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Since the late 1990s, Mille Lacs Lake in Minnesota has become an increasingly popular destination for anglers who want to catch trophy-sized smallmouth bass. Until now, it wasn’t known how many of these fish – prized more for their fight than their fillets – called the lake home. A population estimate completed in 2018 shows there are some 67,000 smallmouth bass in the 128,000-acre lake. This looks like a healthy population, said Tom Jones, regional fisheries treaty coordinator with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. This estimate roughly represents... READ MORE

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  Morels are America's mushroom, more so than any other. It may be because they're widespread, they're easy to identify, and they come up in the spring, giving people a reason to get out and enjoy warm weather after a long winter. Or, it could be they're popular simply because they taste so good. Morels are so prized they sell for up to $20 a pound in grocery stores where I live. Here's a quick guide to finding your own. Please note that although morels are easy to identify, this is a hunting guide, not a field guide. If you have any doubt about a mushroom, don't keep it... READ MORE

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  The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reminds shed antler and horn hunters to be lawful and keep wildlife in mind while searching for antlers this spring. Due to a change in state law that took effect July 1 of last year, repercussions for trespassing to pick up antlers can include the loss of hunting privileges and the loss of the ability to purchase preference points. Shed antler hunting is still restricted in many areas of Wyoming, and... READ MORE

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  Illinois duck hunters are reminded to comment on proposed 2018-19 waterfowl proposals by April 23. One proposal centered around the construction of waterfowl blinds have some hunters upset and concerned. As it turns out, some hunters are not even aware of this proposal or what it would mean. The amendment would eliminate the use of all metal products in building a blind. If approved, it would be a significant change. PROPOSED AMENDMENT 590.15 reads... READ MORE

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Ditch the shore this summer in and learn to sail Kansas with the Walnut Valley Sailing Club. The club, based at El Dorado Lake, will host youth and adult Learn To Sail clinics May through July. Depending on age and experience level, participants can sign up for classes such as the Beginner Sailor course open to youth as young as 8, all the way up to Advanced Sailor courses for adults with sailing experience. The 2018 summer schedule is as follows... READ MORE

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N.H. Fish and Game Turkey Biologist Ted Walski predicts a possible record harvest in the upcoming 2018 spring gobbler season. The spring turkey hunt opens on May 3, and runs through May 31, statewide. New Hampshire’s Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend is set for April 28-29, 2018. Last year’s youth weekend hunters registered 494 turkeys, or 11.0% of the spring season total. According to the 2017 Turkey Brood Survey, there should be... READ MORE

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   The SCDNR Big Game Program is interested in better understanding the experiences, techniques and factors of success for Wild Turkey hunters in South Carolina. In order to do that we need the input of dedicated turkey hunters. This information helps us learn more about our hunters and make more informed management recommendations and decisions. If you hunt turkeys in South Carolina and would like to help out... READ MORE

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  Future Alaska duck hunting at the Tanana Lakes Recreation Area might involve rental duck blinds similar to the ice fishing huts. That was one idea floated at the Fairbanks North Star Borough Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. The commission began giving the issue a new look this week after voting last year to prohibit firing guns outside the official shooting range. Three duck hunters came to Monday’s meeting and spoke in support of letting … READ MORE

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The recreational salmon seasons have been set for 2018, and it appears to be a mixture of good news and bad for California anglers. Klamath River fall run Chinook are likely to be one of the better fishing opportunities due to higher returns that will support both ocean and inland salmon seasons. But returns for Sacramento River fall run Chinook – the main stock of salmon supporting California’s ocean and Central Valley river fisheries – have been... READ MORE 

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The Florida (FWC) and Gov. Rick Scott are excited to announce a 40-day recreational red snapper season for both Gulf state and federal waters. Florida will be setting the season in 2018 and 2019 in both state and federal waters through a fishery-management pilot program. The 2018 proposed season would open June 11 and close July 21. This recreational season will include those fishing for red snapper from... READ MORE 

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  Exceptionally low water levels have prompted the Florida (FWC) to issue an executive order enacting temporary special regulations for a portion of the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area. Effective immediately, the order prohibits motorized vehicles, including swamp buggies/tracked vehicles and airboats, in a portion of the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor WMA designated as Water Conservation Area 3A North. However... READ MORE

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Plentiful birds, 10 million-plus acres of public land available for hunting, and Michigan spring turkey season just days away – don’t miss your chance to gobble up some prime hunting April 23-May 31. The state’s strategic season structure – with multiple openers – gives hunters options that provide the opportunity to have a great hunting experience this spring. That’s a giant leap from just decades ago. There was a time... READ MORE

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  Michigan anglers heading out for the opener of inland trout season, on Type 1 streams, Saturday April 28th will have portions of nearly 40 Upper Peninsula trout streams where an additional five brook trout may be kept as part of the daily bag limit. The new regulation approved last fall added a suite of 36 streams, or portions of streams, where 10 trout is the daily possession limit. For streams not on the list, the daily bag limit remains at... READ MORE

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Private recreational anglers fishing from their own vessels in federal waters off the Texas coast will see a projected 82-day season starting June 1 under an agreement between the Texas (TPWD) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). This is an increase of 40 days from last year’s red snapper season. The federally permitted for-hire sector, which allows recreational anglers to fish from charter boats or headboats, will remain.... READ MORE

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