TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

Iowa 2020 Deer Hunting Season Opens with Youth and Disabled Hunters Sept 19-Oct 4.  Archery season early split season opens Oct 1-Dec 4. Licenses are on sale online.  The return of the white-tailed deer as a major game species in Iowa is a tribute to good landowner attitude and progressive management, research and enforcement programs. Hunters are encouraged to join the Iowa Deer Exchange Program, which is a free online database where deer hunters willing to provide venison can connect with Iowans who want venison. Additional seasons and bag limits include... READ MORE

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Iowa’s sunflower and wheat fields will be popular places on Sept 1-Nov. 29, when thousands of hunters slip into the standing flowers and field edges in the early morning darkness for the opening day of 2020 dove hunting season. The Iowa DNR includes a list of wildlife areas on the departments website where dove plots were planted and identifies the access point nearest the plot. Hunters are strongly encouraged to scout their areas before the season opens. Shooting hours are one half hour before sunrise to sunset. Daily bag limit is... READ MORE

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Iowa 16-day 2020-21 statewide teal-only hunting season begins September 1 and all indicators are pointing towards hunters having a good year in Iowa. We likely had good production on our marshes this spring. Hunters should prepare for the season by going through their equipment and replacing any that’s worn out or broken and spend some time scouting the areas they plan to hunt. Because this is a teal-only hunting season, properly identifying teal is crucial... READ MORE

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Applications for Firearm & Muzzleloader Permits Due Sept 10

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Hunters can purchase permits for the Minnesota archery deer hunts at Camp Ripley near Little Falls starting at noon on Friday, Aug. 28. Permits will remain on sale as long as they are available, or until Friday, Oct. 2. This year, the Minnesota DNR will not hold a preference lottery for Camp Ripley archery permits. Instead, hunters can purchase permits for the hunt directly, on a first-come, first served basis. Hunters will need to use surplus permit code 677 to purchase a permit, and then choose... READ MORE

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The first New Jersey managed waterfowl hunt, originally scheduled to be implemented this fall on the Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area, has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The plan involved three impoundments on the Tuckahoe side and three on the Corbin City side of the WMA. The managed hunt, including a pre-season lottery for blind reservations on the WMA, was scheduled to kick start the program's implementation for the South Zone duck season. In addition... READ MORE

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This year the Oregon bottomfish fishery opens to all depths on September 1. The all-depth halibut anglers may retain bottomfish on the same trip. The Central Oregon Coast Subarea (Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain) summer all-depth Pacific halibut season is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. These added openings give anglers additional opportunity to harvest the halibut quota. The next halibut fishing opening will be August 27-29, and continue every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday until.... READ MORE

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced an emergency public fish salvage at Jumbo (Julesburg) Reservoir effective Monday, Aug. 24. Due to high irrigation demand created by severe drought, the water level in Jumbo Reservoir is expected to decline to a point that will likely result in a loss of the entire fishery resource. Water levels are expected to be below the boat ramp within about a week, eliminating access to trailer-launched boats. The public salvage is being announced in order to optimize use of the fishery resource as outlined... READ MORE

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Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division announce the 2020 early Canada goose and early Teal hunting seasons. Early Canada goose season is Sept. 5-27, 2020 with a daily limit of 5 geese, and early teal season is Sept. 12-27, 2020, with a daily limit of 6 teal.  Where do you go to hunt teal or geese? People can hunt at any of the Georgia Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) that are open for small game hunting during the statewide teal and goose seasons, or even at beaver ponds and... READ MORE

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that archery hunting for white-tailed and sika deer opens statewide Sept. 11, and continues through Jan. 30, 2021. New for the upcoming deer season, archery and muzzleloader hunters may participate in Primitive Deer Hunt Days from Feb. 1-3, 2021. During this special season, hunters may use vertical longbows, vertical recurve bows, flintlock, or sidelock percussion muzzleloaders only. Telescopic and electronic aiming devices are prohibited during... READ MORE

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On October 1, The New Hampshire 2020 ruffed grouse, woodcock, and snowshoe hare seasons each open, all of which are exciting species to pursue and make excellent table fare. Small game hunters will want to check out the New Hampshire Small Game Summary Report, which presents final data from the Small Game Hunter Survey and the Ruffed Grouse Wing and Tail Survey, both conducted by the NH Fish and Game Department each year. If you hunt small game, please take part in this year’s surveys... READ MORE

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Arkansas’s early Canada goose season runs from Sept. 1-30 each year, and it has a small but devoted group of hunters who enjoy the opportunity. The bag limit during the early Canada goose season is five per hunter per day, much more than the regular season’s two a day. However, usual waterfowl hunting rules apply to this special hunt. Only steel shot or federally approved nontoxic shot may be used. Shotguns must be plugged, so a firearm can hold no more than three rounds. In addition... READ MORE

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