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The final segment of the Virginia Fall Wild Turkey season is  January 14 through 28, 2017 in the selected counties. Bag Limits are One per day, three per license year, no more than two of which may be taken in the fall.  Archery and Fall Firearms Season is One per day, either sex may be taken. Selected counties inclued... READ MORE

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Recreational and commercial blue crab traps may be placed back in state waters (shore to 9 nautical miles) from the Florida/Alabama state line through the Franklin/Wakulla county line starting Wednesday, Jan. 11. Traps had to be removed from the water as part of a 10-day closure that started Jan. 5, but this closure ended early because efforts to remove lost and abandoned traps have been completed. In addition... READ MORE

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  There’s still room in the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s upcoming workshop where you can learn all about the exciting winter sport of snowshoe hare hunting.  The free seminar will be held at Owl Brook Hunter Education Center in Holderness, NH from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2017. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. In addition... READ MORE

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Rules and information about applying for New Mexico 2017-2018 hunting licenses are now available online. Printed versions of the 2017-2018 hunting rules and information booklet will be available at license vendors and Game and Fish Department area offices soon. The booklet includes information hunters need to apply for and purchase big-game, trapper and upland game licenses and permits. Hunters are encouraged to... READ MORE

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  The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced that the controlled pheasant hunting season has been extended at four IDNR sites, and hunters can make reservations now for additional hunting opportunities this month. The four sites with extended controlled pheasant seasons are Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area in Clinton County, Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area in Cass County, Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area in Henry County, and the Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area in Franklin and Jefferson Counties.  Ten hunting days starting... READ MORE

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  Maryland’s winter turkey hunting season will be open Jan. 19-21 statewide, allowing hunters that didn’t bag a turkey in the fall another opportunity. The season was established in 2015 to provide hunters an opportunity to harvest turkeys outside the traditional spring season. Maryland hunters can use the following weapons during the winter turkey season... READ MORE

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Wild turkey hunters have through Friday, Jan. 27, to apply for early season spring hunting permits. The spring season lasts from Wednesday, April 12, to Wednesday, May 31, and has six time periods. Only firearms hunters age 18 and older who want to hunt during the first two time periods (A or B) need to apply by Jan. 27 for a spring turkey permit. Permits for the remaining time periods (C-F), and permits for archery and youth hunters can be purchased over-the-counter starting... READ MORE

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The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports it has received final results from the more than 19,200 tissue samples tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) following the Department’s mandatory sampling of deer harvested on Nov. 12 and 13 in 29 counties in northeast, central, and east-central Missouri in and around where the disease has been found. In addition... READ MORE

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Preliminary counts indicate West Virginia hunters harvested 112,384 white-tailed deer during the recently completed bucks firearms, antlerless, muzzleloader, archery, crossbow, and youth/Class Q/Class XS deer seasons, according to Paul Johansen, chief of the Division of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Resources Section. This year’s total harvest was 19 percent below the 2015 deer harvest of 138,493 and 15 percent below the five-year average of 132,466. A breakdown of the combined 2016 deer seasons reveals... READ MORE

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West Virginia hunters harvested 3,012 black bears during the combined 2016 archery, crossbow and firearms seasons, according to Colin Carpenter, Black Bear Project leader for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. The preliminary black bear harvest data for the combined 2016 seasons were 6 percent lower than the record set in 2015. The harvest is the second highest bear kill recorded and is the second time the harvest has topped 3,000. The top five counties were... READ MORE

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  Regulations for California’s popular red abalone sport fishery have changed in 2017. Due to concerns about the declining population, the season will be shortened and the take limit reduced. The 2017 season will be shortened by two months, with the traditional opening date of April 1 now delayed until May 1. The fishery will also close a month earlier than usual, on Oct. 31. In addition... READ MORE

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Until a wild turkey shows up, a novice hunter might not believe the scratchy, squeaky sound made with a turkey call will ever entice a bird into view. Whether you are an adult or a youth, hunting with a mentor can help, said Mike Kurre, mentoring program coordinator with the Minnesota DNR. Consider applying for one of our mentored hunts. Turkey hunting isn’t overly complicated, but it can be baffling for first-timers trying to understand the calling, decoys and where, when and how to sit during a hunt. Youth and adults can apply through Monday, Feb. 13, to hunt turkeys for the first time under the guidance of... READ MORE

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Interested Montana landowners may submit their application for pheasant releases before Jan. 15. Pen-reared pheasants are released every year between Aug. 1 and Sept. 15. Landowners may apply annually for up to five consecutive years to establish pheasants. Projects must comprise at least 100 contiguous acres of land and contain a combination of habitat components—including... READ MORE

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  Registration is open for New Hampshire’s 2017 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Winter Workshop, a one-day program where women learn outdoor skills to enjoy during the winter months. The Winter BOW workshop will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s Owl Brook Hunter Education Center in Holderness, N.H.  A fee of $55 covers the workshop, lunch and most equipment use.  In addition... READ MORE

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