TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

  Coming back for the 2nd year, the Georgia Coyote Challenge highlights how citizens can effectively handle nuisance coyote issues. This year, entering will be even easier, and participants can earn up to 10 entries in three separate drawings (between March and August), according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. The challenge works like this... READ MORE

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Camp North Woods is back for another great summer of learning in the Maine outdoors! The Department created Camp North Woods in 2015 to provide opportunities for youth and their families to learn lifelong outdoor skills as well as the importance of sustaining Maine’s natural resources. The deadline to apply for the lottery is April 6, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. Camp North Woods will again be held at and hosted by ... READ MORE

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comment on the proposed 2018-2019 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons. The public comment period will close at noon March 14. The seasons will be finalized in early spring after the department reviews public input and obtains approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The proposed regular duck season opening split season would run... READ MORE

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  ODFW has set regulations for the popular spring Chinook fisheries on the Deschutes and Hood rivers, with both fisheries set to open on April 15 through June 30. The Deschutes River opens from the mouth of the I-84 bridge upstream to Sherars Falls. The Hood River opens from the mouth to mainstem confluence with the East Fork, and the West Fork from the confluence with the mainstem upstream to... READ MORE

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The Pennsylvania Game Commission has scheduled a press conference to announce the new Disease Management Area that will be established in response to chronic wasting disease being detected at a Lancaster County deer farm. The press conference is scheduled to be held Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. at the Game Commission’s headquarters, 2001 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. The Game Commission plans to livestream the press conference on its YouTube channel, where it also will... READ MORE

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   The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will launch a new, fully online fishing and hunting license system that expands upon current web-based services on Thursday, March 1. Implementation of the new system is part of statewide efforts to improve customer service and streamline processes. The system will replace... READ MORE

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  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has set three public hearings in the Panhandle to seek public comment on two proposed mule deer hunting regulation changes.  The proposals are to open a mule deer season in Lynn County and initiate an experimental antler restriction in Briscoe, Childress, Cottle, Floyd, Motley, and Hall counties. Proposed for Lynn County is... READ MORE

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Vermont 2018 spring snow goose conservation order opens March 11 and runs through April 27. The special spring conservation order for snow geese is designed to increase harvest of these birds, which have increased to one million birds in the Atlantic Flyway and now threaten the long-term health of the ecosystems they inhabit. Legal species include Snow Geese (includes Blue Geese) and Ross' Geese. Requirements to hunt are... READ MORE

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  Salmon managers from Washington and Oregon have approved sportfishing seasons for spring chinook salmon on the Columbia River, setting the stage for the first major salmon fishery of the year. Anglers are already catching a few spring chinook in the lower Columbia below the Interstate 5 bridge, but the bulk of the run usually doesn't arrive until March when the new rules take effect. Based on the preseason projections, the two states approved initial fishing seasons for waters both below and above the dam... READ MORE

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  Sportsmen and landowners, who wish to trap wild hogs on their property within the following counties: Claiborne, Hinds, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, and Yazoo, must now obtain a permit from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. There is no cost to obtain a permit. Permitting will allow individuals to... READ MORE

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As winter winds down, anglers throughout the Show-Me State are beginning to show some signs of trout fever. Symptoms include: tying flies, putting new fishing line on reels, checking waders for holes, and practicing casting. Most anglers who get trout fever get rid of it by doing one thing — visiting one of Missouri's four trout parks to participate in the catch-and-keep trout season. Thursday, March 1, marks the opening of catch-and-keep trout fishing at Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, Montauk State Park near Licking, Roaring River State Park near Cassville, and... READ MORE

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A bull elk tag will be auctioned off by the Nebraska Big Game Society (NBGS) on Thursday, April 12 in Lincoln. The event will be held at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club, 1800 Wilderness Woods Place. Those who wish to bid but cannot attend may call in their bids for free. Call-in bidders must first notify the NBGS by 5 p.m. on April 5 at 402-430-9191 or via email. Only residents are eligible for the tag, which will be auctioned at... READ MORE 

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All individuals, regardless of age, who participate in darkhouse spearfishing are reminded to register with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department prior to participating. Free registration is available at the Game and Fish website or through any Game and Fish Department office. North Dakota’s darkhouse spearfishing season closes March 15. Legal fish are northern pike and nongame species. Spearers must have a valid fishing license, except for those under the age of 16. All waters open to hook-and-line fishing are open to darkhouse spearing except... READ MORE

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  The North Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission adjusted the season dates of the Low Plains South duck hunting zone for the 2018 hunting season; the start date was changed to the fourth Saturday of October from the second Saturday of October. The GFP Commission also... READ MORE

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