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The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) and partners will host a workshop and special turkey hunt on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Spaces are limited, so youth hunters ages 11-16 must register no later than March 22. Young hunters, accompanying adults and guides will gather... READ MORE

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  A new law passed by the North Dakota Legislature will result in the State Game and Fish Department to propose Oct. 7 as opening day of the 2017 pheasant hunting season, one week earlier than what the department earlier announced. Senate Bill 2318, signed into law March 14, requires North Dakota’s pheasant season to open no later than Oct. 12. Game and Fish Department director Terry Steinwand said the new law means... READ MORE

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North Dakota’s spring light goose season opened Feb. 18 and continues through May 14. Residents must have a valid current season 2016-17 (valid through March 31) or 2017-18 (required April 1) combination license; or a small game, and general game and habitat license. The 2017-18 license is available for purchase beginning March 15. Nonresidents need a 2017 spring light goose season license. In addition... READ MORE

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Special opportunities will be offered for young hunters seeking wild turkeys this spring according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Two special youth turkey hunting drawings are coming in April. First is Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area. The drawing on Saturday, April 1, 2017 for a special, controlled turkey hunting opportunity at Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area in Trumbull County. Second is... READ MORE

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  Evidence of Oklahoma’s bumper crop of big bucks was in no short supply at the Wildlife Department’s first March Rack Madness event March 6. Attendees presented more than two dozen deer antler sets (and one pronghorn) for certified measurers to examine and render an official number. The highlight of the event was a public scoring session of the potential record mule deer harvested this past season in Cimarron County by Ron Jones of Pryor. Observers ringed a table to watch during the hourlong process as a panel of Wildlife Department scorers carefully... READ MORE

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  Rhode Island 2017 spring turkey hunting season opens soon. Youth turkey season is April 22 and 23 and Statewide spring gobbler season is April 27 to May 21. Season bag and possession limits is One (1) bearded turkey in the spring season and a permit must be purchased to hunt. Wild Turkey hunting is permitted during the special Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend for those hunters 12 – 15 years of age. Junior hunters (ages 12 – 14) in possession of a valid Rhode Island Junior Hunting License must be accompanied by at least... READ MORE

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An estimated 50,000 hunters will take to the woods during the upcoming turkey season. Season dates for private lands are March 20 to May 5 statewide. For all Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) where turkey hunting is allowed the season will open on April 1 and close on May 5. The statewide bag limit is three gobblers per hunter with no more than two taken in one day. Possession and use of Turkey Tags remains in effect for all hunters. Hunters on WMAs should... READ MORE 

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South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) will host an Antler Auction at the Goeman Auction Pavilion north of Lennox on Saturday, April 22. The doors open at 8 a.m. A gun auction will take place from 9-11 a.m. CDT with the antler auction to follow. Antlers make up the bulk of auction items, with hundreds of deer antlers offered to bidders. Other items to be auctioned off include mountain lion and bobcat pelts, mountain lion skulls, elk antlers, bighorn sheep racks, tree stands and... READ MORE

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  North Dakota elk, moose and bighorn sheep applications are available online at the State Game and Fish Departments website The deadline for applying is March 22.  A total of 389 elk licenses are available to hunters this fall, an increase of 51 from last year. Unit E1 is split into... READ MORE

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A total of 891 North Dakota 2017 Spring Turkey licenses remain in 12 units. The governor’s proclamation allows a maximum of two licenses, and hunters who did not apply in the first drawing are also eligible. Licenses are issued on a first-come, first-served basis beginning March 15. Only North Dakota residents are eligible to apply. Licenses remain in... READ MORE

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  Recreational sturgeon seasons in Bonneville and The Dalles pools will close effective Saturday, March 25, under rules announced by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. The states decided to close these two sturgeon sport fisheries based on recently improving catch rates. Catch projections indicate the recreational sturgeon quota in The Dalles Pool will be met as of Friday March 24. For Bonneville Pool, fishery managers wanted to leave enough sturgeon in the balance to support a one- or two-day summer sturgeon fishery. Sturgeon fishing remains open in... READ MORE

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VGIDF confirmed Nine new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) detected in Frederick County during the 2016 deer hunting season. Seven were deer harvested by hunters and two were killed by vehicles.  All of the new cases were detected in the same general areas as previous cases. In total, 22 CWD-positive deer have been detected in Virginia since CWD was first discovered in western Frederick County in fall 2009. In 2015, the Virginia CWD Containment Area was expanded to include all of... READ MORE

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  The 105,464 leftover permits for the Wisconsin 2017 spring turkey hunting season will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Each zone will have a designated sales date with sales starting at 10 a.m. and running through midnight each day. These sales will be held for five consecutive days with customers able to purchase one permit per day. The following zones have leftover permits, and scheduled sales dates are as follows... READ MORE

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  The Florida panther is an example of a conservation success story. However, this success has resulted in challenges. Over the past few decades, the panther population has grown significantly. There were only 20 to 30 adult panthers in the 1970s. Today, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) estimates the population at 120 to 230 animals. As the population grows, the chance for interaction between panthers and humans also increases – which can be bad for both people and panthers. At one time, reports of panther sightings were rare. Today... READ MORE

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