TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

  Opening day of Texas dove hunting is Saturday, Sept. 1 statewide. For the third consecutive year, Texas dove hunters can look forward to a liberal 90-day season and 15-bird daily bag limits.  In addition, hunters in Texas’ South Dove Zone have the opportunity to hunt every weekend in September thanks to the Special White-winged Dove Days Sept. 1, 2, 8, and 9, combined with a Sept. 14 zone opener, the earliest in half a century.  Though hunting hours are limited to... READ MORE

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Virginia 2018 Fall Turkey Season opens with Archery Oct 6 and runs through Nov 9. The season opens statewide except in areas where there is a closed firearm season on turkey. Wild turkeys killed in the fall (except those killed in January) must be checked at a Game Check Station, by telephone, or the Internet checking system. Bag limits are one per day, either sex may be taken. Youth and Firearms seasons will start.... READ MORE

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  The Ohio (ODNR) will offer special archery deer hunts at nine locations, which border four of Ohio’s state scenic rivers, through local lottery drawings. The hunts will offer sportsmen and women a unique opportunity to explore seldom visited sites. Application for the hunts will be handled at the local level by ODNR staff during scheduled drawings. Hunters must attend the meetings for the hunts in which they have an interest. Hunt locations and drawing dates are... READ MORE

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The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department will be hosting seven free hunting seminars that will be helpful for hunters who have some experience as well as for beginners. The seminars will be taught by Vermont Fish & Wildlife staff and hunter education volunteers. Both experienced and first-time hunters stand to benefit from these seminars. Space is limited, and they fill up quickly, so signup as early as possible. Seminar agenda and dates are... READ MORE

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The Martinsburg City Council in West Virginia, approved the city’s second urban deer hunt designed to thin the deer herd in city-owned areas. The hunt will be within a designated 7-acre piece of city property near Oatsdale Park. The city is accepting deer hunting applications through Aug. 31. The city’s urban deer hunt is to be done via bow or crossbow only, and hunters must meet all state and local qualifications. Hunters are selected through a lottery. The deer hunt will run from... READ MORE

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  Wyoming Hunters who submit blood samples and other information about elk they harvest will be entered into a raffle to win high-quality outdoor equipment. The Wyoming GFD established the brucellosis raffle as a thank you for participating in the monitoring program and to encourage hunters to continue to submit samples. Leading outdoor manufacturers and conservation organizations have donated equipment to the raffle to support brucellosis monitoring. Raffle prizes include... READ MORE

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  You are a hunter.  Your thoughts are now drifting toward cool, crisp mornings, falling leaves and maybe a bit of snow cover on the ground. You can picture yourself throwing out teal duck decoys on warm, early September morning in your favorite wetland. You have been spending some time on the target range practicing with your firearm or bow. You have been down the aisles at nearby sporting goods stores perusing the latest hunting clothing and equipment. But even with some tasks done, there’s more to do in the domain of hunting than just daydreaming about active game animals and birds. Here is a handy, but extensive checklist for you to use to make certain that you are fully prepared when your hunting season arrives... READ MORE

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  Big game hunting needs some amount of seriousness. Planning is necessary due to the risks involved like high altitude, cold weather, exhaustion and fatigue, and attacks from wild animals. Common among the big game animals in North America are moose, elk, deer, caribou, buffalo, big horn sheep, mountain lion and bears. The Hunting Gear Checklist for Big Game covers the necessary hunting equipment needed in the field to transport and perserve your trophy...  READ MORE

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The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved a bighorn sheep season for 2019. It authorized one auction and one lottery permit for the season at its meeting Aug. 16 in Valentine. In addition, the drawing for the 2018 bighorn sheep lottery permit was held, with David Hunter of Auburn the winner. There were 2,279 applications in the lottery. The 2018 season is... READ MORE

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  Nebraska hunters, challenge yourself to harvest four upland bird species and complete a Nebraska Upland Slam. The Nebraska Upland Slam encourages hunters to try to take a ring-necked pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, greater prairie chicken and northern bobwhite in the state. The Slam is sponsored by the Nebraska GPC, Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever. The hunting season dates are Sept. 1 - Jan. 31 for sharp-tailed grouse and greater prairie chicken, and... READ MORE 

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Nebraska 2018  fall turkey hunters get another long season later in the year with the fall season running from Sept. 15 through Jan. 31. Permits are plentiful and may be bought at Game and Parks permitting offices, online or by mail. Fall hunters may buy two permits good for two birds. In 2015, Nebraska also began offering mobile turkey permits. COST: Resident: $30 -- Nonresident: $109 -- Youth: $8. All permits must have a... READ MORE

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  Reminder to New Hampshire hunters; Purchase 2018 Special Unite M Anterless Deer Permits before they run out. Permits are sold on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. 4,000 Special Unit M Antlerless Deer Permits went on sale July 16, 2018 starting at 9:00 a.m. and can be purchased online at Fish and Game website. Each permit comes with two deer tags; the cost is.... READ MORE

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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the N.C. Wildlife Federation will offer eight free deer hunting and processing seminars in Raleigh and Fayetteville in September and October. The Introduction to Deer Hunting and the Practical Deer Processing: From Field to Freezer” seminars are intended for individuals who have never hunted or are new to hunting, although hunters and their mentees are encouraged to attend.Topics at the deer hunting seminars will include... READ MORE

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Over 190,000 acres of Hancock Forest Management (HFM) timberlands are now open for year round hunting access in the Trask, Stott Mt, and Alsea Wildlife Management Units along the mid-coast, (parts of Lincoln, Benton, Polk, and Tillamook counties). While HFM properties have allowed hunting access before as part of the Stott Mt/N Alsea TMA, the lands were closed during fire season (typically July 1-Oct. 15). This new project is... READ MORE

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  Utah's 2018 dove hunt opens Sept. 1. If you find a watering hole, the chance you'll take doves during Utah's upcoming dove hunt should go way up this year. Blair Stringham says bone dry conditions in the state make finding a watering hole more important than ever. Once you've found a watering hole — or a field doves are feeding in — Stringham, migratory game bird coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, says you should wear... READ MORE

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