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North Dakota’s 2018 early Canada goose dates are set, and bag limits and licensing requirements are the same as last year. However, one major change from last year is that the state GFD has restructured the Canada goose hunting zones. Migratory game bird management supervisor Mike Szymanski said the new structure addresses depredation issues and provides additional hunting opportunities. Canada goose hunting is divided into three zones... READ MORE

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  Swan hunters who are interested in applying for a 2018 license can now submit an online application through the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website. Paper applications are no longer available. North Dakota residents and nonresidents are eligible to apply. The resident swan license is $10, while the nonresident fee is $30. The deadline for applying is Aug. 15. The statewide tundra swan hunting season is... READ MORE

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North Dakota’s 2018 pronghorn hunting season is set, with 1,075 licenses available in 10 open units. The deadline for submitting applications is Aug. 8. Bruce Stillings, big game management supervisor for the state Game and Fish Department, said license numbers and open units are up from last year, when the department allocated 410 licenses and had five open units. Our recently completed aerial survey indicated the pronghorn population is up... READ MORE

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In a continuing effort to control deer populations, specifically those affecting native plant communities, the Ohio DNR will coordinate special deer hunts at nine state nature preserves across the state. Preserve managers will handle hunting applications at the local level. Hunters must attend individual meetings if they are interested in particular hunts. During those events, hunters can enter the drawing by purchasing a single ticket for $5. Other requirements include... READ MORE

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  The Ohio DNR is holding a lottery for more than 280 permits to hunters wishing to construct a blind to hunt ducks and geese on select Ohio State Park lakes this waterfowl hunting season. All but one of the drawings will be held the morning of Saturday, Aug. 18, at 18 state parks. Portage Lakes will hold its lottery on Thursday, Aug. 16. At all parks, applications will be taken locally with the lottery drawings following registration. Interested applicants must appear in person at... READ MORE

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Special controlled dove hunt drawings will be held on Saturday, August 25 according to the Ohio DNR. Controlled hunts will take place at Trump and Deer Creek Wildlife Areas during the first two days of the dove season, Saturday, Sept. 1, and Sunday, Sept. 2. The drawings for these hunts will be held on Saturday, August 25, at 12 p.m. at the Deer Creek Wildlife Area headquarters, 12552 Post Road, Mt. Sterling Ohio, 43143. To participate... READ MORE

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  A special mourning dove hunt bringing together experienced and new hunters is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 1 near Urbana in Champaign County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Those interested in hunting must apply by calling the ODNR Division of Wildlife at (614) 644-3925. The application deadline is Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 4 p.m. Both hunters must apply as a pair, and must... READ MORE

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Oklahoma Youths who have never had the opportunity to go deer hunting can apply for a chance to do just that. The Oklahoma Youth Hunting Program, an all-volunteer, nonprofit group, is seeking applicants to go on hunting trips this coming October. DEADLINE TO APPLY: SEPT. 15. OYHP President Darrell Noblitt said the group is hoping to mentor about 75 youths this year. The qualifications for the hunters are that they are... READ MORE

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The deadline is Aug. 15 for Oklahoma youths to apply for 56 private lands bonus antlerless deer hunts that will be held in Ellis and Love counties. This year, 56 youths will be selected to receive one of the bonus private lands antlerless deer gun permits. To be eligible, youths must have completed their hunter education requirements prior to applying and must be 12-17 years old at the time of their scheduled hunt. These hunts are... READ MORE

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  Legislation passed by the South General Assembly earlier this year will provide new, additional deer hunting opportunities for youth in South Carolina. The law specifies that youth deer hunting days on private land will be held the Saturday before the regular Game Zone deer season opening. This special opportunity is for youth 17 years old and younger. Additionally... READ MORE

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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering a drawing for an apprentice deer hunt for junior license holders on the Chimineas Unit of the Carrizo Plains Ecological Reserve. The application deadline is Monday, Aug. 20. The two-day buck hunt, which is being offered in cooperation with the Avenales Sportsmen’s Club (ASC) and the Chimineas Ranch Foundation (CRF), will be held on Sept. 15 and 16 on the 30,000-acre reserve in... READ MORE

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  Most of the Fishing Access Sites across Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 7 are accessible again, according to FWP staff.  Anglers and recreationists have waited patiently for Yellowstone River levels to subside a bit so they can access campsites, boat ramps and shoreline. With recent heavy rains and continuing spring runoff, flooding had impacted access to some sites, but the river has dropped and hot weather has arrived, leaving only... READ MORE

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Starting in 2018, Wisconsin DNR has waived the fall turkey drawing. A fall turkey harvest authorization will be issued with every fall turkey or conservation patron license purchase. Hunters will choose a zone at the time of purchase for which their harvest authorization will be valid. Bonus harvest authorizations, formerly known as leftover tags, will be available for purchase in select zones starting Aug. 18 at 10 a.m. The fall 2018 wild turkey season for... READ MORE

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  Mankind has played an outsized role in driving down Jackson Hole’s mountain lion population in Wyoming, even without a concerted effort to cut back numbers of the large cats, new research says. The mid-1990s reintroduction of wolves to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, lion hunting and the redistribution and reduction of the Jackson Elk Herd were the primary factors affecting lion survival over a recent 15-year period during which.... READ MORE

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  At least three poachers have been mauled to death by a pride of lions after they trespassed on a South African Game Reserve. The attack is believed to have occurred overnight on July 2nd. The group of men were armed with a high powered rifle with a silencer, an ax, wire cutters and enough food supplies to last a number of days – all the makings of a gang intending on killing a... READ MORE

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