TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

  Communities across South Dakota rolled out the orange carpet for pheasant hunters Saturday Oct 21, for the 2017 pheasant hunting season opener. The pheasant hunting opportunities in South Dakota continue to be the best in the country, said South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Secretary Kelly Hepler. Traditions around the South Dakota pheasant opener are special. Whether it’s a first-time hunter harvesting their first rooster, or an avid outdoorsman meeting up with long-time friends and sharing a hunt, this is what we live for and why visitors flock to our state. Reports in the field indicate the following... READ MORE

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The 2016 Texas quail season served as a renaissance reminder of how good hunting can be when all the right elements converge. Specifically, weather and habitat aligned to create a super boom year for quail production that led to exceptional hunts the likes of which had not been seen in many years. Quail enthusiasts are hoping some of that magic will carry over this fall when the season gets under way Saturday, Oct. 28. For that to happen, a... READ MORE

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  Michigans House of Representatives is urging the state Natural Resources Commission to establish a sandhill crane hunting season, and the vote passed without debate. These large birds cause even larger headaches for farmers across the state of Michigan, and that has been a big reason for the recent discussions about starting a hunting season for the bird sometimes referred to as ribeye of the sky. The establishment of a hunting season will help... READ MORE

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Youth ages 15 and younger are encouraged to participate in special youth pheasant hunts during the Oct. 21-22 statewide youth pheasant, quail and partridge season. Rooster pheasants will be released at 14 wildlife management areas before the special youth hunt season. The special hunts are open to the public, and the number of participants is not limited. No registration or special permit is required. Special regulations posted at each of the 14 WMAs will... READ MORE

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  Oklahoma now has a new record typical elk in its Cy Curtis Awards Program. And the record-holder is just 15 years old. Olivia Parry of Camargo was just 14 and on her first elk hunt when she bagged the bull elk on private land in Dewey County on Oct. 16, 2016. After the mandatory drying period, the 5-by-5 rack was scored at 377 6/8, shattering the existing Cy Curtis record by 39 2/8. Olivia and her father, Scott Parry, who is the Northwest Region Wildlife Supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, began the hunt the... READ MORE

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  Utah's waterfowl hunting season just started, but biologists with the Division of Wildlife Resources are already formulating ideas for the 2018–2019 hunt. One idea is to allow hunters to keep more pintail ducks. This season, hunters may take only one pintail a day. Starting with the 2018–2019 season, hunters might be allowed to keep two pintails a day. Biologists are also recommending... READ MORE

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The West Virginia State Parks system is giving back to military servicemen and women by offering a special discount to veterans who stay overnight at select parks and forests between Oct. 29 and Nov. 16. The offer, good for 50 percent off regular lodge and cabin rental rates, is available to military personnel who have served or are currently in reserve or active duty. Participating areas include... READ MORE

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  Arizona 2017-18 quail hunting outlook promising as season opened October 6 for Gambel's & Scaled Quail. Good winter precipitation particularly benefitted Gambel’s quail, the best-known and most widespread of the state’s three main species. That led to spring call counts that were almost double what they were in 2016 and higher than the average of the last 10 years (2008-2017). Throw in statewide summer rains that sustained forage and habitat conditions, and it was... READ MORE

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Idaho harvest season for adipose-clipped hatchery steelhead opened Sunday, Oct. 15 on the Snake, Salmon and Clearwater rivers. Anglers should note some NEW regulation changes. The Fish and Game Commission on Friday, Oct. 13 approved opening the harvest season, but reduced the traditional daily bag limit from three to two adipose-clipped hatchery steelhead in the Snake and Salmon rivers, with additional restrictions in... READ MORE

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  Idaho pheasant season is the last upland game bird season to open for the fall. Beginning Saturday Oct 21 in Areas 2 & 3, hunters will get more opportunity for stocked birds at several Fish and Game's Wildlife Management Areas. Daily Bag Limit is 3 cocks, Possession Limit of 9 cocks The season will run from Oct 21 through Nov 30. Hunters should beware of special rules pertaining to WMAs where pheasants are stocked... READ MORE

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's annual North American waterfowl breeding and population habitat survey showed 2017 habitat conditions were similar to, or improved, compared to 2016, with a few exceptions. The top-five most harvested ducks in Idaho include mallards, American wigeon, American green-winged teal, gadwall, and common goldeneye. Idaho hunters harvest more Canada geese and... READ MORE

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Kansas 2017-18 goose hunting season opens Oct 28.  By the time goose season comes around, most bird hunters have warmed up their dogs on a dove or teal hunt, put a few rounds through their shotgun at the opening of duck season, and are now primed for the big birds – geese. Canada geese, which include the giant Canadas that can weigh upwards of 12 pounds, and light geese (snows and Ross’) kick off the first of the Kansas goose seasons, followed by white-fronted geese. Seasons details are as follows... READ MORE

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