TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

Due to sharply rising water levels, the staff of Lake Pueblo State Park in Colorado will be forced to close indefinitely the South Marina boat ramp beginning this weekend, Feb 28th 2020. This means any boater wanting to enter or exit the water must use the park’s North Ramp, which remains open for now. Park staff is closely monitoring water levels at the North Ramp, which has never closed for high water in past years... READ MORE

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   An Emergency Secretary’s Order issued by DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin reduces the striped bass fishing quota for commercial fishing and limits the number and size of fish that recreational anglers can keep. The emergency regulations bring Delaware into compliance with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) required 18 percent reduction in fishing mortality. In addition... READ MORE

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With Delaware’s annual spring wild turkey hunting season approaching, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Hunter Education Program reminds both resident and non-resident hunters age 13 and older that they must pass a Division-Approved turkey hunting course before they can legally hunt turkeys in the First State. Registration is now open for one-day turkey hunting courses offered from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. by the DFW at the following locations... READ MORE

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   The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will extend catch-and-release measures for snook, red drum and spotted seatrout for an additional year via an Executive Order. All three species will remain catch-and-release through May 31, 2021, in all waters from the Hernando/Pasco county line south through Gordon Pass in Collier County. In addition... READ MORE

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   Hawaii archery hunting in the Pu’uanahulu Game Management area (GMA) begins Sunday, March 1, 2020 and continues weekends and state holidays through Sunday, June 28, 2020. The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) also announce that the annual closure of the archery season in this GMA will be from July through February. The following conditions and restrictions will apply for the hunt... READ MORE

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The Illinois (IDNR), in cooperation with partners and co-sponsors, will conduct wingshooting clinics at sites throughout Illinois from March through mid-November.  Most clinics are conducted weekends at IDNR sites, cooperating gun clubs and shooting ranges, hunting preserves, and farms. Each clinic starts with a morning shotgun safety presentation, followed by a short small group hands-on shotgun orientation session with... READ MORE

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   The Michigan DNR reminds anglers that changing ice conditions could require removal of fishing shanties before required removal dates. This is a possibility every year, as all shanties must be removed once ice can no longer safely support them. Lower Peninsula; Ice shanties on Lake St. Clair, located northeast of Detroit, must be removed before sunset Sunday, Feb. 23. Upper Peninsula: On Michigan-Wisconsin boundary waters, ice shanties must be removed by midnight Sunday, March 15 except... READ MORE

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The 2020 spring wild turkey lottery has been held and individual results are available on the North Dakota website. The GFD will mail the spring turkey licenses to successful applicants after they purchase a valid 2020-21 hunting license. A total of 433 spring turkey licenses remain in seven units. These remaining licenses are issued on a first-come, first-served basis beginning 8 a.m. Central Time on March 17. Hunters are allowed... READ MORE

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   Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted revised spring Chinook salmon and steelhead seasons for the Columbia River recently during a joint state hearing. These regulations replace permanent rules that remain in effect through February 29. In the Columbia below Bonneville Dam, the modified recreational spring Chinook season will take place from Sunday, March 1 through Tuesday, March 31, then continue three days a week on... READ MORE

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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) announced recently that the preseason Chinook salmon PST all-gear catch limit for Southeast Alaska (SEAK) is 205,165 fish in 2020. However, the ADF&G target will be 201,100 Chinook. This year's target includes a 2% reduction from the PST limit that will serve as a buffer to avoid exceeding the limit and payback provisions within the PST. The SEAK Chinook salmon all-gear catch limit is ... READ MORE

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   Alaska (ADF&G) is increasing the number of lines allowed for each angler ice fishing for northern pike in Kings Lake from two lines to five lines. This regulatory change is effective through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2020.  This liberalization aims to increase the harvest of invasive northern pike by anglers prior to their planned eradication from Kings and Anderson lakes in the fall of 2020. In addition... READ MORE

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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announces that Muskox permits RX070 and RX071 will only be available in Tununak, not online or in person as listed in the 2019-2020 Alaska Hunting Regulations. This year the department gave out 35 permits in Tununak on Jan 23, 2020 at 12 p.m. There will be no registration permits available in Bethel or online. In addition... READ MORE

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   The Hawaii spring season for bearded turkey hunting on Hawai‘i Island begins Sunday March 1, 2020. The spring season will run for 46 consecutive days through Wednesday, April 15, 2020. The daily bag limit and season bag limit is three bearded turkeys per hunter.  All hunters are required to have a current, unused turkey tag in their possession. Tags are $5/tag for residents and... READ MORE

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   Nearly 2,700 students from more than 90 schools from across Iowa will be in the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center (Bullseye) and the Pioneer Livestock Pavilion (3D) at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on March 7-8, to participate in the 14th National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament. This is the largest youth archery tournament in Iowa. Archers shoot for college cash & equipment... READ MORE

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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) town hall-style meetings on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, and possible changes to hunting and trapping rules and regulations, start Feb. 19. The meetings are open to the public. Proposed rules will be presented to the Natural Resource Commission during a regular public meeting. Meeting date, time and locations are... READ MORE

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