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Colorado Conducting Mandatory CWD Testing for 2019 Season

by TBC Press on 09/26/19

Colorado Conducting Mandatory CWD Testing for 2019 Season  Colorado CPW will be conducting mandatory chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing during the 2019 hunting season in specific Game Management Units (GMU) as part of efforts to control the spread of CWD with its Colorado CWD response Plan. Beginning in late September, CPW will be sending out letters to Colorado rifle season deer (buck and doe) hunters who have been selected for mandatory CWD testing. Seventy-eight GMUs, including... READ MORE

Iowa 2019 Fall Turkey Hunting Season Opens Oct 1st

by TBC Press on 09/26/19

Iowa’s 2019 fall turkey season runs from Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 and Dec. 23 to Jan. 10 for archery only license hunters and Oct. 14 to Dec. 6 for gun/bow license hunters. Successful hunters are asked to save one lower leg for disease testing. Simply cut the leg at the joint between the feathered portion of the leg and the scaled part of the lower leg, wrap the scaled portion in a paper towel, place it in a zip top bag and freeze it. Step 2 - is... READ MORE

Iowa Blackhawk Bottoms Wildlife Area is Hidden Gem for Waterfowl Hunters

by TBC Press on 09/26/19

Iowa Blackhawk Bottoms Wildlife Area is Hidden Gem for Waterfowl Hunters  Just south of Burlington, near the mouth of the Skunk River, this small Mississippi River backwater is quietly becoming one of Iowa's better walk-in duck hunting locations in southeast Iowa, made possible through a cost-share program with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that is focused on restoring aquatic ecosystems. To the untrained eye, the roads leading to the area may look more like a construction site than a wildlife area, but once you reach this hidden gem... READ MORE

Michigan 2019 Regular Waterfowl Hunting Season Opens in Upper Peninsula Sept 28

by TBC Press on 09/26/19

Michigan 2019 waterfowl hunting season for ducks, coots and mergansers in the North Zone (Upper Peninsula) opens Sept. 28 through Nov. 24, with an additional weekend hunt Nov. 30-Dec. 1. Goose season in the North Zone opened earlier this month and continues through Dec. 16. Anyone 16 or older who is interested in waterfowl hunting needs a base license, a waterfowl hunting license and the federal migratory bird hunting stamp. Hunters coming from other states can... READ MORE

Ohio 2019 Fall Turkey Hunting Season Opens Oct 12

by TBC Press on 09/26/19

Ohio 2019 Fall Turkey Hunting Season Opens Oct 12  Ohio 2019 fall turkey hunting season opens Oct. 12, 2019 to  Dec. 1, 2019. Bag limit is 1 (either sex). With hunting opportunities available on both public and private land throughout the state, there is likely a location near you. A hunter is required to complete the game-check process following the harvest of a wild turkey. Hunters must still report their harvest of turkeys but they are no longer required to... READ MORE

Ohio 2019 Deer Archery Season Opens Sept 28

by TBC Press on 09/26/19

Ohio hunters will have their first opportunity to pursue white-tailed deer when archery season opens on Saturday, Sept. 28. The 10 counties with the highest deer harvest last year were: Coshocton, Tuscarawas, Ashtabula, Muskingum, Licking, Guernsey, Knox, Holmes, Carroll, and Trumbull. hunters may only take one antlered deer regardless of location or method of take. Deer bag limits are determined by county, and... READ MORE

States Close Columbia Salmon, Steelhead Seasons

by TBC Press on 09/26/19

States Close Columbia Salmon, Steelhead Seasons  Fisheries managers from Oregon and Washington announced that recreational salmon and steelhead fishing will close effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 for the mainstem Columbia River from the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upstream to Highway 395 near Pasco, Wash.  The closure remains in effect through Oct. 31 downstream of... READ MORE

Minnesota Reminds Out-of-State Hunters About Carcass Import Restrictions

by TBC Press on 09/24/19

Minnesota Reminds Out-of-State Hunters About Carcass Import Restrictions  Hunters who harvest a deer, elk or moose out of state cannot bring the entire animal back to Minnesota. The restriction is part of the DNR’s comprehensive strategy to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease to Minnesota deer, elk and moose. Hunters cannot bring whole deer, elk, moose and caribou carcasses into Minnesota. Hunters wanting to bring their harvest back to Minnesota should plan to... READ MORE

