TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

The public pistol range at John A. Kleber Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Owen County, Kentucky is closed until further notice for cleanup and repairs.Rounds of heavy rains in recent weeks caused portions of the tall earthen berms surrounding the pistol range on three sides to slip downhill into the pistol pit. The adjacent tube rifle range at the area was unaffected and remains free for the public to use on a first-come, first-serve basis. It is open from ... READ MORE

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  An estimated 50,000 hunters will take to the woods during the South Carolina upcoming turkey season. Season dates for private lands are March 20 to May 5 statewide. For all Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) where turkey hunting is allowed, the season will open on April 2 and close on May 5. The statewide bag limit is 3 gobblers per hunter with no more than... READ MORE

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Patience as much as skill will be tested during the opening days of this year’s spring turkey season, as Texas hunters may be forced to wait out the natural pecking order to get a gobbler’s attention. Recent field observations suggest hens are slowly becoming receptive, and breeding activity should be peaking over the next few weeks. The spring season for both Rio Grande and Eastern Turkeys gets under way... READ MORE

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Wisconsin bonus turkey harvest authorizations (previously known as leftover permits) will go on sale the week of March 19 with each zone having a designated sales date. Bonus harvest authorizations can be purchased online and at all license agents. Sales start at 10 a.m. and run until midnight each day. The following zones have available bonus harvest authorizations, and scheduled sales dates are as follows... READ MORE

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  Following more than 22 years of elk management and reintroduction efforts, 2018 will mark Wisconsin's first managed elk hunt in state history. Interested hunters can apply, however, only Wisconsin residents are eligible to purchase an elk tag. The application fee is $10 and applications will be available starting May 1through the Go WILD system. Prior to receiving their carcass tag, all drawing winners will be required to complete an elk hunter education course prior to the start of the season. The area of the planned hunt is ... READ MORE

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  Delaware’s spring upstate trout season will open at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 7, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife recently announced. Portions of seven designated trout streams in northern New Castle County – White Clay Creek, Red Clay Creek, Christina Creek, Pike Creek, Beaver Run, Wilson Run and Mill Creek – will be stocked with thousands of rainbow and brown trout, including ... READ MORE

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The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR)  2018 spring bearded turkey hunting season opened on Thursday, March 1, 2018. The spring season will run for 46 consecutive days through Sunday, April 15, 2018. The spring season will be for bearded turkeys only, in locations identified in the announcement on the DLNR website. The season length, bag limits, and hunting areas are... READ MORE

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  New regulations for catching and keeping northern pike will be the most significant change anglers will see when they open up the 2018 Minnesota Fishing Regulations Booklet being distributed throughout the state. Anyone who wants to keep pike in Minnesota’s inland waters needs to take a close look at these regulations and be prepared to... READ MORE

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North Dakota’s 2018-20 fishing proclamation is set, with regulations effective April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2020. Fishing licenses for the 2018-19 season can be purchased online at the state Game and Fish Department website or at license vendors that are linked to the department’s online licensing system. Anglers are reminded that new fishing licenses are required April 1. Noteworthy regulation changes include... READ MORE

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As March snow melts away, an off-season activity that many ND deer hunters pursue is looking for shed antlers. Both whitetail and mule deer bucks, and moose and elk, lose their antlers during winter, typically in January and into February, though occasionally these big game animals are seen with antlers still intact in late March or even early April. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds shed hunters that... READ MORE

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  The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission voted to create a new hunting unit for bighorn sheep. The unit will be the portion of Pennington county east of the Cheyenne River and the portion of Jackson county north of the White River, excluding Badlands National Park. The season runs from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31 for both 2018 and 2019. The GFP Commission allocated ... READ MORE

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The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission proposed to allocate 222 licenses for the 2018 and 2019 archery elk hunting seasons. The proposed season would run the month of September for both years and would have 142 any elk and 80 antlerless elk licenses available. The GFP Commission will consider adopting this proposal on April 5-6, 2018, at... READ MORE

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