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  The National Rifle Association’s Youth Programs Division is proud to introduce the 2017 NRA National Youth Shooting Sports Ambassadors Presented by Brownells. Youth Ambassadors are selected to represent the NRA and its National Shooting Sports Youth Cooperative Organizations including Boy Scouts of America, BSA Venturing, National High School Rodeo Association, Royal Rangers, and USA Shooting. The Ambassadors are nominated by... READ MORE

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Learn how to hunt rabbits in a safe environment perfect for beginning hunters. ODFW and Mary’s Peak Hound Club will host a small game hunting workshop on Saturday, Jan. 21, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at EE Wilson Wildlife Area near Corvallis. The workshop will begin with a review of equipment and the dogs who will accompany hunters, including a discussion of how to safely hunt over hounds. Then participants can hunt both the morning and afternoon with... READ MORE

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  Wildlife food plots in Alabama have suffered because of the recent drought and some hunters are trying to increase their chances of harvesting a deer by disregarding a long-standing law. Hunting game over bait is illegal in Alabama, but the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources continues to receive calls asking if the law has changed. There is a rumor being passed around that we’re allowing hunting over bait because of the drought, and that is absolutely not true, said Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Director Chuck Sykes. In addition... READ MORE

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Hunters and other interested persons are encouraged to attend any of eight upcoming public meetings regarding the development of proposed hunting regulations for the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 hunting seasons.  These meetings, sponsored by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division, are one opportunity for the public to provide input for consideration in the development of proposed hunting regulations.  Dates and Times as follows... READ MORE

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  Three men who went missing during a hunting trip were found dead Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, CBS affiliate KHOU reports.  The three men went duck hunting near Carancahua Bay between Port Lavaca and Palacios Friday morning. According to the Coast Guard, the men are Spencer Hall, 19, from Mont Belvieu, Starett Burk, 25, from Wallisville, and Christian Ruckman, 18, from Dayton. The men launched their 17-foot green, flat-bottom boat around... READ MORE

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  At their Jan. 3 meeting, members of the Utah Wildlife Board — a panel of seven citizens appointed by the governor — approved a slight increase in the number of limited-entry bear hunting permits offered for Utah's 2017 hunts. Based on the 44 percent success rate hunters had in 2016, the 46 additional permits the board approved should result in about 20 additional bears being taken in Utah this year. Most of those bears would be taken in... READ MORE.

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The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department says preliminary numbers show 16,160 deer were taken during Vermont’s 2016 deer hunting seasons. Reports from big game check stations indicate hunters had successful deer seasons in 2016, taking 3,447 deer in archery season, 1,438 in youth season, 7,725 in rifle season, and 3,550 in muzzleloader season. The 16,160 deer brought home by hunters yielded more than... READ MORE. 

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Northeast Kingdom residents may soon see a helicopter flying low overhead as the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department begins collaring up to 60 moose for a three-year study. The radio-collaring will be carried out primarily within Essex County by a professional contractor, Native Range, Inc. Capture could begin as early as January 11, depending on weather conditions. Capture efforts require flying just above tree height, and are expected to take one to two weeks. Wildlife experts with Native Range will be using... READ MORE

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  The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced dates for a scheduled January brant goose hunting season, after counts of the birds in Skagit County indicated numbers were at the level needed for a full season. The years brant season in Skagit County will occur on Jan. 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 18, 21, and 22, based on criteria set when the season was adopted by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission in April. The number of hunting days depends on... READ MORE

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Wisconsin anglers have a great reason to celebrate the New Year thanks to the return of early trout season. The season starts at 5 a.m. on January 7 and runs until midnight May 5. Joanna Griffin, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources trout specialist, said the early catch-and-release season offers opportunities for everyone willing to wade or walk a stream bank in winter. Last year was the first year for... READ MORE

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  Bobcats are normally non-aggressive and want nothing to do with humans, but this one was quite different. A rabies alert has been issued for Venice and North Port by the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County after discovering a rabid bobcat in the area. The Florida Department of Health reported two bobcat attacks within 4 miles of each other. WATCH VIDEO

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  Five-hundred permits are allocated for the 2017 spring season in Kansas’ Unit 4 turkey management unit. The resident-only permits are available through a lottery drawing. For a nonrefundable application fee of $6.50, in addition to the permit price, resident hunters age 16 and older may apply online from January 9 through February 10, 2017 to enter the drawing. Kansas hunters age 15 and under may ... READ MORE

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The Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams (KAWS) is conducting a free Playa Lake Workshop and Tour on Jan. 10-11, 2017. The event will feature an optional landowner tour on Jan 10, followed by the workshop at Finnup Center For Conservation Education, 312 E Finnup Drive in Garden City on Jan. 11. Landowners with an interest in playa lakes and wetland conservation should make plans to attend. The Jan. 10 playa lake tour in Lane County will feature onsite demonstrations from playa lake landowners. Information provided also includes advice on... READ MORE

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