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  Alabama 2019 Special Teal hunting season got underway Sept. 14-29 (6 per day) The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit. Shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset each day. Regular waterfowl season for DUCK, COOT AND MERGANSER opens in Nov. NOTE: Registration closed September 15, 2019 for 30 hunting blind locations on the Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA), however, Hunting opportunities; including... READ MORE

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  From Sept 7-22, you may hunt Missouri blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, and cinnamon teal. Northern shoveler, northern pintail, and wood ducks have similarly-colored plumage but are illegal to hunt during this season. Flood damage will affect opportunities for waterfowl hunters this fall and winter (Regular ducks and Coot seasons open in Nov) at Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) wildlife areas. The good news is... READ MORE

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Missourians may soon be able to hunt black bears as state officials reach a pivot point on bear management. The Missouri Department of Conservation is meeting with state residents to discuss their Black Bear Management Plan and receive feedback from the public. One of their statements, according to a video on their website, includes deliberations for black bear hunting. Deliberations for bear hunting are in the beginning stages, and it’s unclear when... READ MORE

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  Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 4 is scheduling a special chronic wasting disease hunt south of Chester this fall along the Marias River near the Moffat Bridge. The hunt is designed to determine the prevalence of the disease in the area. The CWD B licenses will go on sale at 8 a.m., Sept. 23. For the hunt, FWP will sell 50 mule deer either-sex B licenses and 300 mule deer antlerless B licenses that can only be used in... READ MORE

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  The Rhode Island (DEM), in partnership with Ducks Unlimited, will offer a youth waterfowl orientation and training workshop from 4 PM to 7 PM on Thursday, September 26, at the Great Swamp Field Headquarters in West Kingston. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by September 25. The workshop will provide an overview of rules and regulations, firearm safety, waterfowl identification, hunting with dogs, and... READ MORE

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  California becomes the first state to enact a fur trapping ban for animal pelts. The Wildlife Protection Act of 2019, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week, makes fur trapping for any purpose – commercial or recreational – illegal on both public and private lands. Even certain shed antlers were mentioned in the new legislation, so be wary of that! Shed antlers, or antlers taken from domestically reared animals that have been manufactured into products or handicraft items, or ... READ MORE

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The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is rolling out additional opportunities for hunters to get their deer tested for chronic wasting disease throughout the state this deer season. More than 130 testing locations have been established through regional offices, drop-off locations and participating taxidermists. All of these options are free to the hunter and are completely voluntary. With new cases of... READ MORE

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  Sunday marks the first shot Arkansas hunters have at taking a duck his year, and it’s a tricky shot at that. The early teal season is open Sept. 15-30, so hunters can have an opportunity to harvest some of these small ducks that typically migrate before the rest of the crowd. Teal, especially blue-winged teal, get on the move well before many other waterfowl. According to recent pre-season aerial surveys... READ MORE

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now accepting bids for the 2019-2020 trapping season at several Eastern Shore public lands. Individuals with the highest bid for each area will be awarded annual trapping privileges. Locations and bidding dates are as follows... READ MORE

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Montana 2019 big game hunting season is underway and FWP in addition to the following hunting seasons and forecast, provides online information about hunting access, including our popular Block Management Program. Through the program, we coordinate with landowners to provide hunting access to more than 7 million acres of private land. The interactive Hunt Planner map allows users to look at information for various species, including... READ MORE

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  Montana 2019 upland season started Sept 1 with mountain, sage and sharptail grouse along with partridge. Pheasant hunting starts Oct. 12. All seasons end Jan 1, 2020, except sage grouse, which ends Sept. 30. Even though the season has started, it's still a good time to dig into this season's hunting access guide.There was a tremendous bloom of clover this year, which... READ MORE

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  Fee increases for users of Hawai‘i small boat harbors and boating facilities will be implemented soon, after they were signed into law by Governor David Ige on August 13, 2019.“Our goal was to set fees that are fair according to use,” said Ed Underwood, Administrator for DLNR’s Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR).  The new rates are still very competitive when compared to... READ MORE

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