Minnesota Confirms Wild Deer Infected with EHD in Southeastern Area

by TBC Press on 09/24/19

Tests initiated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have confirmed that a wild deer near Caledonia in southeastern Minnesota’s Houston County died from epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD), a viral infection to which members of the deer family are susceptible. Houston County is the second county where wild deer have contracted EHD. Earlier this month, the disease was confirmed in... READ MORE

FREE Hunting Gear & Opportunities for ND Youths

by TBC Press on 09/24/19

FREE Hunting Gear & Opportunities for ND Youths  The North Dakota Game and Fish Department and Ducks Unlimited co-sponsor a trailer full of waterfowl hunting gear that is available to families with young hunters. Use of the trailer is free, and it is equipped with goose and duck decoys for field hunting, and two bags of floating duck decoys and marsh seats for hunting a wetland. Other hunting opportunities include; A  two-day youth pheasant season on... READ MORE

Oregon Emergency Regulations for the Illinois River Begin October 1st

by TBC Press on 09/24/19

All Oregon angling in the Illinois River between $8 Bridge/Green Bridge and Pomeroy Dam is closed October 1 – November 30 to address public concern over illegal snagging of wild fall Chinook salmon. Chinook reach the Illinois Valley in October and November when the river is often at low flow, making these fish visible and susceptible to illegal snagging. River flow has been... READ MORE

Expectations High as Texas 2019 Archery-Only Hunting Season Open Sept 28

by TBC Press on 09/24/19

Expectations High as Texas 2019 Archery-Only Hunting Season Open Sept 28  While Texas 2019 archery-only season kicks off this weekend and runs through Nov. 1, the general gun season opener is still more than a month away. New this fall, hunters are required to report all antlerless deer harvested in 21 south-central Texas counties. The hot, dry conditions that have been gripping most of Texas could make Saturday’s archery-only white-tailed deer season opener a challenge for bowhunters, yet... READ MORE 

Wisconsin Deer Hunters Reminded of Two Important Regulations

by TBC Press on 09/24/19

The Wisconsin DNR reminds out-of-state hunters about carcass import restrictions and Hunters, landowners must check if baiting, feeding is banned1st; Hunters who harvest a deer, elk or moose out of state cannot bring the entire animal back to Minnesota. Hunters wanting to bring their harvest back to Minnesota should plan to dress, process or mount animals before returning. They are allowed to bring home. 2nd; Before taking part in upcoming hunting seasons or placing feed for wildlife, hunters, landowners and wildlife enthusiasts should... READ MORE

Wisconsin 2019 Statewide Regular Season Duck Zones Open Sept 28

by TBC Press on 09/24/19

Wisconsin 2019 Statewide Regular Season Duck Zones Open Sept 28  Wisconsin duck hunters in the North, South and Mississippi River zones will begin another fall duck hunt one-half hour before sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 28. With average spring breeding counts and a fairly wet summer, Wisconsin waterfowl hunters have the potential for a good hunting season.  Waterfowl hunters asked to do their part to stop the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species by... READ MORE

Florida Expands Its Python Elimination Program

by TBC Press on 09/23/19

Florida Expands Its Python Elimination Program  Florida’s Python Elimination Program is expanding, and they need your help with eradicating this invasive predator threatening native Everglades species. Thanks to Gov. Ron DeSantis, and a vote by the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board, this critical program will now see double the amount of hunters from years past. The board also voted last week to triple the program’s funding. This is for all of us who... READ MORE

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Hunter Education and Safety Programs

ATTENTION ALL HUNTERS...It's that time again and most states have started their mandatory Hunter Education Programs and / or their Safety Education Programs for the 2022 season. Classes are held in several areas and dates throughout your state.Click on the state you want and scroll down to Hunter Education. All hunters must attend or have attended these programs in order to hunt this spring and/or fall...

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