TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

   The Bronx Zoo is reporting that eight big cats at their facility have tested positive for COVID-19. The zoo, which has been closed since March 16, first discovered that a four-year old female Malayan tiger tested positive for the virus on April 5. Meanwhile, three other tigers and three African lions were also showing similar symptoms. So while zoo officials tested the four-year old tiger under anesthesia, the other cats were tested by... READ MORE

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Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus type 2, a highly contagious and fatal disease of rabbits and hares has been detected for the first time in Colorado. Cases have now been reported in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. RHDV-2 is considered a foreign animal disease and is of high concern at the state and federal levels. Until recently, RHDV-2 was not considered a virus that would infect North American cottontails or hares. RHDV-2 does NOT affect humans or... READ MORE

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   Iowa Walleye season opens the first Saturday in May and runs through February 14 each year on Spirit Lake, East Okoboji Lake and West Okoboji Lake. There is a protected slot limit on walleyes from 17- to 22-inches, with only one walleye over 22-inches allowed per day on Spirit Lake, East and West Okoboji Lake, Upper and Lower Gar Lake and Minnewashta Lake. The daily limit is three walleyes with a possession limit of six. Special rules due to COVID-19 apply... READ MORE

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Iowa Hunters who bag a turkey this spring are encouraged to keep one of the lower legs to be tested for the presence of Lymphoproliferative Disease (LPDV). We want hunters to be aware of this disease. We conducted a small project last year and had several birds test positive so we know it’s here. What we don’t know is the range and extent and if its having an impact on our turkey population, said Jim Coffey, forest wildlife research biologist for the Iowa DNR. In addition... READ MORE

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   Oregon 2020 Spring Chinook season will open in Hells Canyon on April 25 from the Dug Bar boat ramp to the boundary below Hells Canyon Dam. While fishing seasons remain open in Oregon to residents only, efforts should be maintained by participants to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Snake River spring Chinook are currently migrating up the main stem Columbia River and will be arriving in the Oregon section of the Snake in the upcoming weeks. The daily bag limit is... READ MORE

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   Every year, a few hunters return and exchange their general season elk tag. Often the returned tags are highly sought-after tags, so Idaho Fish and Game has identified a more consistent and transparent way of handling them. The following goes into effect April 23: 1) The exchange of over-the-counter elk tags for returned tags from sold-out capped zones. 2) The sale of the returned elk tags after capped elk zone tags sell out, or... READ MORE

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Some welcome news for deer hunters after biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission detected no evidence of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the state’s wild white-tailed deer herd. As part of their annual CWD surveillance effort, biologists tested more than 2,300 deer during the 2019-20 sampling season by collecting deer tissue sample across the state from hunters, meat processors, taxidermists, road-kills, and... READ MORE

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The TWRA has opened turkey hunting in the Mississippi River Floodwaters Zone. The Mississippi River Floodwaters Zone includes all lands, public and private, from the northern border with Kentucky (Mississippi River Mile 715) to the southern border with Mississippi (Mississippi River Mile 905) and from the western border of Tennessee, east to the base of the Mississippi River Bluff. TWRA is closely monitoring the Mississippi River at Caruthersville (Mo.) because the river is predicted to rise... READ MORE

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   While the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a delay to the April season along the California coast, salmon anglers can look forward to robust seasons ahead. The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) recommended the following 2020 season dates for the state’s four management areas: The Klamath Management Zone, The Fort Bragg and San Francisco areas and The Monterey area... READ MORE

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The Maine Moose Permit Drawing, an iconic event that attracts thousands of spectators every year, will now be a virtual broadcast event scheduled for Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. If you havent applied yet for your moose permit, you still have until 11:59 p.m. on May 14 to get your chance at the hunt of a lifetime. Just visit Maine's DNR website and fill out your moose permit application. As the date of the lottery nears, the department will be publishing a schedule of... READ MORE

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   The following waterfowl regulations became effective in early 2020. Any new regulations related to hunting and trapping are NOT reflected in the printed version of the 2020 Connecticut Hunting and Trapping Guide. However, they are reflected in the hunting guide information on the DEEP website. One area of the Quinnipiac River and two areas of the West River in New Haven, West Haven, and Guilford are closed to hunting. This information will be included in the 2020-2021 Migratory Bird Hunting Guide. The closed areas are... READ MORE

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   The following deer regulations became effective in early 2020. Any new regulations related to hunting and trapping are NOT reflected in the printed version of the 2020 Connecticut Hunting and Trapping Guide. However, they are reflected in the hunting guide information on the DEEP website. The marine fishing regulations will be included in the 2020 Fishing Guide (which will be available soon)... READ MORE

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Tag numbers for some Oregon deer and elk hunts this fall have been reduced from the numbers shown in the 2020 Big Game Regulations. The reduction of a total of 3,953 buck tags and 287 antlerless deer tags affects deer hunts in Desolation, Fort Rock, Hood, Metolius, Mt Emily, Northside, Paulina, Silver Lake, Sprague, Ukiah, Walla Walla, and White River Units. A total of 670 elk tags are being reduced in...READ MORE

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The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) recently announced that the 2020 creel limit for Lake Erie yellow perch will remain at 30 per day and the creel limit for walleye will stay at six per day.  The 2019 assessment showed that both yellow perch and walleye populations remain at maintenance levels, said Chuck Murray, the PFBC's Lake Erie biologist. Based on this, the 2020 creel limits will...READ MORE

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