TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program is accepting applications for a contracted nuisance alligator trapper west of U.S. Highway 17 in Polk County. The deadline to apply is April 28, 2017. Applicants must pass a criminal history check and have no fish or wildlife law violations, and possess a valid, working email address. Applications must be received by... READ MORE

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  Tentative Applications for the Hawaii 2017 Lana‘i Mouflon sheep season should be available to the public around March 20. The deadline to apply is April 28, 2017. The 2017 Lana‘i Mouflon sheep season will consist of four (4) hunts: The Archery Only Hunt, A Special Youth Hunt, The Muzzleloading Hunt and The General Rifle Hunt. Applicants may also apply online.  A $10 dollar application fee will be assessed each person applying for the hunt.  This fee MUST... READ MORE

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  A new quarterly newsletter for hunters has been launched this month by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW).  Go Hunt Hawai‘i, is designed to help improve communication between the hunting community, other interested parties and resource managers. The public can now stay up to date on hunting-related news, receive announcements and... READ MORE

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  The United States is giving nine airlines until Saturday morning to make sure that passengers on flights from 10 overseas airports aren't carrying any electronic devices larger than smartphones with them. A senior Trump administration official said the airlines are being given 96 hours to fully implement the rules, starting 3 a.m. ET Tuesday, because... READ MORE

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The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved 2017-18 waterfowl season dates during a March 17 meeting in Grand Island. The Commission adopted waterfowl season orders that include opening the early teal season on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend – a week earlier than staff had proposed and the same as the 2016 teal season – as well as discontinuing the Public Nuisance and Health Hazard Order for crows in Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Lincoln and Phelps counties. Other dates are as follows... READ MORE

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  The pot of gold is not at the end of the rainbow; it is swimming in Empire Lakes. A $50 VISA gift card goes home with anglers who catch a specially tagged rainbow trout here. ODFW is tagging 500 legal-plus (12 to 13 inches) hatchery rainbow trout through June. Fisheries biologist Gary Vonderohe asks anglers to report tags on fish they catch even if they do not harvest them. Empire Lakes is a... READ MORE

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Drought conditions, followed by a tough winter in parts of the state, might lead to a slight reduction in the number of general season buck deer hunting permits available in Utah this fall. Permits for other species, including desert bighorn sheep, bison and pronghorn, might increase. All of the big game hunting permit recommendations for this fall's hunts are available online. In addition... READ MORE

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Washington state's wolf population grew by 28 percent last year and added at least two new packs, according to an annual report released today by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). By the end of 2016, the state was home to a minimum of 115 wolves, 20 packs, and 10 successful breeding pairs documented by WDFW field staff during surveys conducted late last year. The findings draw on information gathered from aerial surveys, remote cameras, wolf tracks, and signals from radio-collared wolves in... READ MORE

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  Fifty-three elk that were recently captured as part of an ongoing study to understand the ecology of brucellosis and elk in the Bighorn Mountains have tested negative for brucellosis.  In mid-February, 53 elk were captured over three days using a helicopter net-gunning operation in the northern and southern Bighorn Mountains and on the lower Greybull River... READ MORE  

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  The highly anticipated opening day of turkey hunting season is Saturday, Mar. 25 and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division expects that the 2017 season will be better than 2016.  Reproduction in 2016 was the best we have seen since 2011, so I am hopeful we can build on that recent success and expect 2017 to be a better hunting season, says Kevin Lowrey, Wildlife Resources Division wild turkey project coordinator. Turkey hunters also need to remember... READ MORE

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Massachusetts 2017 spring turkey hunting season opens April 24-May 20 in Zones 1-13. Permit required. Spring hunting hours: ½ hour before sunrise to 12:00 noon.Bag Limit: Annual limit of 2 wild turkeys total, only one turkey may be harvested per day; EITHER (a) 2 bearded birds in spring season (1 per day) with NO fall bird allowed, or ... READ MORE

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The Nevada Big Game Seasons and Applications Regulations magazine, the booklet used to apply for big game tags in the Silver State, is now available online. The annual publication includes all of the approved season dates and hunter choice numbers for the upcoming 2017-18 big game hunting seasons. Two important changes to note are...READ MORE

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The daily limit at Millsite Reservoir in Utah increased to 16 fish as of Wednesday, March 15. The emergency amendment to the 2017 Utah Fishing Guidebook was approved Thursday, March 9, in advance of repairs set to begin on the reservoir's dam and spillway this summer. The Emery County reservoir is being drawn down so the dam can be widened and repaired to meet new safety standards. Low water in the reservoir will... READ MORE 

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  Effective April 1, Delaware’s recreational minimum size limit for summer flounder will increase to 17 inches. DNREC Secretary David S. Small signed an Emergency Secretary’s Order to increase Delaware’s minimum size limit regulation by one inch to remain compliant with an addendum to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Delaware’s flounder four-fish possession limit and year-round open season... READ MORE

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