TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

   To help prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease, the Minnesota DNR is adjusting bans on the feeding of deer in certain parts of the state. The DNR will expand deer feeding bans in central Minnesota started Monday, Feb. 24, due to additional discoveries of chronic wasting disease in captive deer in late 2019. New counties included in the deer feeding ban are: Carlton, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine and Pope. The deer feeding ban will remain in... READ MORE

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The Missouri (MDC) reminds landowners that registration is now open for landowners seeking free or discounted deer and turkey hunting permits. Starting this year, resident landowners with 20 or more contiguous acres and nonresident landowners with 75 or more contiguous acres may qualify for landowner deer and turkey permits. Aplications can be completed and submitted online, or printed applications can be picked up at MDC offices. The applications must... READ MORE

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   Missouri 2020 Paddlefish snagging season opens march 15. Spring spawning causes the fish to congregate in some rivers and lakes, giving anglers using heavy tackle a chance to snag paddlefish from March 15 to April 30. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free discover nature families paddlefish snagging clinic on Saturday, April 11, at Warsaw. Registration is required and participants can register starting March 10... READ MORE

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Montana, sportsmen and women are alarmed as 600,000 acres of privately-owned land  in the northwestern part of the state, that has historically been open for hunting and fishing is about to change hands. Some of this land was obtained through historic railroad grants that changed hands from one timber company to another. Over the decades, those timber companies traditionally allowed hunting, fishing and camping without a fee. Elk, moose, whitetail and mule deer, as well as mountain lion, black bear and wolf are all inhabitants. Currently... READ MORE

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   Wyoming is known as an outdoor paradise because it has plenty of public land to roam. Lawmakers there are looking to continue that trend with the potential purchase of 1 million acres in the southern part of the state. The state of Wyoming is considering buying 1 million acres of land—half the size of Yellowstone National Park--and 4 million acres of mineral and energy rights along the I-80 corridor, currently owned by Occidental Petroleum. The land is... READ MORE

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   The FWC is seeking feedback on a draft rule amendment, which if passed, would prohibit importing or possessing carcasses or certain parts therefrom of all members of the deer family originating from outside of Florida. This rule amendment is being proposed to reduce the risk of chronic wasting disease (CWD) being introduced into or spread throughout Florida. Public meetings will be held from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. local time or... READ MORE

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The Florida (FWC) set the long-term bay scallop season in Gulf County (including St. Joseph Bay) to open Aug. 16 through Sept. 24 each year beginning in 2021. The 2020 season is also Aug. 16 through Sept 24, and was set late last year after working closely with the local community. The chosen dates allow the FWC to balance stakeholder and community desires with... READ MORE

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The Florida (FWC) approved several regulatory changes aimed at achieving fishery management goals in Biscayne National Park. As part of the Fishery Management Plan, the FWC and the National Park Service agreed that FWC would develop fishing regulations for the park with the goal of increasing the size and abundance of targeted species by at least 20% within the park. Approved changes will go into effect July 1, 2020, and include... READ MORE

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   The popular Florida 2020 Gulf red snapper recreational season is set to open June 11 through July 25, with a possible fall reopening if quota is available. This season will apply to those fishing from private recreational vessels in Gulf state and federal waters, and to charter vessels that do not have a federal reef fish permit and are limited to fishing in state waters only. In addition... READ MORE

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The Georgia (DNR) recently announced it will close the recreational Bluefish fishery in March and April for 2020. The move comes as state fishery managers seek to find a suitable solution to meet a mandate by an interstate fishery-management agency to reduce the number of Bluefish recreationally harvested every year. A recent stock assessment by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission found that Bluefish are overfished.  This means... READ MORE

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   Georgia saltwater anglers now have the opportunity to earn $100 rewards while contributing important data to help scientists manage the state's Red Drum population. Red Drum along the state's 105-mile coast have been tagged with pink tags worth $100 per return. When anglers catch a Red Drum with one of these pink tags, they are asked to remove the tag, record the date, location and total length of the catch, and... READ MORE

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  Proposed white-tailed deer hunting season dates and bag limits for the fall of 2020 were presented to the Ohio Wildlife Council on Wednesday, Feb. 19, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Hunting season dates and bag limits are proposed by Division of Wildlife biologists. The proposed deer season dates for 2020-2021 are... READ MORE

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is now accepting public comment on proposed changes to saltwater fishing regulations for 2020-2021. These changes are focused on the recreational and commercial flounder fishery and paddle craft licenses. TPWD will be taking public comment on the following proposed changes... READ MORE

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   The current testing process can take weeks, which could allow for the disease to spread as wildlife managers and hunters await results. But a new, faster process is being developed, and it could be the answer to better management of CWD outbreaks and a boon for the scent companies that have seen their products outlawed or restricted. Real Time Quaking Induced Conversion (RT-QuIC), which began development in... READ MORE

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