TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

Following the New Mexico Department of Health’s public health order regarding mass gatherings and in an effort to prevent transmission of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), the New Mexico DGF has Services Available for Hunters, Anglers and Outdoor Recreationalist. Hunters and others are urged to apply online. Customers seeking general information including; license sales and harvest reporting can still reach the Department by... READ MORE

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  In response to the developing public health situation with COVID-19 the in-person drawing for the Ohio 2020 youth turkey hunting at Lake La Su An Wildlife Area will be changed to a mail-in drawing this year. The in-person drawing scheduled for Saturday, March 21 has been cancelled. Those interested in entering the drawing should send a notecard in an envelope. Envelopes must be postmarked by Wednesday, March 25 or delivered to... READ MORE

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Ohio anglers interested in fishing the trout stream at the Castalia State Fish Hatchery must submit an application form between March 1 and March 31, 2020, in order to be eligible for the random drawing. A half-mile section of the creek, located at the Castalia State Fish Hatchery in Erie County, will again be open to a limited number of anglers on selected dates between May 1 and November 27, 2020. Participation is determined by a random drawing, which is held in... READ MORE

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   The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon ODFW announce the closure of razor clam harvesting on the central Oregon coast. Recreational and commercial razor clam harvesting is now closed from Cascade Head (north of Lincoln City) to the California border for elevated levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid. Recreational and commercial razor clam harvesting remains open from the Columbia River to... READ MORE

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Arizona hunters still have an opportunity to receive a hunt permit-tag for select 2020 elk hunts. There are 824 leftover hunt permit-tags — 677 for the minimal occurrence zone/low density (general) hunt in game management units 12A, 12B, 13A and 13B. All remaining hunt permit-tags will be available for purchase on a first-come, first-served basis as follows... READ MORE

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   If you’re looking for big bass and plenty of good angling action, look to South Arkansas. According to the recently released 2019 Arkansas Tournament Information Program Annual Report, south Arkansas lakes such as Lake Columbia, Lake Erling and Millwood Lake had the best overall rankings among Arkansas bass tournament results last year. The report is compiled each year using voluntary data supplied by... READ MORE

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A wild deer in Dakota County was confirmed positive for chronic wasting disease, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said. The deer, an adult male, was reported by a local resident near Farmington as displaying neurological symptoms and was tested as part of the DNR’s risk-based disease surveillance program. It is the first detection of the fatal neurological disease in a wild deer in this county, and... READ MORE

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The South Dakota GFP Commission has established a length limit on flathead catfish. The new rule limits the harvest of flathead catfish 30 inches or longer to one per day on inland waters, as part of the catfish daily limit. The restriction included all waters in the state, including border waters, and originated from the public petition process. The department recommended to the commission that the “one-over-30 inches” regulation for flathead catfish also apply to... READ MORE

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   The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission proposed to extend the youth pheasant season to include two full weekends. The proposal originated through the public petition process. To comment in person, the public hearing will be held April 2 at 2 p.m. CDT at Good Earth State Park located at 26924 480th Avenue in Sioux Falls. Individuals can also comment online or... READ MORE

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The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission deadlocked on a proposal allowing the use of rifles to hunt turkeys on private land during the West River spring turkey season. The 2020 spring season opens April 4. After much discussion and public testimony, four commissioners voted in favor and four commissioners voted against the proposal, leaving the current regulation in place which does not allow... READ MORE

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   The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission voted to allow up to a total of eight bighorn sheep licenses for the 2020 season. Applications open April 16. Of the eight licenses, one will be an auction license and the revenue specifically used for bighorn sheep management. The commission also established a new hunting unit in Custer and Pennington counties, modified an existing hunting unit for Custer and... READ MORE

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   The Florida (FWC) is excited to announce the 6th annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Festival May 16 and 17 at AJ's Seafood and Oyster Bar and HarborWalk Village in Destin. Come out and celebrate the fight against invasive lionfish with the FWC and Destin – Fort Walton Beach. You can REGISTER online now to participate in the 2020 lionfish tournament.  Activities at the festival will include... READ MORE

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The State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife has built a new online hunt application within the Go Hunt Hawaii website!  Going forward this will be the system you will use to apply for Mouflon Sheep and Axis Deer hunting on Lanai. The new system will be live beginning March 23, 2020. In preparation for the upcoming hunt application period, we highly recommend that... READ MORE

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   The Nevada big game application period opens Monday, March 16 online at the departments website. NDOW has multiple resources to help you apply, including the Big Game Hunting Regulations, bonus point data, Big Game Application Seminars on March 25 in Reno and Las Vegas (see page 34 of regulations book), and more. Hunters need a tag to hunt Nevada's big game populations like mule deer, bighorn sheep, elk, mountain goats or ... READ MORE

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   A week of dizzying escalation has seen the coronavirus pandemic spread to more than 120 countries. Many outdoor sporting events and tournaments have been canceled or postponed to combat the spread of this virus. By Friday, school closures and event cancellations in the U.S. and Europe were mounting so fast it was difficult to keep track -- So please check for any cancellations of events or tournaments in your area. As a consequence of... READ MORE

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