting season opens Nov 17 and runs through Nov 25 . The name Bayou Meto has long been synonymous with world-class waterfowling. Mention this southeast Arkansas wildlife management area to a duck hunter, and he’ll respond like Pavlov’s dog to a dinner bell - drooling at the mouth, with a hungry look in his eyes. In reality, several Arkansas WMAs serve up waterfowling opportunities equal to - sometimes better than - the duck hunting available in Bayou Meto... READ MORE

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Deer hunters are reminded to focus on safety as the 2018 Illinois Firearm Deer Season opens this week.  The seven-day firearm season begins this Friday, Nov. 16 through Sunday, Nov. 18. A second round of firearm deer hunting will be held from Nov. 29-Dec. 2. Legal hunting hours for the firearm deer season are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Hunters who take a deer during the firearm season in most Illinois counties must... READ MORE

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces that the two-week firearm hunting season for sika and white-tailed deer opens Nov. 24 and runs through Dec. 8.  More than one-third of the harvest occurs during this two-week season, which helps manage the state’s deer population. Sunday deer hunting is available in all but three counties and remains... READ MORE

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  The Oklahoma 2018 deer gun hunting season will open a half-hour before official sunrise this Saturday, Nov. 17. Based on field reports from each region of the state, the bucks will be cruising for the last few does that have not been bred during the peak of rut this week. Dallas Barber, big game biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, said deer gun hunters have reason to anticipate a good season this year. He said... READ MORE

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Texas hunters taking to the field for this weekend’s mule deer season opener in six southeast Panhandle counties are encouraged to take a closer look before pulling the trigger as new antler restriction regulations take effect. Mule deer season in the antler restriction counties occurs runs Nov. 17 – Dec. 2. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is implementing new experimental regulations that prohibits harvest of any mule deer buck with... READ MORE

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  Following more than 22 years of elk management and reintroduction efforts, 2018 marked Wisconsin's first managed elk hunt in state history. Not only are a few lucky hunters enjoying this unique experience, but they are finding success, too. As expected, hunter success has been high, and they are getting some big, mature bulls, said Kevin Wallenfang, deer and elk ecologist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. It was unfortunate that... READ MORE

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  Maryland’s migratory Atlantic Population Canada goose hunting season begins Nov. 17, and is split into two segments: Nov. 17 through Nov. 23, 2018, and again from Dec. 14, 2018 through Feb. 2, 2019. The daily bag limit is two geese a day in the Canada Goose Hunting Zone. The possession limit for all migratory game birds is three times the daily bag limit. In addition... READ MORE

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  The 53rd Annual Custer State Park Bison Auction is on Nov. 17 at 10:00 a.m. at the Custer State Park Visitor Center with an estimated 330 bison available in the sale. This year’s offerings include 10 mature bred cows, 14 open mature cows, five two-year-old bred heifers, 15 yearling heifers, 35 heifer calves, 66 bull calves, 42 yearling bulls, five two-year-old grade bulls, nine two-year-old breeding bulls. The auction will also be online. The auction will begin at... READ MORE

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  "As we express our gratitude to the brave men and women who serve our country, we must never forget th at the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them" (By: John Fitzgerald Kennedy). Backcountry Press hopes everyone has a great holiday. 

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