TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

   In a recent video conference, the KWPT Commission approved the 2020-21 antelope, elk and deer seasons. The Commission also approved a provision that allows big game animals taken with an antlerless-only permit to be quartered in the field as long as sex organs remain naturally attached for proof of an animal’s sex during transport, Draw-lock devices as legal archery equipment and Expansion of Urban Deer Management Unit 19. Hunting season dates approved are as follows... READ MORE

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In a recent video conference, the KWPT Commission approved the 2020-21 waterfowl season date. The Commission also approved staff recommendations to maintain current duck hunting zone boundaries, and to split the current sandhill crane management unit into two separate zones – a central zone and a western zone – in an effort to create early-season hunting opportunities across western Kansas. Hunting season dates approved are as follows... READ MORE

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   Recreational salmon and steelhead fishing on the Columbia River will reopen for four days in May under rules adopted today by the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife. OPEN DATES are Tuesday, May 5, Thursday, May 7, Saturday, May 9, and Wednesday, May 13.  The daily adult bag limit is two hatchery salmonids (Chinook or steelhead) of which no more than one may be a Chinook. Shad may also be retained. OPEN AREAS are from... READ MORE

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   The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced the recreational ocean salmon, groundfish and Pacific halibut fisheries scheduled to open May 1 will proceed as planned. However, anglers are reminded to abide by all state and local health guidelines regarding non-essential travel and physical distancing. Anglers are also advised to check with local authorities on the status of harbor services and access points as... READ MORE

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The 2020 Spring squirrel hunting season begins Saturday (May 2) in Louisiana and the LDWF reminds hunters to use social distancing practices due to the coronavirus pandemic. Spring squirrel season runs from May 2-24. The daily bag limit for squirrels during the spring is three with nine as the possession limit for the season. LDWF also reminds squirrel hunters planning on hunting on state wildlife management areas (WMAs) to... READ MORE

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   Maryland 2020 trophy-sized striped bass may be targeted in the Chesapeake Bay from May 1 through May 15 with the following guidelines. Bag limit is one fish per person, with a 35-inch minimum size limit  Marylanders are reminded that the governor’s Stay at Home directive to reduce COVID-19 transmission remains in place, and recreational fishing and boating are currently prohibited. However... READ MORE

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Missouri (MDC) will offer Missourians the state’s first elk-hunting season in modern history starting this fall 2020. Apply for the random elk-permit drawing May 1 - 31 online, through MDC's free MO Hunting app, through a permit vendor, or by calling 1-800-392-4115. MDC will issue five permits for hunting bull elk for the 2020 season this fall. Four general permits will be for the public and one permit will be reserved for... READ MORE

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   The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Tyler Goodale of Poplar Bluff for catching a new state-record spotted sucker. The 5-pound, 4-ounce fish not only breaks the previous state-record, a 3-pound, 10-ounce fish caught in 2014 also by Goodale, but also qualifies for the world record. Goodale was fishing at Duck Creek Conservation Area April 1 when he caught the fish using... READ MORE

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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' deadlines for residents and non-residents to apply for special license drawings is May 1 for bison, moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat; and June 1 for the elk B, deer B and antelope license drawings. Resident hunters applying for bison, moose, sheep and goat licenses need only submit a nonrefundable $10 application fee per license and then pay the full license fee of $125 if successful. Non-residents... READ MORE

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   Montana's SuperTag chances for the hunt of a lifetime are on sale. Hunters can win the SuperTag drawing by purchasing one or more $5 SuperTag chances for the fall 2020 hunting season. Eight SuperTag hunt licenses are offered—moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, elk, deer, antelope, mountain lion and bison. Winners may hunt any district open to the species for which they won a tag. SuperTags are available at... READ MORE

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   The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to remind anglers that fishing for wild winter steelhead is closed throughout the Santiam Basin including the North and South Santiam rivers. In the wake of poor Chinook salmon returns in 2019 and a low fall Chinook forecast for 2020, the ODFW recently announced that it is reducing the bag limit on Siletz River early returning wild Chinook to one adult Chinook per day, effective May. 1 through July 31. READ MORE

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   ODFW fisheries managers announce the following decisions on the 2020 Pacific halibut sportfishing season openings for Columbia River all-depth and nearshore, Central Coast spring all-depth, Central Coast nearshore and Southern Oregon Subarea. Many boat ramps and access points along the coast remain closed – anglers are encouraged to be certain the facilities they plan to use are open before heading out. ODFW strongly recommends... READ MORE

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   The Iowa 2020-21 deer hunting application period opens for both resident and non-residents on May 2, 2020 at 6 a.m. and closes June 7, 2020 at midnight, CST. Preference point purchases and applications will only be accepted during this time. The 2020-21 Deer hunting season schedule will be out shortly. MANDATORY HARVEST REPORTING - ALL hunters who harvest a deer or wild turkey must report the harvest to the DNR by midnight on the day after it is tagged, or... READ MORE

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   California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham delayed the start of the trout opener in Alpine, Inyo and Mono counties. The director made this decision in consultation with California Fish and Game Commission President Eric Sklar. The trout season was scheduled to open in these three counties this Saturday, April 25. The delay to the opener in these counties expires May 31, 2020. In addition... READ MORE

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California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham has issued a declaration closing the California Dungeness crab fishery south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line (Districts 10, 17, 18 and 19) on May 15 at 11:59 p.m. to protect whales and sea turtles from entanglement in fishing gear. NO vessel may deploy commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear, take or possess crab in Districts 10, 17, 18 or 19 due to... READ MORE

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