TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

It’s almost time for spring turkey hunting in Vermont.  Youth spring turkey hunting weekend is April 28 and 29 this year, and the regular spring turkey season is May 1-31. Vermont hunters set an all-time record last year when they took 6,599 turkeys in the spring youth weekend and May seasons.  The previous spring record occurred in 2013 when 6,365 birds were taken in the spring. Shooting hours are one half hour before sunrise to 12:00 Noon, and... READ MORE

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  Washington clam diggers have one last chance to dig razor clams this season during the final opening set to begin April 19. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat. Mocrocks will be open for digging for four days, April 19-22, joined by Long Beach and Twin Harbors during the weekend of April 21-22. Copalis will be open only on... READ MORE

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  Effective immediately, the black bear general open season hunt on Haida Gwaii is closed and is being replaced by a limited entry hunt. The current season started April 1, 2018. Individuals wanting to hunt black bear on Haida Gwaii in 2018 must apply for, and obtain, a limited entry hunting authorization through the 2018 limited entry hunting lottery. Applications can be submitted beginning the fourth week in April. In future years, the limited entry hunt lottery for Haida Gwaii black bears will be... READ MORE

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Opening date for fall 2018 British Columbia LEH big game hunting applications will be posted on the BC website. Closing date for 2018 big game hunting applications must be submitted by 11:59 P.M. MAY 25, 2018. The following species of game are available under LEH within certain areas of the province: bison, black bear, caribou, elk, moose, mountain goat, mountain sheep, mule (black-tailed) deer and turkey. All of these species, with the exception of... READ MORE 

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Following recent successes in both enforcement and management efforts that have substantially reduced the number of illegal campers, the DLNR Division of State Parks will reinstitute the allowance of additional overnight camping permits for the popular Kalalau Trail, within the Napali Coast State Wilderness Park, Kaua‘i. Twenty additional nightly permits will be available between May 15-October 31, 2018. The first day these peak season permits will be available to walk-in applicants is Tuesday, April 17, for camping beginning May 15.  Permits can be obtained for a maximum of... READ MORE

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  Get inspired to attract hooded mergansers and wood ducks to your area with these easy-to-make DIY nest box plans. They work best where these ducks love to nest—wooded wetlands, riverbanks and shorelines. Both species are secondary cavity nesters—meaning they can’t create their own nest hole in a tree like a woodpecker can, so they rely on pre-existing holes. These may be made by other species or created by natural processes of decay or limb breakage. They also readily use built nest boxes. Here are a few tips courtesy of Iowa DNR on placement and construction... READ MORE

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has submitted revised regulations that aim to reduce the minimum size requirement of striped bass for recreational anglers and charter boats during the summer and fall fishing seasons in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries from 20 to 19 inches. The changes, approved by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in February, are proposed to take effect May 16, 2018. In addition... READ MORE

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  Ocean salmon anglers can look forward to more opportunity this year based on recommendations made yesterday for federal waters (outside three miles) during a Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Portland. Sport salmon fishing in the ocean off the Columbia River will open June 23 and is expected to run through Labor Day, Sept. 3, unless salmon quotas are reached earlier. The area from Cape Falcon south to Humbug Mt opened for Chinook on March 15 and will remain open until Oct. 31. The forecast for Coho is... READ MORE

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The deadline for Wyoming residents and non-residents to apply for 2018 deer, elk and antelope hunting is May 31. Online applications must be completed and submitted by midnight mountain time on the deadline date. Only residents have untill May 31 to apply for 2018 elk hunting. The non-resident application deadline for elk has passed. The Department conducts a leftover drawing for full and reduced price elk, deer and antelope limited quota licenses remaining after the initial limited quota drawing. The Application period for resident and non-residents leftover deer, elk and antelope drawing is... READ MORE 

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  Wyoming sportsmen wanting to hunt the wild turkey Hunt Area 1 opener in the Black Hills may want to consider delaying their trip.  This spring’s weather is making access to some areas across the northeast corner of Wyoming difficult. Game and Fish Sundance Game Warden Chris Teter states, There has been a good amount of snowfall since the middle of March and many roads are not passable.  Even though... READ MORE

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  The National Weather Service is projecting Southern Arizona's fire season to be more active than normal. There is leftover dry fuels from last year, and there is newly formed fine fuels, Warning Coordination Meteorologist Ken Drozd said. Above average daytime high temperatures, combined with storm systems bringing wind but no rain, and very dry conditions, are some of the reasons why the NWS projects May and June to have the more fire activity than normal. Due to a wet February, there is now more... READ MORE

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