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  A total of more than 14,000 ring-necked pheasants will be released at 24 Ohio public hunting areas this fall to provide additional hunting opportunities across the state, according to the ODNR. The ODNR Division of Wildlife will release pheasants prior to the small-game weekends for youth hunters Oct. 20-21 and Oct. 27-28. The statewide pheasant hunting season opens Friday, Nov. 2, and remains open through... READ MORE

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Transportation Research Center, Inc. (TRC) will hold a lottery drawing for special deer hunt opportunities on Wednesday, Oct. 17, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The hunts take place on TRC managed property located in Logan County. The drawing will take place at the West Mansfield Conservation Club, located at 700 South Main Street, West Mansfield, Ohio 43358. Registration begins at ... READ MORE

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Ohio hunters and anglers can now buy multiyear licenses, according to the ODNR. Ohio resident license buyers can choose from 3-year, 5-year, 10-year and lifetime hunting or fishing licenses. All single-year and multiyear licenses can be purchased online and at hundreds of participating agents throughout the state if an Ohio driver license or state identification is associated with the customer’s account. Those interested in ... READ MORE

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  Changes to bag and size limits for fish in certain bodies of water were among the regulations recently approved by the Ohio Wildlife Council. Several changes were approved for black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass) in the Lake Erie sport fishing district. Multiple changes were approved to crappie size and bag limits at certain site-specific waters.... READ MORE 

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Oregon fall hunting seasons are underway, and hunters are reminded that Access Areas and Open Fields properties provide great opportunities on private land – just don’t forget to fill out a free permit when required!  Some Access Areas and Open Fields properties require hunters to fill out a free permit to go hunting on the property, information that ODFW uses to track the property’s use. Hunters who do fill out a permit are entered to win a firearm provided by ODFW and... READ MORE

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  The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted administrative rules for the salvage of roadkilled deer and elk during its meeting in Klamath Falls today. The new rules are due to the passage of SB 372 by the 2017 Oregon State Legislature and take effect on Jan. 1, 2019. Highlights of the new rules include: Deer and elk accidentally stuck by a vehicle may be salvaged for consumption only. Intentionally hitting a deer or elk in order to salvage it remains unlawful. and... 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 wild pig, bear, turkey, quail and dove hunts on a property in Tulare County this fall and spring. This is the first year that SHARE has offered opportunities at Hart Ranch, which includes 975 acres of rolling oak woodland 15 miles northeast of Porterville. The hunts will take place October 2018 through… READ MORE

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Illinois 2018 over-the-counter (OTC) deer permits now available. Resident and non-resident Illinois Youth Firearm Deer permits are available over-the-counter (OTC) from DNR Direct license and permit vendors. Over-the-counter sales of remaining 2018 Illinois Firearm Deer Permits will begin on Oct. 16.  Permits will be sold until quotas are exhausted or until the close of the season, whichever occurs first.  Individual hunters can purchase one or more… READ MORE

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  A 1,200-acre grassland in northeast Fremont County has been hosting Iowa pheasant and quail hunters since the late 1980s. Positioned in southern Iowa’s quail belt, Lake Shawtee is in the region with the highest quail counts in the state, and that saw its pheasant counts rise to the second highest in a decade. This corner of Iowa is well positioned for a busy hunting season. While Lake Shawtee will eventually be…READ MORE

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In just a matter of days, ink will be drying on freshly-printed copies of Kansas’ 2018 Upland Bird Hunting Forecast, but if you can’t wait any longer, there’s an electronic version to tide you over. Bird hunters can download a PDF version of this year’s forecast at ksoutdoors.com. The annual forecast summarizes data from spring and summer surveys and predicts what pheasant, quail and prairie chicken hunters may experience across Kansas this fall. The verdict? …READ MORE

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces opportunities to hunt resident Canada goose and waterfowl in Garrett County for the third consecutive year. Hunters can apply to use three blind sites on Deep Creek Lake and four blind sites at Broadford Lake Nov. 19-21, 2018. Hunters must be within 50 feet of the stake or buoy marking the designated blind site, except for the purpose of retrieving game. In addition…READ MORE

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  Missouri hunting season for quail is Nov. 1 through Jan. 15, 2019. The daily bag limit is eight with a possession limit of 16. For information on places to hunt quail on public lands, check out MDC’s Small Game Hunting Prospects online. In northern and west-central portions of the state, hunters should expect bird numbers at or above last year in areas with good habitat, said Hoover. Look for large areas of diverse native grass cover intermixed with…READ MORE

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The first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Quebec was discovered on Sept. 10. Quebec’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food found the disease in a deer that came from a cervid farm in the Laurentians region. That farm has been quarantined and Quebec’s Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks (MFFP) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are collaborating to contain the disease. However Quebec’s (MFFP) has prohibited hunting, trapping, and fishing over a limited section of hunting zones 9 West and 10 East until…READ MORE

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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that small game hunting season opens this month. The season for pheasant, cottontail rabbit, gray squirrel, bobwhite quail, red and gray fox opens Saturday, October 20 – Thursday, February 28, 2019. The season for woodcock also opens October 20 – December 3 and the second portion of the mourning dove season opens October 20 – December 2. Small game and upland game bird hunters are reminded that they…READ MORE

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  Recently, a number of Eurasian collared doves near El Paso, Texas have tested positive for avian paramyxovirus, specifically Pigeon Paramyxovirus-1, or PPMV-1. Dead doves have also been reported in Alpine. Past outbreaks have been observed in the vicinity of many of the larger urban centers of the Trans-Pecos and Panhandle regions such as Midland, Lubbock, and Alpine, but outbreaks may occur elsewhere within these regions. The majority of PPMV-1 outbreaks in…READ MORE

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