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  Maine’s own harness race horses will be on full display at Scarborough Downs on Saturday, March 31st beginning at 1:30 p.m. when the 2018 Maine State Harness Horse Racing Season officially opens. The 2018 racing season will feature full radio coverage of racing at eight of Maine’s agricultural fairs, including... READ MORE

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The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service plans to open a portion of the 993-acre John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia and Tinicum Township to allow a public bow hunt for white-tailed deer.  Local officials say it would be the only legal deer hunt on public land within city borders. The plan calls for establishing 167 acres of upland hunting grounds in three separate sections of the property, in an effort to thin the deer population.  One 63-acre parcel is within Philadelphia’s borders near the city’s Eastwick section.  The remaining 104 acres are... READ MORE

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  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved expansion of the state’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) Panhandle Containment Zone following the discovery of the disease earlier this year in a roadkill white-tailed deer. The Containment Zone 2 now encompasses that portion of the state within the boundaries of a line beginning where I.H. 40 enters from ... READ MORE

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The spiny lobster recreational and commercial season closes to harvest in state and federal waters starting April 1, and will reopen Aug. 6. The two-day recreational sport season is the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday of July, which is July 25 and 26 this year (2018)... READ MORE

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  Florida state waters off the coast of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties will open to recreational harvest of gag grouper starting April 1. This regional season will remain open through June 30. The season includes all waters of Apalachicola Bay and Indian Pass, including those in Gulf County, and all waters of the Steinhatchee River, including those in Dixie County. State waters off these four counties also open to recreational gag harvest Sept. 1 through... READ MORE

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Indiana youth hunters can apply for reserved turkey hunts during the special youth wild turkey hunting season, April 21 and 22, on selected DNR properties. Deadline to apply is March 30. Youth hunters must be younger than age 18 on the day of the hunt. Participating Fish & Wildlife Areas are Atterbury, Chinook, Crosley, Deer Creek, Fairbanks Landing, Glendale, Goose Pond, Hillenbrand, Hovey Lake, Jasper-Pulaski, and... READ MORE

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  Due to recent storms, the March 7 public hearing to extend the archery deer season in eastern Massachusetts is rescheduled for April 10 at 7 p.m.at the MassWildlife Field Headquarters, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough, MA. The proposal is to open the archery deer season two weeks early in eastern Massachusetts (Wildlife Management Zones 10–14). The current archery deer season opens across the state six weeks before... READ MORE

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With increasing concerns about the potential impact of chronic wasting disease (CWD), the governing body of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency voted recently to amend a rule regarding import restrictions on deer, elk, moose, and caribou carcasses. Ultimately the amendment is intended to make every U.S. state outside of Tennessee and all Canadian provinces subject to TWRA’s carcass import restrictions. Currently the rule only includes... READ MORE

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  The first grizzly bear hunt in the lower 48 states since 1975 could take place in Wyoming this fall. Since being placed under strict protection by the Endangered Species Act, the grizzly bear population in the Yellowstone region has really taken off. For that reason, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission have developed a plan that proposes a cull of 24 bears this fall. To ensure hunters don’t harvest too many bears, the WGFC has... READ MORE

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  Just last month, Kroger Co. announced they would no longer sell firearms or ammunition to anyone under 21-years-old at any of their subsidiary Fred Meyer locations. Most recently, Fred Meyer announced they will now begin to responsibly phase out selling guns and ammo altogether.  Fred Meyer reportedly has 130 stores in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. According to KREM, a spokesperson for Fred Meyer said the following in a statement... READ MORE

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More than 3,600 Iowa trout anglers participated in the 2016 Trout Angler Survey, sharing their trout fishing preferences and experiences. Eighty percent of respondents are very satisfied with the trout program. The popularity of the urban trout fishing program continues to increase, with 99,444 trout fishing trips taken in 2016 compared to 70,202 in 2011. Thirty percent of trout anglers bought their trout stamp specifically to... READ MORE

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  Iowa 2018 spring turkey hunting begins April 7 with a youth-only season, followed by five individual seasons beginning April 16. Do your scouting before the season and be prepared for all types of weather. It doesn’t guarantee success, but you will be in a much better position to bag a gobbler, said Jim Coffey, forest wildlife research biologist with the Iowa DNR. Coffey said reports are coming in of groups with 3-5 gobblers, which means it should be another good year for hunters. Bird numbers will vary by... READ MORE

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New this year, Wisconsin fall turkey hunters will no longer be required to apply or compete in a drawing for fall turkey harvest authorizations. Instead, one fall turkey harvest authorization will be issued at no additional cost with the purchase of a fall turkey or conservation patron license. Customers will need to specify their zone of choice when purchasing their license. In addition ... READ MORE

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  The lake trout fishing season for Wisconsin anglers on Lake Michigan is now open year-round and the bag limit is five fish per day under rules effective March 17, 2018. The five-bag limit and continuous open season make regulations for lake trout consistent with season structure and bag limits for other Lake Michigan trout and salmon, according to Brad Eggold, Great Lakes district fisheries supervisor with the Wisconsin DNR. The increased bag limit reflects... READ MORE 

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  California’s recreational salmon fishery will open in ocean waters on Saturday, April 7 from Pigeon Point south to the U.S./Mexico border. The recreational salmon fishery will remain closed in all other areas off California during the month of April.  At its meeting this week in Rohnert Park, Calif., the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) made the decision to open only a limited section of... READ MORE

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