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  Oregon waterfowl hunters can look to the uncrowded South Coast for good opportunities to harvest a holiday goose or duck in Curry and Coos counties . Curry County -- Wildlife biologist Bree Furfey recommends the New River Aleutian Goose hunt, an excellent opportunity for waterfowl hunting on private lands with friendly landowners. The New River hunt (South Coast Zone): Open Dec. 21 – Jan. 11, 2020 and Feb. 22 – Mar. 10, 2020 for goose. Open now through Jan. 26, 2020 for duck and merganser, and scaup. In Coos County... READ MORE

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  The 450-acre wildlife refuge section of Otter Creek Marsh Wildlife Area in Tama County, Iowa is open for public use, including for hunting game species other than waterfowl, and for trapping. Hunting waterfowl is not allowed at any time in a waterfowl refuge. The main purpose of the refuge is to provide a safe resting and feeding area for waterfowl. Iowa’s goose season in the south zone reopens on Dec. 21. Hunters may not pursue... READ MORE

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Kansas hunters have plenty of opportunities this December through Jan 2020 for waterfowl including ducks, geese and sandhill crane. Here is a schedule of the seasons, bag limits and areas where hunting is permitted... READ MORE

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  Kansas hunters have plenty of opportunities this December through Jan 2020.  Here is a schedule of deer & elk hunting current and upcoming seasons: CURRENT SEASONS -- Deer Firearms -- Fort Ripley 12/14/2019 -- 12/22/2019,  Deer Archery hunting through Dec 3, 2019, Elk Archery -- Outside Fort Riley hunting through Dec 31, 2019 and  Elk ANTERLESS only 3rd firearms segment For Ripley 12/01/2019 -- 12/31/2019.  UPCOMING SEASONS are... READ MORE

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The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission proposed new bear hunting regulations and new procedures for captive cervid facilities at its quarterly meeting. In bear-related business, the Commission recommended opening certain hunter access areas and wildlife management areas to the bear chase season and the bear hunting with dogs season. Wildlife management areas would not open for the bear chase season until... READ MORE

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  The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) would like to remind hunters returning from out-of-state hunts with harvested deer or other cervids about the state’s cervid carcass importation ban. This comes after an LDWF enforcement agent recently cited three Louisiana men for violating the importation ban in the Acadiana area with deer they had allegedly harvested in Texas and transported back to Louisiana. This ban is strictly for... READ MORE

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As of Dec 16, 2019 the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has closed the 2019 fall inshore shrimp season in all state inside waters, except for the following inside waters east of the Mississippi River... READ MORE

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  Missouri took another step forward this month in the fight to eliminate invasive feral hogs in the state when the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) moved forward with prohibiting the hunting of feral hogs on public land in the Mark Twain National Forest (MTNF). With the USFS’s closure of feral hog hunting in MTNF, they also announced the allowance of opportunistic take of feral hogs in the MTNF during all deer and turkey hunting seasons. Only those hunters with... READ MORE

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The Missouri Conservation Commission approved recommendations by the MDC at the Commission’s Dec. 13 meeting for upcoming turkey-hunting and deer-hunting season dates. Details on hunting regulations, harvest limits, allowed methods, required permits, and other related information will be available in MDC’s “2020 Spring Turkey and the “2020 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information” booklets. Both will be... READ MORE

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the second segment of the muzzleloader deer hunting season will open Dec. 21 and run through Jan. 4, 2020. Hunters may use muzzleloading firearms to harvest sika and white-tailed deer during this season. Hunters are encouraged to consult the Maryland Guide to Hunting and Trapping for information on bag limits, registration procedures, and... READ MORE

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  The fourth round of Mississippi WMA waterfowl draw hunt applications is currently open online at the departments website. The deadline to apply is Dec 22, 2019. The fifth round of Mississippi WMA waterfowl draw hunt applications will be available Dec. 23 - Jan. 5. After a four-day break, Mississippi’s waterfowl hunting season resumed over the weekend and will now remain open through January 31. Overall, harvest reports from public and private lands were very good, with... READ MORE

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Continued heavy rainfall and above-average Mississippi River levels have resulted in flooding in the south Delta region of Mississippi. Effective December 9, 2019, Phil Bryant Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Goose Lake and Ten Point units will be closed to ALL activities except waterfowl hunting. While the Steele Bayou landside gauge reads 82.0’ or higher, waterfowl hunting will be allowed daily. Missed hunts due to this closure will not... READ MORE

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  The Mississippi DWFP and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. are proud to announce the opening of applications for the 2020 Youth Waterfowl Hunting and Education Camp. Youth ages 13 – 16 will increase their knowledge of waterfowl biology and wetland management. Because of limited space, only 15 youth will be selected based on applicant essays. To apply, youth should complete an application found online. The deadline for applications is December 26, 2019 at 12:00PM. The camp will be held in... READ MORE

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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is requesting public review and comment on proposed hunting regulations for 2020-21. In FWP Region 7, public meetings are scheduled in January in Miles City and Glendive to outline both statewide and regional proposals for people who are interested in attending. Those meetings will be held on... READ MORE

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