TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

  Young Illinois hunters between the ages of 10-17 can apply now for the Pere Marquette Youth Wingshooting Clinic and Pheasant Hunt scheduled for Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Pere Marquette State Park in Jersey County. On March 4, young hunters will participate in a wingshooting clinic during the morning.  National Sporting Clays Association/IDNR Certified Wingshooting Instructors will teach the wingshooting clinic.  Young hunters will... READ MORE

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Some new fishing regulations will take effect beginning Jan 1. Be sure to look for the full 2017-18 Arizona Game and Fish Department fishing regulations online around the first of the year. Also, the new fishing regulations booklet will be available at all AZGFD offices and license dealers in early January. Here are the changes... READ MORE

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  The Arizona Game and Fish Department has posted the 2017 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information online. The department now is accepting paper applications for hunt permit-tags. The online application service for the random draw is expected to be available in early to mid-January. All applications – paper or online – must be received no later than... READ MORE

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Time is running out for Kansas deer hunters. But unfilled 2016 deer permits can still be used to put venison in the freezer this January. On Jan. 1, 2017, all 2016 unfilled deer permits convert to Whitetail Antlerless-Only (WAO) permits; however, unit restrictions listed on the permits are still in effect. Additional WAO permits can still be purchased, and after Dec. 30, hunters are no longer required to possess a permit that allows the taking of an antlered deer to purchase antlerless permits. In addition to an either-sex permit, hunters may... READ MORE 

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Kansas hunters can hunt the Second Segment fall turkey 12/12/2016 - 01/31/2017  in Units 1,2,3,5,6 (Unit 4 CLOSED). Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset. Legal Equipment: Shotguns using shot sizes 2-9; long, recurve or compound bows and crossbows. Permit Limit: Each hunter may obtain no more than one turkey permit. Residents and nonresidents who... READ MORE

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  No matter what you call them – burbot, eelpout or lawyers – the fish is one of a kind. In fact, in the cool waters of the north where the burbot roams, they are caught almost exclusively through the ice. The vast majority of burbot (eelpout) caught by winter anglers happen by mistake, as was the case for Minnesota fisherman Brent Getzler, who was... READ MORE

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  The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is once again partnering with Ducks Unlimited, Inc. and others to host the Youth Waterfowl Hunting and Education Camp. The camp will be held in the Mississippi Delta on Muscadine Farms WMA and Leroy Percy State Park from February 2 - 5, 2017. The camp's mission is to recruit and retain waterfowl hunters and increase support for wetland conservation and waterfowl hunting in Mississippi. In addition... READ MORE

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The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce that the ocean and bay recreational crab fishery is now open in all areas along the Oregon coast. Recreational crabbing was previously closed in many areas due to elevated levels of domoic acid in Dungeness crab viscera. The most recent tests show levels of domoic acid are safe in all areas tested. In addition... READ MORE

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New Hampshire anglers should be aware of several new rules in effect for 2017. New Freshwater Fishing Rules for 2017 and saltwater fishing rules for 2017 include -- New Hampshire law now prohibits the use and sale of lead sinkers and jigs with a total weight of one ounce or less, regardless of length. This change took effect on June 1, 2016. A freshwater bait dealer’s license now allows the sale of aquatic invertebrates for use as fishing bait. No more than 6... READ MORE

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Preliminary numbers are now available for New Hampshire's fall hunting seasons. The unofficial deer kill for New Hampshire’s 2016 hunting season was 10,702, down slightly (2%) from the 2015 final kill of 10,895. Based on this estimate, the 2016 total represents the 7th highest kill in the last 9 years and is very similar to the 20-year average of 10,912.  Deer hunting seasons are now closed in the state. In addition... READ MORE

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  The last buck to top the records book in Louisiana was in 1943. But its reign at the top for a typical buck killed with a firearm might be over. Take a look at Charlie Lusco’s giant 11-pointer he shot on December 1 on Diamond Island. No official scores have been recorded yet, but initial scoring put the deer between 184 inches to 188 inches. In addition... READ MORE

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The North Dakota Coyote Catalog, a statewide effort designed to connect coyote hunters and trappers with landowners who are dealing with coyotes in their areas, is open for the winter. A partnership between the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, the Coyote Catalog can be a good way for hunters and trappers to locate new places to go, according to Game and Fish Director Terry Steinwand. In addition... READ MORE

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Wyoming Hunters can apply for elk, deer, antelope, moose, mountain goat, bighorn sheep and spring turkey, 8:00am starting Jan 3. New this year: Elk, deer and antelope regulation brochures will no longer be mailed with licenses. They have been combined into one regulation brochure and will be mailed in August. Applications and deadline dates are as follows... READ MORE

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  Investigations by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) have culminated in illegal trafficking of wildlife cases pending in Los Angeles and Alameda counties, and in San Francisco. In recent weeks, CDFW’s Wildlife Trafficking Team worked three separate investigations as follows... READ MORE

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