TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

  Here is a feel-good hunting story for you. A 103-year-old Virginia hunter bagged the biggest buck of his life, and his granddaughter was right there with him to witness it all. On November 8, Clyde Roberts, a 103-year-old hunter, went out to his trusty old treestand and bagged the biggest buck of his life. He was hunting with his granddaughter, Christin, who said, I will never forget it... READ MORE

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  A drop in the Central Arctic caribou herd from 50,000 animals three years ago to around 22,000 in 2016 may lead to shorter Alaska hunting seasons and smaller bag limits in 2017. Reasons for the decline aren't completely understood, but hunting is not thought to be a factor. Biologists believe a combination of elements is at play. In addition... READ MORE

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Arkansas Commissioners also voted unanimously to approve new regulations regarding trout fishing on the Little Red River below Greers Ferry Lake. The following changes were adopted to help protect the world-famous trout fishery in Heber Springs and will go into effect Jan. 1, 2017... READ MORE

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  The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission unanimously voted to allow the harvest of feral hogs during firearms deer, bear or elk seasons on AGFC-managed wildlife management areas. The regulation was placed to remove the incentive for any future illegal releases of hogs on public land in Arkansas. We continue to catch feral hogs that have ear notches, tags or other marks that indicate illegal releases or escapes are still occurring on or near our WMAs. In addition... READ MORE

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The Arizona Game and Fish Department is accepting applications for leftover hunt permit-tags for the 2016 sandhill crane season. A list of the 96 leftover hunt permit-tags, including 13 for youth hunters, is available online. Applications are being accepted -- by mail only – on a first-come, first-served basis. The hunt permit-tag fee is... READ MORE

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  A hunter in Minnesota now has a buck story for the ages. Seventy-eight-year-old Jim Wackler took a huge deer last Friday and it could be a new state record. Jim says he heard this deer coming from the corn field near his stand, it sounded like a freight train. When the deer walked out of the corn, Jim says he yelled at the deer and shot him with a 20 gauge shotgun. Once Jim walked up to the deer and began counting points... READ MORE

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Oregon Cole Rivers Hatchery is stocking one-pound trout in urban ponds to entice people to opt outside for Thanksgiving angling. Next week, Reinhart Park Pond in Grants Pass will get 500 rainbow trout while 1,500 will go into the Expo Pond in Central Point. These trout have been in our show ponds for a couple of years. They grow nicely thanks to public use of our pay feeders. In addition... READ MORE

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  The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the immediate closure of recreational and commercial bay crabbing from Tillamook Head to the California border due to elevated levels of domoic acid. This includes Dungeness and red rock crab harvested in bays and estuaries, off docks, piers, jetties, and the ocean. Elevated domoic acid levels were found in... READ MORE

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Elk in Wyoming might be on the if a blast of winter weather causes them to migrate to lower elevation habitats. For those hunting in Elk Hunt Area 49 in the southwest portion of the Bighorn Mountains, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department needs your help. Many elk hunters in this area have collected blood samples from harvested elk in the past, and Game and Fish is asking for hunters continued support with blood collections. In addition... READ MORE

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  The Arizona Game and Fish Department has scheduled a series of six open houses for constituents to review and ask questions about the proposed pronghorn, elk and population management hunt recommendations. The department annually makes hunt recommendations to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission regarding the management of game species, which establish the seasons, dates, bag limits, open areas and hunt permit-tag allocations based on the framework of the hunt guidelines set by the commission every two years. In addition... READ MORE

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  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) set new barracuda size limits. These changes will apply in state and federal waters off Collier, Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin counties only and include: Creating a recreational and commercial slot limit of 15 to 36 inches fork length and... READ MORE

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The gray triggerfish recreational season will remain closed Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2017, in Gulf state waters in response to an announcement that the 2016 federal gray triggerfish quota was exceeded and that federal waters will be closed through Dec. 31, 2017. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved this change at the Nov. 17 meeting in St. Petersburg. However... READ MORE

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