TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

  The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the reopening of recreational and commercial mussel harvesting from the south jetty of the Columbia River to the north jetty of Yaquina Bay at Newport. Shellfish samples taken from the area indicate levels of the paralytic shellfish toxin (PST) have dropped below the ;alert level. The area was originally closed to mussel harvesting October 13. As a result, all mussel harvesting is now open along the entire Oregon coast. Meanwhile... READ MORE

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Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer season opens Saturday, Nov. 18, and Department of Natural Resources staff are enthusiastic about the prospects for 2017. We are coming out of a third straight mild winter and a good summer growing season, so as expected we are seeing good to excellent deer numbers throughout most of the state, said DNR big game ecologist Kevin Wallenfang. In general, we are anticipating an overall increase in... READ MORE

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  The owner and one employee of a Galesville, Wisconsin, deer farm will face criminal charges and civil penalties for allegedly running an illegal deer-hunting operation, the State of Wisconsin recently announced. A joint investigation by the Wisconsin DNR and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection revealed that, Travis Brush, owner, and Randall Hoff, an employee, of Brush Ranch Outfitters were involved in luring wild deer into a high-fenced captive deer farm with the intent to... READ MORE

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   As we express our gratitude to the brave men and women who serve our country, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them (By: John Fitzgerald Kennedy).   Backcountry Press hopes everyone has a great holiday. News will resume Monday November 13th. 

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To repair the spillway and outlet valve, lake levels needed to be dropped significantly at Woodson State Fishing Lake, and KDWPT Fisheries and Public Lands staff decided to drain the lake entirely so the lake’s fishery could be renovated and angling access enhanced. A public fish salvage, removing daily creel and length limits but still requiring...READ MORE

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Kentucky’s annual deer harvest and fills many freezers with protein-rich venison is almost here. Modern gun deer season opens statewide Nov. 11, 2017. Opening day should be spot on, said Gabe Jenkins, deer program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Our gun hunters should have some fantastic deer activity. The start of the season falls early this year. It touches on the end of the chase period and continues into... READ MORE

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In a continuing effort to increase access to hunting and fishing on public lands, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a final rule to open or expand opportunities across 132,000 acres on 10 national wildlife refuges. This will bring the number of refuges where the public may hunt up to 373 and up to 311 where fishing is permitted. The final rule opens more than... READ MORE

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  West Virginia duck hunters may have more waterfowl opportunities than ever due to ongoing efforts on wildlife management areas. With excellent habitat and some cold weather up north, West Virginia duck hunting could be great this fall. Michael Peters, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Small Game project leader says that waterfowl variety and availability varies during each of the three segments. The early segment seems to produce mostly puddle ducks, such as... READ MORE

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  The application period for Alaska Draw hunts is November 1, 8am – December 15, 5pm (AKST). Species hunted are: mountain goat, bison, caribou, elk, black bear, brown bear (including Kodiak brown bear), moose and muskox. Most drawing hunts are available to both residents and nonresidents. Drawing hunts require an application fee and are awarded by lottery.  All applications submitted are final and application fees will not be refunded. Non-residents in order to apply MUST...  READ MORE 

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The application period for Alaska 2018 Tier I & II hunts is November 1, 8am – December 15, 5pm (AKST). Paper applications must be postmarked on or before November 30th. Tier I & II subsistence permits are available to Alaska residents only. Species hunted are: moose, caribou and muskox. The results of the November 1 – December 15, 2017 Draw, Tier I/II, and Community Subsistence Harvest application period are expected to be available online by...  READ MORE

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Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary statewide total of 350 wild turkeys during the 2017 Fall Shotgun Turkey Season. The 2017 total compares with the statewide fall gun turkey harvest of 385 in 2016. The 2017 season dates were October 21-29. Fall gun wild turkey hunting was open in 56 of Illinois’ 102 counties. The top counties for fall gun harvest in 2017 were Jo Daviess (46), Jefferson (23), Wayne (21), Williamson (21)and... READ MORE

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Excitement and anticipation are building for Nebraskans as the Nov. 11 opener of firearm deer season approaches. Deer populations for 2017 are higher for mule deer and about the same for whitetails. Favorable habitat and weather conditions this past year should provide for good fawn production and good survival of adults and fawns. The state’s mule deer herd produced the highest harvest on record in... READ MORE

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  Hunters from around the country returned to rural Nebraska on Oct. 28-29 to partake in a coveted outdoor tradition – the upland bird hunting season opener. Overall, hunter success on the opening weekend was slightly lower than 2016, but hunter success for pheasants was highest in the southwest and northwest regions. Good quail numbers were reported throughout the southern half of Nebraska but very few hunters were targeting... READ MORE

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The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission increased the number of licenses available for a special Custer State Park antlerless elk hunting season from 20 to 60. The online-only application period opened Nov. 7, and will close on Nov. 15 at 8 a.m. CST. In addition, four new antlerless elk hunting units (for residents only) were established. The additional 40 licenses will be equally distributed through... READ MORE

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With duck hunting season getting underway in most of the state in early November, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is reminding waterfowl hunters to clean, drain and dry boats and equipment before traveling from lake to lake to help avoid spreading invasive species like giant salvinia and zebra mussels. Invasive species like giant salvinia can quickly grow to cover expanses of fresh water, which can block... READ MORE

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