TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

  Deer hunters in Maine harvested 27,233 deer in 2017, the highest total in the last ten years and an increase of 15% from 2016. An increasing deer herd in southern and central Maine, and favorable hunting conditions contributed to the best deer hunting season in ten years, said Nathan Bieber, MDIFW Deer Biologist. Maines deer hunt is broken down into several seasons for firearm hunters, muzzleloaders and bow hunters. This year the season... READ MORE

Comments (0)     

Recent flooding on the Rocky Mountain Front has led Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to announce the emergency closure of the Sun River Wildlife Management Area, west of Augusta. Also Recent flooding on the Missouri River and tributaries near Great Falls has led Fish, Wildlife and Parks to announce emergency closure of six additional fishing access sites... READ MORE

Comments (0)     

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved a mountain lion hunting season for 2019 at its meeting June 22 in Ogallala. The season will provide a harvest opportunity for up to eight mountain lions in two sub-units within the Pine Ridge of northwestern Nebraska. The season will allow the population to remain resilient and healthy, while halting growth or moderately reducing the population size. This will initiate a reduction of the population density in the Pine Ridge to one similar to that of other states that allow mountain lion hunting. The approved 2019 mountain lion season regulations are... READ MORE

Comments (0)     

  The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is advising recreational users of northern Barnegat Bay to exercise caution following confirmation of the presence of clinging jellyfish, a non-native species with a powerful sting, in this estuary that is popular for boating, fishing, swimming, crabbing and other recreational activities. In addition to advisories for northern Barnegat Bay and the Metedeconk River, the DEP reminds recreational users of... READ MORE 

Comments (0)     

  The Colorado 2018 Big Game OTC & Leftover Limited Licenses go on sale in August. The leftover limited licenses remaining after the limited license draw will be available 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018  in person, by phone 1-800-244-5613 AND online. If you purchase one of these licenses, you will not use any of your preference points. No application is necessary to purchase over-the-counter (OTC) licenses that go on sale Aug 9. These are available to both... READ MORE

Comments (0)     

Pennsylvania to issue 125 elk licenses (26 antlered, 99 antlerless) for the 2018 hunt. The licenses again will be awarded by lottery, and the deadline to enter the drawing is July 31. Elk applications cost $10.90, and only one application may be submitted each license year. Licenses are available in a new Elk Hunt Zone, EHZ 14, which is comprised of 86-percent public land including Kettle Creek State Park. Six tags are allocated within EHZ 14. EHZ 7 again will receive... READ MORE

Comments (0)     

  The number of chronic wasting disease cases continues to multiply in Pennsylvania, and more of the state’s residents are being impacted by rules that aim to slow the spread of the disease, which always is fatal to the deer and elk it infects. In 2017, chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected in 78 free-ranging deer in Pennsylvania. That’s more than three times the number of free-ranging, CWD-positive deer documented in the state in 2016, when 25 were detected. Most of the new free-ranging positives – 75 of them – either were... READ MORE

Comments (0)     

The following are brief descriptions of regulation changes for the Oklahoma 2017-2018 hunting seasons. This summary of regulation changes is intended to be used as a reference only. You are required to be familiar with all the changes to regulations that apply to each of these items. This summery includes: Hickory Creek WMA: Deer Archery same as statewide season dates. Other changes are... READ MORE

Comments (0)     

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission proposed to offer 355 fewer prairie unit and 200 fewer Black Hills turkey licenses for the 2018 fall turkey hunting season. The Commission also proposed to close prairie units in Bon Homme County (12A), Brule County (13A), Davison/Hanson (8A), Hutchinson County (37A), Perkins County (53A), Union County (62A), establish and open a unit in Jackson County (Unit 39A), include... READ MORE

Comments (0)     

  The South Dakota Game, Fish and Park (GFP) Commission will allow the use of muzzleloading handguns for big game hunting. The rule sets the standards for muzzleloading handguns. Hunters will be allowed to the minimum standard of .50 caliber bullets when big game hunting as the vast majority of loads using smaller calibers do not meet the standard currently in place for foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle. The Commission also changed... READ MORE

Comments (0)     

  It is official: Tennessee may be the new home of the world-record black crappie. Before the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announced the news Tuesday afternoon, angler Lionel “Jam” Ferguson was already running around the house celebrating. It has been a long four-and-a-half weeks since Lionel Jam Ferguson landed the big fish from a pond near Paint Rock, Tenn., but the final results have no doubt been worth the wait... READ MORE

Comments (0)     

Remaining Utah big game permits for the 2018 season are available on a first-come, first-served basis starting in July.. You must have a valid hunting license or a combination license to buy one of these permits. You can buy permits online and at license agent locations and DWR offices. Look up a license agent near you. Before you visit an agent, call ahead to verify hours of operation. After these permits go on sale, the numbers listed on the website will not be... READ MORE

Comments (0)     

  The Nevada Department of Wildlife is now accepting reservation applications from hunters hoping to hunt doves at the Overton Wildlife Management Area when the season opens Sept. 1. Reservations are required for the opening day and the first weekend of the hunting season. Hunters must use paper applications, which must be delivered through a postal service and received at the NDOW Headquarters Office in Reno no later than 5 p.m. July 11. A public drawing... READ MORE

Comments (0)     

Nevada junior hunters who were either unsuccessful in the recent big game draw or missed the deadline to submit an application, have a second chance at a deer tag with the big game second draw application period. Junior hunters can take advantage of this second shot at a tag by applying for the big game second draw online between June 8 and June 25.  Eligible hunters must be... READ MORE 

Comments (0)     

  There will be no public lottery for Vermont moose hunting permits in 2018. With no public lottery permits offered, all bonus points for the archery moose and regular October moose season applicants from previous years will be frozen until the public lottery resumes. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s Big Game Team and the Fish and Wildlife Board authorized 13 bulls-only moose permits for 2018 in WMUs E1 and E2 only. These permits will be divided among... READ MORE

Comments (0)