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The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department reminds hunters that muzzleloader season antlerless deer permit applications are available on its website until August 12. The muzzleloader seasons on October 29-November 1 and December 5-13 will have antlerless permits available for 19 of Vermont’s 21 Wildlife Management Units. Landowners who post their land may not apply for a landowner priority muzzleloader antlerless deer permit.  They are eligible to apply in the regular lottery for an antlerless deer permit. In addition... READ MORE

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is introducing a new online-only process for Maryland hunters to apply for a 2020-2021 waterfowl blind site license. The department is using this virtual process to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. From now through July 28 at 11:59 p.m, hunters may enter the lottery for the opening days of blind site licensing through the department’s Compass portal. Hunters can register to be entered into a random lottery for a county of their choice. There is no charge to enter the lottery, however... READ MORE

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Hunters who want to participate in the Minnesota archery deer hunts at Camp Ripley near Little Falls will be able to purchase permits without entering their names in a lottery. Hunt permits will go on sale starting at noon on Friday, Aug. 28. Permits are available online, by telephone or wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold. The dates for this year’s event at Camp Ripley are Oct. 15-16 and Oct. 31-Nov. 1.  In addition... READ MORE

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The deadlines to apply for Montana 2020 special hunting licenses for swans and sandhill cranes is July 24. No paper applications will be accepted by mail. An application form is available on the FWP website or applicants may go to a FWP regional office where the staff will help enter the online form. Details about all webless bird and waterfowl seasons are online or in paper copies are available at license providers or FWP offices. In addition... READ MORE

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ODFW recently announced opening dates for the Columbia River all-depth and nearshore recreational Pacific halibut fishery openings. The subarea runs from Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR. All-depth season: opens Thursday, August 6, then beginning August 13 is open each Thursday and Sunday or until the quota is taken. If catch and effort is tracking slower than anticipated, additional days may be added. Nearshore season: opens August 10 for... READ MORE

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The use of bait, spears, and spear guns to harvest smallmouth bass is now allowed in the Oregon Coquille River system July 15 through October 31, 2020. The temporary rule aims to reduce impacts of illegally introduced smallmouth bass on native fall Chinook salmon. The temporary regulation applies in the mainstem Coquille River and the East, Middle, North, and South forks of the Coquille River. In the South Fork Coquille River, the regulation applies from the mouth to... READ MORE

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Fishery managers in Washington and Oregon set additional salmon and steelhead fishing days this month during their joint meeting today, thanks to the continued strong upper Columbia summer Chinook and sockeye runs. Recreational fishing will be open July 16 through July 31 for the retention of hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook (adults and jacks), in the mainstem Columbia River from the Tongue Point-Rocky Point line upstream to the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco, Wash. The daily bag limit includes... READ MORE

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Nearly 200 leftover WMA deer hunt permits for Arkansas WMAs are available for purchase. These permits cover modern gun, muzzleloader and mobility-impaired hunts that weren’t awarded through the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s annual WMA deer permit drawing earlier this month. Each permit will be sold for $5. A hunter may purchase one permit for each of the remaining WMA permit hunts, and there is no limit to the number of permits a person may buy. The leftover permit sale is on a first-come, first-served basis, and... READ MORE

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After evaluating current stock, the Hawaii 2020 Rainbow Trout Season will be open without a lottery at the K?ke‘e Public Fishing Area on Kaua‘i. The season is open now through September 30, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Fishers have been extremely responsible, wearing facemasks when signing in and physically distancing throughout the lottery sessions. Fishers will be asked to continue wearing facemasks and to physically distance themselves at the reservoir. Anglers must have... READ MORE

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The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will be accepting applications for special sandhill crane and pheasant permits starting 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15. Applications can be made online through your account or over the telephone with the Department’s information center, 1-888-248-6866. The application deadline for special sandhill crane and pheasant permits is 5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 19. Successful applicants must have... READ MORE

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week to uphold grizzly protections for bears living in and around Yellowstone National Park. The ruling from a three-judge panel came after proposals to have a strictly regulated grizzly hunting season in Wyoming and Idaho were blocked in 2018 by U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen, who said the animal’s genetic health remained in doubt, and officials would need to determine if... READ MORE

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The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for the 2020 Antlerless Deer Season limited permit areas. Applications must be submitted online and will be accepted until midnight, Aug. 14. These limited permit areas provide antlerless deer hunting opportunities in counties or areas of the state where wildlife biologists have determined that the deer population exceeds management objectives. The following counties, state forests and WMAs are included in this drawing... READ MORE

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