TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announces a statewide increase to the recreational canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) daily limit within the Rockfish, Cabezon and Greenling (RCG) bag limit. The sub-bag limit for canary rockfish will increase from one fish to two fish within the RCG daily bag limit of 10 fish, effective Saturday, April 14, 2018.  Because retention of canary rockfish had been... READ MORE

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  Registration opens April 9 for an exciting day of deep sea fishing off New Hampshire's coast with the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program. Women interested in learning outdoor skills in a beautiful setting can learn about New Hampshire's fall Becoming an Outdoors-Woman weekend workshop, which will take place September 7-9, 2018, at Rockywold / Deephaven Camps on Squam Lake in Holderness, N.H. Registrations will now be accepted by mail, email, fax, or walk-in from June 4-22.  Registrations will also be accepted after... READ MORE

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  New Mexico reminds hunters - TAG is required with all Big-Game & Turkey licenses. Do not hunt big game or tukey without a valid tag. All draw license tags will be mailed to the address provided by the customer. Online and telephone purchase of private-land elk, antelope, deer, oryx and public-land javelina licenses will be restricted if within 14 days of the hunt start date. Customers will need to... READ MORE

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The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will conduct roadblocks throughout the state during hunting and fishing seasons to collect harvest data and to detect wildlife law violations. The 2018-2019 hunting and fishing season began April 1. All hunters and anglers can expect roadblocks throughout the summer. Guides and outfitters are also reminded that new registration is required. Youth turkey season began April 6 and the general season begins... READ MORE

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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recently adopted temporary rules for the conservation of sturgeon in the Gilbert River. Effective April 16, anglers will be restricted to the use of artificial flies and lures when fishing on the Gilbert River, no angling with bait will be allowed. This restriction will continue through May 15, 2018. In addition, the Gilbert River will be closed year-around to all sturgeon angling, including... READ MORE

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  The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission proposed no changes to the following small game hunting seasons: grouse, quail, Sandhill crane, snipe, partridge, squirrel, cottontail rabbit, mourning dove and crow.  Since no changes were proposed, these seasons are set for the next three years as described below... READ MORE

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The South Dakota pheasant hunting seasons have been set for the next three years. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission proposed no changes to the Youth, Resident Only and Traditional pheasant hunting seasons at their April meeting. Since no changes were proposed, these seasons are set for the next three years as described... READ MORE

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The South Dakota 2018 Applications for Elk, Bighorn Sheep & Mountain Goat will be Available April 19 through May 18. The Bighorn Sheep Seasonin the Black Hills will runs Sep 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018. The mountain goat season in the Black Hills will run Sep 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2018. The Commission allocated 222 licenses for the 2018 and 2019 archery elk hunting seasons. The season will run the month of September for both years and will have... READ MORE

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  The South Dakota 2018 East/West River Special Buck Hunting opened March 15 and the deadline to apply is April 13. The East River 2018, the season will run from Nov. 17-Dec. 2.  Antlerless tags will be valid Dec. 8-16 for late season hunting. The Commission proposed to reinstate days in which only antlerless licenses are valid for the West River season for 2018. The West River season will run.. READ MORE

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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) debuted a new mobile app today that promises to make determining fishing regulations for Washington waters easier and more convenient. The app release comes ahead of the season's lowland lakes fishing opener Apr. 28. The free Fish Washington app, available on Google Play, Apple's App store and WDFW's website, is designed to... READ MORE

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  The 2018 Connecticut spring wild turkey hunting season runs from April 25 through May 26. Hunters are reminded that they need  a firearms hunting license or small game and deer archery permit and a Resident Game Bird Conservation Stamp. Spring Turkey Junior Hunter Training Days will be held on state and private land from... READ MORE

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One important piece of the Maine fisheries management puzzle is public access to state waters. This was certainly evident at Bog Lake in Northfield where for 12 years the public lost access to this 826-acre water. Located just 10 miles north of Machias in Washington County, Bog Lake supports cold-water species and is known historically as a great salmon fishery. When public access was lost, the fishing drastically changed. In 2013 Maine opened a new public boat launch and biologists immediately reinstated the annual salmon stocking program and then collected data to evaluate the fishery. A 2017 winter creel survey revealed anglers were catching... READ MORE

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  Applications for the 2018 Maine moose permit lottery will be accepted online only. The online application process is fast and simple and you receive instant confirmation that you have successfully entered the lottery. The deadline to apply for the lottery is 11:59 p.m. on May 15, 2018. Hunters will also be able to select their preferred hunting season, whether or not they would accept an antlerless permit, and... READ MORE

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The Nevada Silver State Tag is similar to the state’s Heritage Tags, sometimes called governors tags or bid tags, and gives lucky recipients the chance to hunt a specific big game animal statewide in those hunt units where there is an established season from Aug. 1 – Dec. 31. The deadline for applying is April 16. The Silver State Tag, open to both resident and nonresident hunters. The Silver State Tags are available through Nevada’s normal tag application process at a far lesser price. Tag applicants pay a nonrefundable application of $24 each for mule deer, desert bighorn and... READ MORE

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  This is definitely not the year to wait until the last day to apply for the Nevada big game draw. The   deadline for this year’s big game tag draw is Monday, April 16by 11 p.m.  NDOW has made several changes this year, including launching a new, streamlined purchasing system that focuses on web and mobile platforms. With this new system, sportsmen now have... READ MORE

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