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Pursuant to Section 9-12-28, Code of Alabama 1975, as stated by Rule 220-3-.02, the Alabama Marine Resources Division (MRD) will close Cedar Point East (Zone C) and Cedar Point West (Zone F) to oyster harvest on Friday, December 6, 2019, at 2 p.m. Heron Bay (Zone E) will open to oyster harvest on Monday, December 9, 2019, at 7 a.m. In addition... READ MORE

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The California commercial Dungeness crab season in Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties is scheduled to open at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, to be preceded by a 64-hour gear setting period that would begin no earlier than 8:01 a.m. on Dec. 28, 2019. Delays due to quality only affect the Dungeness crab fishery in this area (Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, 8 and 9). In addition... READ MORE

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  Congratulation to Gaylon Newbold of McCammon, Idaho for landing a new catch/release state record Bonneville whitefish. Newbold caught the impressive 21-inch whitefish while jigging on Dec.10, beating the previous record held by Dalton Jackson since 2016. Bear Lake is unique in that it's home to three different endemic species of whitefish, which are only found only in that lake. As an avid Bear Lake angler, Newbold holds multiple state records, including... READ MORE

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  The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that it has confirmed 24 new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Missouri from nearly 27,000 tissue samples collected from white-tailed deer and submitted for disease testing this season. Most of the tissue samples were taken from hunter-harvested deer. The new cases were found in the following counties: 2 in Adair, 5 in Franklin, 5 in Linn, 2 in Macon, 2 in Perry, 5 in Ste. Genevieve, 2 in Stone, and... READ MORE

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  A white-tailed deer harvested by a hunter in the Ruby Valley in southwest Montana during the general hunting season tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The buck is one of 24 samples that came back positive for CWD in the latest batch of test results. The other new positive samples were from deer harvested within CWD Management Zones elsewhere in the state where the disease is known to exist. One of those deer was... READ MORE

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  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos recently announced the state's plans for fish stocking in Lake Ontario to ensure the lake remains one of the top fishing destinations in the country. Lake Ontario offers opportunities to catch trophy-sized fish from a wide variety of species, including Chinook and Coho salmon, steelhead, brown trout, lake trout, Atlantic salmon, bass, walleye, and... READ MORE

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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is announcing several changes to its hunting, inland fishing and trapping license structure and associated fees, which are set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. Specific changes include... READ MORE

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  The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission proposed to change the start date of the Low Plains Middle and Low Plains North duck hunting zones at their December meeting. The proposed change would modify the start date of these two zones from the last Saturday of September to the Saturday closest to September 24. The change would provide hunters an earlier start to the season in some years to... READ MORE

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  Arkansas deer hunters using modern guns have one more chance to collect on their scouting time and tag a trophy. The statewide modern gun Holiday Deer Hunt is Dec. 26-28. A lot of hunters will receive hunting equipment for Christmas, and they want to put those items to use right away. The holiday hunt is structured identically to the regular modern gun hunts with the exception that no dogs are allowed anywhere in the state. All deer taken during the hunt count... READ MORE

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Starting Jan. 1, 2020, several Florida saltwater fishing regulation changes will take effect including new rules on blackfin tuna and shortfin mako. Blackfin tuna -- Starting Jan. 1, 2020, the recreational limit for blackfin tuna will be two fish per person or 10 fish per vessel, whichever is greater, in state and federal waters off Florida. Shortfin mako -- Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the minimum size limit for recreational harvest of shortfin mako will... READ MORE

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  Starting Jan. 1, 2020, Florida recreational harvesters age 16 and older who fish with blue crab traps will need to complete an online, no-cost recreational blue crab trap registration before placing their traps in the water. A similar requirement has been in effect for recreational stone crab traps since Oct. 15. This no-cost registration will allow the... READ MORE

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Florida gag grouper will close to recreational harvest in Gulf state and federal waters Jan. 1, 2020. The same day, several species of grouper will also close to recreational and commercial harvest in Florida state waters of the Atlantic and all state waters off Monroe County. This Atlantic seasonal closure includes gag, black, red, yellowmouth, and yellowfin grouper; scamp; red hind; rock hind; coney; and graysby. A similar closure will also occur in... READ MORE

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  Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in a free-ranging, 5 ½ year-old white-tailed doe between Del Rio and Amistad Reservoir, making it the first confirmed case of the disease in Val Verde County, Texas. A containment strategy is particularly urgent considering this detection happened in the middle of the general deer season. Effective immediately under an executive order issued by TPWD Executive Director Carter Smith, a CWD Containment Zone and all associated rules for that designation are... READ MORE

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Commercial fishermen can take to the water beginning at 12 a.m. on Weds., Jan. 1, 2020 to take advantage of the opening day of shad season, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). Shad season is scheduled to run through midnight on Mar. 31, 2020. The 2020 shad season includes the following specific regulations for rivers... READ MORE

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