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South Carolina youth hunting day is Jan 4, 2020. Either-sex, limit 2. Tags not required. Guns, Primitive Weapons or Archery equipment are allowed. Youth can harvest antlered or antlerless, but the limit is two. This opportunity to take a youth hunting is available statewide on Private Lands and WMAs normally open to deer hunting except... READ MORE

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  We wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year holiday.  Anglers remember 2020 fishing tournaments are pouring in. Thanks for following TBC Press

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  Work to restore wild rainbow trout in the Gunnison Gorge is starting to pay off as the population of the species is slowly increasing, according to surveys conducted recently by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. CPW biologists are hopeful that the success on the Gunnison will eventually help bring wild rainbows back to all Colorado’s rivers and streams. Rainbow trout once dominated the renowned Gunnison River; but in 1994 CPW biologists found fish there infected with whirling disease and their population drifted toward zero. Brown trout, which... READ MORE

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As a result of the Lewes WWTP’s effluent bypass situation, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin has issued an emergency shellfish closure order for harvest areas downstream of the plant. Discharge from the WWTP flows into the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, which predominantly flows to the Delaware Bay. The shellfish harvest closure affects the lower Delaware Bay, from the Mispillion River Inlet south to The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, and Delaware jurisdictional waters east to... READ MORE

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A federal judge in California has issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting enforcement of that state’s effort to ban the sale and importation of alligator and crocodile products, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) recently announced. California’s ban, which would devastate Louisiana’s lucrative alligator product industry, was scheduled to go into effect on Jan.1, 2020. Louisiana officials also worried this ban would... READ MORE

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   Eager for the chance to catch one of Michigan’s most unique fish? The wait will soon be over! The lake sturgeon season on Black Lake, in Cheboygan County, begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, so make sure your license and registration are in order. Registration is required to participate in this season. The total 2020 season allocation on Black Lake is seven lake sturgeon. However, to reduce the risk of exceeding this limit, officials will close the season when one of two scenarios occurs... READ MORE

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New York State (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos recently announced the adoption of a regulation to reduce problems caused by wildlife feeding and establish strict procedures for the use of tick-control devices designed to treat deer. Prohibiting the feeding of wild deer and moose is a best management approach to reduce risks associated with communicable wildlife diseases like chronic wasting disease, minimize conflicts with... READ MORE

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  Fishery managers in Oregon and Washington are extending the Columbia River steelhead fishing closure upstream of McNary Dam to the Oregon-Washington state line through March 31, 2020. This area of the Columbia River also remains closed to all salmon fishing. The 2019 summer steelhead return is the fifth lowest return to McNary Dam on record since 1954. The continued closure is... READ MORE

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  The California (CDFW) reminds the public it is still illegal to collect or possess roadkill animals and violators could face citation, even after Jan. 1, 2020. SB 395 – Chapter 869 (Archuleta), also known as the “Wildlife Traffic Safety Act,” was enacted with the intent to eventually make available for utilization the roadkill meat of deer, elk, pronghorn antelope or wild pig. However... READ MORE

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The Minnesota DNR recently issued an emergency rule that temporarily prohibits the movement of all farmed white-tailed deer within the state. The rule, which went into effect Dec 23, is a temporary, emergency action to reduce further spread of chronic wasting disease and protect Minnesota’s wild deer. The action is in response to the recent discovery of CWD in a farmed white-tailed deer in Douglas County in western Minnesota. The emergency rule is in effect for 30 days. IN addition... READ MORE

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On January 1, 2020 new baitfish regulations will go into effect aimed at providing Vermont anglers with additional opportunities to use and harvest baitfish.  Some changes include: Baitfish transportation receipts will be valid for 10 days instead of 4 days. Bait can be moved between waterbodies in two separate baitfish zones, an East Zone and a West Zone, as long as the waterbody isn’t listed as a Black-List Water and... READ MORE

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  The seasonal winter closure for shed antler and horn hunting begins on Jan. 1 for many sections of public land, state land and WGFC wildlife habitat management areas throughout Wyoming. To protect wintering big game,this regulation prohibits anyone from collecting shed antlers or horns on public land, such as U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands and WGFC owned or administered lands west of the Continental Divide, excluding the Great Divide Basin, from Jan. 1 through April 30 of each year. In addition.... READ MORE

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  Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful Holiday. Thank you for following TBC Press

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  The 2020 fishing venues are starting to pour in.   Whether an event is for freshwater, saltwater, open water or ice fishing, they are listed in our directory.  Its FREE to add a tournament or derby to our directory just contact us.. . TBC Press makes every effort to have the most complete, up-to-date directory of fishing venues so check back often… READ MORE

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