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The Hawaii 2020 L?na‘i combination mouflon sheep and axis deer season will regretfully be canceled due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in Hawai’i. The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) has determined the cancellation of the hunt is in the best interest of public health and safety... READ MORE

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Fishery managers in Washington and Oregon set additional Chinook salmon fishing days during their joint meeting today thanks to an upper Columbia summer Chinook run that is exceeding original forecasts. Recreational fishing will be open July 9-15 for the retention of 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 adult bag limit is two hatchery Chinook. All other salmon and steelhead must be released. All other... READ MORE

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Alaska Department of Fish & Game (DF&G) has set the 2020-21 waterfowl & migratory bird regulations. Some changes were approved that include waterfow seasons and more. Units 1-4 (Southeast Region): the waterfowl hunting season has been shifted to occur from September 16 – December 31 in accordance with 2019 Board of Game action. For Brant - Statewide: daily bag and possession limits have been reduced to 2 daily, 6 in possession. Emperor goose - Allowable take has been reduced from 1,000 to 500 birds. Hunt area quotas have... READ MORE

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A new law that took effect July 1 reduces the Idaho archery and muzzleloader permit fees specifically for Disabled American Veterans. Only holders of Disabled American Veteran licenses are eligible for the discounted permits. The new fees for both permit types are $3.75 for resident and $5.75 for nonresident Disabled American Veterans. DAV license holders previously had to pay the regular resident or nonresident price for these permits. To receive DAV reduced fees, veterans must... READ MORE

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Maine is now accepting applications for 2020 Any Deer Permit Lottery. There is no application fee to apply for an any-deer permit. You can apply online. Applications must be completed by 11:59 pm (ET) on August 17, 2020.  A chance drawing will be held on September 11, 2020. Please note: you may only supply the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife with one application for the lottery per year; if it is found that an applicant has applied more than one time in a year, that applicant will be disqualified. In addition... READ MORE

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The Oregon 2020 annual summer conservation closure for razor clams begins Wednesday, July 15 and runs through Sept. 30 on Clatsop beaches (from Tillamook Head in Seaside to the mouth of the Columbia River.) Clatsop beaches account for more than 90 percent of the total razor clam harvest in Oregon. Razor clam harvesting continues to be open on other state beaches though a few closures are in effect due to toxin levels (currently, closed from Cape Arago to the California border). The best opportunities outside Clatsop beaches are in... READ MORE

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Hunters looking for a new opportunity or a change of scenery this fall are encouraged to check out the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program. Applications are being accepted now for a shot at more than 9,500 permits in 56 hunt categories. Application deadlines are the 1st and 15th of the month from Aug. 1st to Nov. 1st.The permits are for drawn hunts on both public and private lands throughout Texas. Among the offerings available through the online system are hunts for... READ MORE

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If you are looking for a unique experience in Utah's outdoors, consider applying for permits to hunt greater sage grouse, sandhill crane, swan, sharp-tailed grouse and more this fall. The application period for these four Utah bird hunts opened on Wednesday, July 1. To participate in the hunt drawing, you must apply for permits through the DWR website no later than 11 p.m. MDT on July 16. You should be notified of your drawing results by Aug. 3. However, some bird species also require a special permit in addition to a hunting license. Those species include... READ MORE

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Missouri deer and turkey hunters can get the most current information on upcoming fall hunting from the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) 2020 Fall Deer and Turkey Hunting & Regulations Information booklet, available where permits are sold and online.  The booklet has detailed information on fall deer and turkey hunting seasons, limits, permits, managed hunts, regulations, conservation areas to hunt, post-harvest instructions, chronic wasting disease (CWD) updates, and more. Changes for the upcoming season include... READ MORE

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The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) new Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Digest for the 2020-2021 hunting season is now available where permits are sold and online. New points of note for the upcoming season include: The bag limit for scaup is now two (both species combined) for the first 45 days of the season in each zone. For the last 15 days of the season in each zone, the bag limit is one scaup. Possession limits also follow this pattern. Also, due to spring flooding... READ MORE

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The Oregon 2020-21 Game Bird Regulations are now available in stores and online. Fall turkey tags and 2020-21 Upland Game Bird, Waterfowl, and HIP validations on sale now. Fall turkey hunters need to be aware of some changes for this season. There are now two tags available for the fall season: general eastern Oregon and general western Oregon. Quotas on the numbers of tags that can be sold have been lifted, though hunters are still limited to two fall turkey tags of which only one may be an eastern Oregon tag. Fall turkey season now runs through... READ MORE

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