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  The 2019 December segment of the NJ black bear hunting season will be extended by four days to achieve management and bear population objectives. The next phase of Segment B of the season (Segment A was October 14-19) will begin a half-hour prior to sunrise on Wednesday, December 18 and will continue until a half-hour after sunset on Saturday, December 21. Hunters must register their bears at the nearest check stations between... READ MORE

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Numerous special hunter access roads are open to Class Q/QQ physically challenged hunters on West Virginia state-owned and National Forest Cooperative Wildlife Management Areas. Class Q (resident) and QQ (non-resident) hunting permits are issued by the DNR to applicants who are permanently disabled in their lower extremities, as certified by a licensed physician. Approved applicants will be issued a... READ MORE

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  The Wisconsin DNR has confirmed that a wild deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Plymouth township in Sheboygan County. The CWD-positive deer was an adult doe harvested during the 2019 archery deer season and was tested as a part of the DNR's disease surveillance efforts. It is the first wild deer that tested positive for CWD in Sheboygan County, and its location is also within... READ MORE

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  Arkansas waterfowl hunters were back at it Wednesday, Dec. 11, with the resumption of the state's 60-day season. A cold front that passed through the state earlier this week may have pushed more ducks into the state, according to anecdotal reports from the south and east Arkansas Delta area. Observers in southeast Arkansas reported arriving mallards in fair numbers this week. Along an area from Stuttgart south, waterfowlers report... READ MORE

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  California (CDFW) is offering a special junior apprentice duck hunt at Grizzly Island Wildlife Area (GIWA) on Saturday, Dec. 28. Blinds will be issued to junior apprentice hunters on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the hunt. An adult chaperone (18 years of age or older) is required to accompany and supervise each junior apprentice hunter. Junior apprentice participants and their adult chaperones can hunt spaced blinds in Pond 11, the Crescent Unit and the new... READ MORE

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Iowa anglers can buy the Missouri and Big Sioux River 2020 paddlefish license and tags starting Dec. 15 through Jan. 7. Buy your special paddlefish license and tags on the Iowa DNR online licenses sales website. A resident license sells for $25.50. You must also have a valid Iowa fishing license. You can buy up to two tags – one from Dec. 15 to Dec. 31 and an additional tag from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7, or... READ MORE

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  Nebraska 2019 goose hunting season is open statewide through Feb 9, 2020. Waterfowl hunters can harvest dark geese, light geese and white fronted geese. Dark goose hunting maps and light goose conservation order zones maps are... READ MORE

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Nebraska 2019 upland bird season is open through Jan 31, 2020. hunters can harvest grouse, pheasant, quail, partridge and fall turkey. For detailed information about each season check out the annual hunting guides. Complete regulations and Commission orders can be found on the regulations page.... READ MORE

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  Nevada 2020 Spring wild turkey applications must be online. Hand delivered applications will not be accepted. Applications will be accepted until 11 p.m. PST on Feb. 4, 2020.   Applications for bonus points only will be accepted until 11 p.m. PST on Feb. 11, 2020. The release date will be March 6, 2020. Only one wild turkey tag is allowed per calendar year.  NEW this year is... READ MORE

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New Jersey to stock pheasants for 2nd hunting opening Dec 16. Other upland bird hunting opportunities in Dec - Jan 2020 are bobwhite quail and partridge. Ruffed grouse hunting is closed statewide. Pheasant & Partridge reopens Dec 16, 17 & 19–Feb. 17 (except Sundays) Sunrise to ½ hour after sunset.  Bobwhite (quail) hunting opens At Peaslee & Greenwood WMAs ONLY: Dec16, 17 & 19–31, to Jan. 31 (except Sundays). Bag limits are... READ MORE

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  The North Dakota Game and Fish Department and North Dakota Department of Agriculture are once again opening the Coyote Catalog, a statewide effort designed to connect coyote hunters and trappers with landowners who are dealing with coyotes in their areas. Last winter, more than 20 landowners participated in the Coyote Catalog, along with 400 hunters and trappers. Throughout the winter, hunters or trappers may receive information on... READ MORE

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Each year, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation proposes changes in Title 800, the administrative rules that govern hunting, fishing and Wildlife Department operations. The public comment period for this year's proposed rule changes open Dec. 2 and will close at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 3, 2020. Many proposed changes are simple housekeeping matters, while some are more substantial. Some of this year's rule change proposals include... READ MORE

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