TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

Mild weather conditions continue to hamper hunter success across northwest Montana. Through the third weekend of Montana’s general big-game hunting season, a total of 6,748 hunters have stopped at five check stations across Region 1. That is nearly 850 fewer hunters than a year ago. This year’s hunters have checked 320 whitetail deer, including 171 bucks, as well as 39 mule deer and 33 elk. The overall success rate for the region is... READ MORE

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  Ohio’s white-tailed deer continue to provide hunters across the state with excellent opportunities for success as they head out into the field. Hunting remains the most effective management tool for maintaining Ohio’s healthy deer population. The deer-gun seasons run from Monday, Nov. 26, to Sunday, Dec. 2, and Dec. 15-16. A new regulation for the 2018-2019 hunting season limits hunters to... READ MORE

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Ohio 2018 duck and goose hunting reopens Nov 10-Dec 23. As Ohio’s duck and goose seasons begin, hunters are encouraged to familiarize themselves with waterfowl identification before heading out, according to the ODNR. Ohio waterfowl hunters frequently encounter a variety of species of birds when in the field and marsh, and some species of ducks, geese and swans may look similar. Bag limits for... READ MORE

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  New for Fall 2018, the Hunt Wild Wisconsin mobile application has everything hunters need to improve their time in the outdoors. Hunt Wild Wisconsin is going to help our hunters from day one - they can find new public lands, take a look at the regulations, and much more - all in one place, said DNR Secretary Dan Meyer. This is something our staff have worked extremely hard to roll out for fall hunting seasons and... READ MORE

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  Hunters with qualifying disabilities are encouraged to take advantage of reserved deer hunting opportunities at the Pierce Road Hunt Unit of the Sharonville State Game Area (in Jackson and Washtenaw counties). As part of the DNR’s Michigan Operation Freedom Outdoors initiative, this 600-acre unit was designated as a restricted access hunt area to provide special hunt opportunities. Remaining reserved deer hunting permits are available from... READ MORE

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Minnesota’s firearms deer season begins a half-hour before sunrise on Saturday, Nov. 3, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources expects half a million hunters to participate. Some points to remember: Hunters will have additional deer hunting opportunities because deer numbers continue to rebound across the state. Many areas now have populations at or above goal levels. The DNR requires hunters in... READ MORE

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  Pennsylvania's statewide bear seasons get underway with the five-day archery season Nov. 14-18, followed by the four-day firearms season Nov. 19 and 21-23, and Pennsylvania Game Commission Bear Biologist Mark Ternent says hunters will find approximately 20,000 bears roaming the state, the most in modern times. For decades, the Northeastern and Northcentral parts of the state were the destinations of choice for most Lehigh Valley bear hunters; however... READ MORE

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The Pennsylvania 2018 two-week firearms season for deer will open statewide on the Monday following Thanksgiving. The statewide season this year runs from Nov. 26 to Dec. 8. Hunters in different parts of the state are required to observe different rules regarding the number of points an antlered deer must have and when during the season hunters may harvest antlerless deer... READ MORE

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  Pennsylvania 2018 pheasant hunting season opened Oct 20 and runs through Nov. 24. The season re-opens again Dec. 10-24 and Dec. 26-Feb. 28 (2 daily, 6 possession). Male pheasants only in WMUs 4E and 5A. Male and female pheasants may be taken in all other WMUs. There is no open season for taking pheasants in Wild Pheasant Recovery Areas, except within... READ MORE

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Pennsylvania 2018-19 duck hunting opens in South Zone Nov 20 and runs through Jan 19. Bag limits are Ducks & Sea Ducks - 6 daily, 18 possession. Coots - 15 daily, 45 possession. Mergansers - 5 daily, 15 possession. The PFBC is reminding boaters that beginning November 1 and lasting through April 30, they are required to wear a life jacket while... READ MORE

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  Pennsylvania’s wild turkey season began Oct. 27 in most parts of the state, but hunters are reminded that season lengths vary by Wildlife Management Unit, and fall-turkey hunting is closed in some areas. Overall, the season structure and season lengths in each Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) is nearly identical to 2017. The three-day, Tuesday-through-Thursday season in WMU 5B marks the second straight year the... READ MORE

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  The California (CDFW) Iron Gate Hatchery has determined that the take of 8,000 fall Chinook Salmon at the hatchery triggers the reopening of the recreational Chinook Salmon fishery Oct 29, 2018 between Interstate 5, near Hornbrook, and 3,500 feet below the hatchery. Recreational anglers will be able to harvest two Chinook Salmon, but no more than... READ MORE

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  Oklahoma 2818 waterfowl hunting season opens in Zone 2 November 3 - November 25, 2018 for DUCKS, MERGANSERS AND COOTS and then opens again in both Zone 1 & 2 December 8, 2018 - January 27, 2019. The daily bag limit for ducks is six. The daily bag limit may include no more than: Five mallards (only two may be hens), three wood ducks, three scaup, two redheads, two pintail, and two canvasbacks. The daily bag limit for mergansers is ... READ MORE

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Oklahoma 2018 quail hunting season opens Nov 10 – Feb 15, 2019 statewide. Daily Limit 10 daily, 20 in possession after the first day. Two species of quail can be found in Oklahoma—the northern bobwhite’s range is nearly statewide, while the scaled quail is restricted to the western edge, including the panhandle. Both species are ground-dwellers, primarily foraging on seeds and insects. Pheasant season opens Dec. 1, 2018 - Jan. 31, 2019. Open areas include... READ MORE

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