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  ATTN ANGLERS: You can choose from hundreds of 2017 USA fishing Contests, Derbies and Tournaments. Our fishing directory is one of the largest in the country and updated throughout the season. Whether an event is for freshwater or saltwater water, they are listed here. If your looking for an exciting way to have more fun fishing check it out today... READ MORE 

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More than 160 coyotes have been killed across the state since the Georgia Department of Natural Resource’s 2017 coyote challenge started in March and runs to August. The challenge allows hunters and trappers the chance to win a lifetime sporting license by harvesting up to five coyotes each month and presenting the carcass at a DNR field office. Each kill counts as an... READ MORE

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Women are invited to participate in a variety of outdoor activities during a fall workshop at Deep Portage Learning Center in Hackensack from Friday, Sept. 29, to Sunday, Oct. 1, through the Becoming an Outdoors Woman program of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Classes include firearms training and shooting, archery, bow hunting, and more. The workshop is meant for women ages 18 and up but girls ages 14 to 17 are welcome to attend with parents or guardians. The $195 registration fee includes... READ MORE

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  After an absence of at least a century, American shad have returned to the Musconetcong River in Hunterdon and Warren counties, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced. The confirmation of American shad in the Musconetcong River marks a significant milestone in the effort to restore this fish in the Delaware River Basin, said Eric Schrading, Supervisor of the New Jersey Field Office for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. As the shad population continues to rebuild, anglers are reminded that... READ MORE

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The controlled hunts, held Oct. 13 and 14 under the auspices of the DNR, will take place on four designated areas ranging in size from 132 acres to 1,000 acres.  Each area is designated: Bow Only; Muzzleloader and Shotgun with Slugs; or Muzzleloader Only. Hunters must indicate the bow or firearm they wish to use on the application. The maximum bag limit during the GBO hunt is two antlerless deer (one per day). An on-site lottery will be held each day to allow... READ MORE

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  The West Virginia DNR is now accepting applications for a limited number of permits for black bear hunting during the traditional deer gun season in eight counties. The application deadline is midnight Aug. 13. Hunters with these permits will be allowed to hunt bear without dogs on public and private land in Cabell, Doddridge, Harrison, Lincoln, Marion, Marshall, Mineral and Wetzel counties, from Nov. 20 through Dec. 2, 2017. Resident landowners, their resident children or resident tenants who live on the land are not required to apply for a limited bear firearms season permit or purchase a class DS bear hunting stamp to hunt on their own land. Counties open for bear hunting during the buck-gun season are... READ MORE

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  High water levels have prompted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to issue an executive order temporarily restricting public access to Everglades and Francis S. Taylor, Holey Land, and Rotenberger Wildlife Management Areas. These three areas are in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. This action is necessary because high water levels force area wildlife to take refuge on tree islands and levees, resulting in high levels of stress for these animals. Effective at midnight on June 14, the order prohibits... READ MORE

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  The Maryland Department of Natural Resources confirmed a St. Mary’s County man has set a new state fishing record for white catfish. The fish was recognized as a game fish a few years ago, but until now nobody had broken the seven-pound minimum weight to be eligible for state records. Jacob Vosburgh, 20, of Lexington Park, caught the fish recorded at 8.27 pounds June 1 in the lower Potomac River. The white catfish was... READ MORE

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  Following a series of public meetings on the Texas coast to seek angler input, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), along with the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, and the U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), have reached an agreement that will allow private recreational anglers to catch red snapper in federal waters on weekends this summer. The framework agreed upon for the 2017 season will allow recreational anglers to fish for red snapper in federal and state waters for 39 weekend days beginning Friday, June 16 and running through Labor Day. The open fishing days each week would be... READ MORE

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  The 2017 Big Buck Expo July 7 through July 9 will be held at Lakeland Center, 701 Lime St. Lakeland, FL. The Big Buck Expo at the RP Funding Center will feature over 200 exhibitors from the following industries: archery equipment, land management, treestands and blinds, outdoor lifestyle, hunting accessories and outfitters. Everything at this year's expo caters to hunters of all ages so bring the whole family for a day of fun! Shoot at the ranges, see monster bucks and... READ MORE

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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is encouraging commercial fishers in the state to report and turn in any specimens of invasive black carp captured in their nets in the Illinois River, or in the Illinois waters of the Mississippi, Ohio and Wabash rivers.  Commercial fishers can earn a bounty of $100 for black carp.  The bounty is available only to commercial fishers, and is not available to individual recreational sport fishers, who are unlikely to catch black carp. For commercial fishers who... READ MORE

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  Michigan Pheasant Restoration Initiative coalition partners recently compiled a 2016 annual report, now available online. Highlights of the report, which details the initiative’s accomplishments in 2016, include: Sixteen pheasant cooperatives actively are working, with 14 more cooperatives currently in development. Also... READ MORE 

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