TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

  The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), in conjunction with the South Carolina Trappers Association, will host a Coyote Trapping and Management Workshop at the Webb Wildlife Center, located in Hampton County, on December 12-13, 2019. The workshop will start with registration at 1 p.m. on Thursday and end at approximately 5 p.m. on Friday. The cost for the workshop is $100, which includes... READ MORE

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  Iowa’s pheasant season closes Jan. 10, 2020. For many Iowans, a Thanksgiving Day pheasant hunt is as much a part of the holiday tradition as football, battling over the last turkey leg and this year’s outing may be one of the best. North of Interstate 80, things are shaping up for the Thanksgiving holiday to have good pheasant hunting – our bird numbers are stable and the crop harvest was late - hopefully... READ MORE

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The first of Iowa’s shotgun deer seasons is December 7-11 followed by the second from December 14-22. Hunters need to pick one of the seasons – only landowners can hunt both. Hunters should expect to see about the same number of deer in the timber as last year – with the possible exception for hunters in southcentral Iowa, where local deer populations were impacted by an outbreak of hemorrhagic disease. Iowa hunters have more opportunity to pursue deer this year as... READ MORE

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  The most highly anticipated day of the year arrives Saturday for many thousands of Oklahoma hunters. The state’s deer gun season officially begins a half-hour before sunrise Nov. 23. To help hunters plan their opening-day outing in the deer woods, here are up-to-date regional reports from Wildlife Department field personnel. Overall, the state’s deer population is in great shape this year, thanks to abundant (in some cases record-setting) spring rainfall and... READ MORE

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The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Department is reminding hunters heading out for the East River Deer season to be mindful of the wet conditions that exist across much of eastern South Dakota. "There are a lot of muddy roads, pastures and fields across the state, but especially in... READ MORE

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  With the mule deer hunting season opening this Saturday, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reminding hunters about experimental antler restriction regulations in place in seven Panhandle counties. Mule deer season in Lynn County runs Nov. 23 – Dec. 1. In the other six counties participating in the experimental antler restriction, the mule deer season will run Nov. 23- Dec. 8. The regulations, which took effect last year in six of the seven counties, prohibits the harvest of any mule deer buck with... READ MORE

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For the first time, 21 counties in south-central Texas can partake in a four-day antlerless season that runs from Nov. 28- Dec. 1. Mandatory reporting is required for any antlerless deer harvested during the new 4-day doe season, along with any antlerless deer harvested during the archery, youth only and muzzleloader seasons. Within 24 hours of harvest, hunters in the 21 counties listed below are... READ MORE

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  With the help of an organization of hunters, Wyoming Game and Fish officials are attempting to do something they’ve never done before: count black bears. While department biologists know the species has steadily increased in number, they can’t say how many black bears actually reside in the state. Previously, population trends have been calculated primarily on harvest data. That’s about to change... READ MORE

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  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently issued a reminder that a variety of hunting seasons are currently underway or about to begin, most notably the opening of the fall firearms deer season on Wednesday, November 20.  Hunting is allowed on private lands and on most state forests and wildlife management areas, and some state parks. Specific deer hunting season information is... READ MORE

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  The Rhode Island hunting season for coyote on state land is open now through Saturday, February 29, 2020. Other hunting seasons open or opening around the state is small game species including pheasant, cottontail rabbit, gray squirrel, bobwhite quail, and red and gray fox which runs from October to February. The season for woodcock is open through December 2 and the second portion of the mourning dove season is open through December 1. Small game, upland game bird, and coyote hunters are reminded that they are required to... READ MORE

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department begins stocking thousands of easy to catch, tasty rainbow trout in 185 ponds, lakes and rivers across the state Nov. 26. For urban and suburban families in major cities, Neighborhood Fishin’ lakes offer some of the best opportunities to catch rainbow trout this winter. TPWD manages 18 Neighborhood Fishin’ lakes statewide in most major urban centers, including... READ MORE

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  The dangers of early & late-season ice touches on an issue and a question of responsibility that - if you hunt ducks with a dog - you will at some point be confronted with: when is it too dangerous for your dog to hunt? Waterfowlers who often hunt in extreme conditions ask a lot of their dogs, and almost without exception, be they labs, chessies, goldens, spaniels, whatever, they obey without hesitation. They don't question your decision. Personal safety or self-preservation are... READ MORE

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  With winter weather is several parts of the country. Its time for waterflow hunters, fishermen and all outdoorsmen to check the lakes and rivers for ice. Hypothermia is the leading cause of death with winter activities. When Trying to determine if the ice is safe for your or your dog try using this chart as a 'guideline' in your research... READ MORE

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Deer hunters are reminded that a concurrent bear season without dogs will occur from Nov. 25 through Dec. 7, 2019, in 51 counties, according to Colin Carpenter, Black Bear Project Leader for the West Virginia DNR. All 51 counties that are open to buck firearms hunting will be open to concurrent bear hunting on private and public land during the buck season. Buck firearms season is closed in... READ MORE

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