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  The California 2018-19 general upland game bird hunting season will open in mid-September for several species in specific zones around the state. September openers include quail (Zone Q1 opens for mountain quail on Sept. 8, and Zone Q2 will be open for all quail on Sept. 29) - sooty and ruffed grouse (general season will open in various northern and eastern counties on Sept. 8) - white-tailed ptarmigan (which will open Sept. 8) - and band-tailed pigeon (the northern hunt zone will open Sept. 15). Nonlead ammunition is now required when hunting on California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Wildlife Areas and Ecological Reserves. As of July 1, 2016, the nonlead shot requirement is extended to include ... READ MORE

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In order to reduce harvest on hatchery steelhead and protect wild steelhead, Idaho Fish and Game has temporarily reduced the daily bag limit to one steelhead starting Sept. 3. The lower bag limit applies in the Clearwater River from the mouth to Memorial Bridge, North Fork of the Clearwater River, Snake River, Salmon River and Little Salmon River. The bag limit reduction is set to expire on Oct. 14, at which time biologists will have a better idea of... READ MORE

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  The Illinois 16-day 2018 statewide teal hunting season is Sept. 8-23 with a daily limit of six (6) and a possession limit of eighteen (18). Shooting hours for the September teal season are different from the regular season, starting at sunrise (a half-hour later than regular season) until sunset. The September 2018 Early Canada Goose Season opened Sept. 1-15, with a daily limit of five (5) and a possession limit of 15 geese in the North and Central zones, and... READ MORE

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  Minnesota hunters who missed the lottery deadline for the Camp Ripley archery hunt can purchase surplus permits on a first-come first-served basis beginning noon on Friday, Sept 14, according to the Minnesota DNR.  Hunters who already received a permit will not be allowed to purchase a surplus permit. A total of 1,299 permits remain for the first hunt which runs Thursday, Oct. 18, and Friday, Oct. 19, while 75 permits remain for... READ MORE

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Minnesota firearms and muzzleloader hunters who want to harvest antlerless deer in a deer permit area designated as lottery this hunting season are reminded they must purchase their license by Thursday, Sept. 6. Hunters who purchase their license before this date are automatically entered into the lottery for the deer permit area or special hunt area they declare.  This season, antlerless deer permits are issued by lottery in 39 of Minnesota’s 130 deer permit areas. No application is needed to take antlerless deer in... READ MORE

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The season for both forest grouse and mountain quail in western Oregon opens September 1 and runs through January 31, 2019. Forest grouse hunters should have a banner year in southwest Oregon and state wildlife biologists ask successful hunters to donate a wing and tail for research. Hunters should look for bright blue collection barrels placed at major road junctions or highways in hunting areas, and some are located at... READ MORE

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  For the second year in a row, daily bag limits for hatchery summer steelhead will be reduced to one fish per day for the Snake River and tributaries in the Grande Ronde and Imnaha River basins when the season opened Sept 1. The decision to initially reduce the bag limit corresponds with historically low Columbia River steelhead counts observed in 2018, which also led fishery managers to close steelhead harvest in the mainstem Columbia River last week. As of Aug. 29... READ MORE

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  Montana archery hunters have new hunting opportunities in the Swan Valley. The Swan River National Wildlife Refuge, located off Montana Highway 83 at the south end of Swan Lake, has a new archery-only weapons restriction area. At the refuge, bowhunters can only harvest deer and elk and must follow the hunting regulations outlined for Hunting District 130. Portions of the refuge remain open to waterfowl hunting. Hunting is prohibited within... READ MORE

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  A limited number of free wood duck boxes will again be available to S.C. private landowners and other qualified applicants this fall through a partnership between the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and the State Chapter of Ducks Unlimited. Interested individuals can apply for the available boxes via the SCDNR website. Up to five boxes per applicant will be available for distribution throughout the state. The application deadline is... READ MORE

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The S.C. Department of Natural Resources and Cowden Plantation near Jackson, S.C., are offering their thanks and appreciation to our military (active, retired, reserved, disabled) in memory of Spc. Thomas Caughman by hosting two free deer hunts on Nov. 30, 2018, and Dec. 14, 2018. For those interested in attending one of the hunts, please fill out an application and e-mail it to SCDNR 1ST Sgt. Ben Thomas. SCDNR is accepting the first... READ MORE

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Tennessee’s 2018 dove season is again divided into three segments: Sept 1 through Sept. 28; Oct. 13 through Nov. 4; and Dec. 8 through Jan. 15, 2019. Hunting times, other than opening day, are one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. The daily bag limit for doves is 15. There is no limit on collared doves. Doves not readily identifiable as collared doves will be considered mourning doves and will count toward the mourning dove daily bag limit. No person shall ... READ MORE

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