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The Missouri 2016 firearms deer season opens Nov 12 and runs through Nov 22. An antler-point restriction applies in some counties. Hunting is one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Only one antlered deer may be taken during the entire firearms season (all portions combined). In addition... READ MORE

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  The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that Mark McArtor of Camdenton became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he caught a hybrid striped bass on the Lake of the Ozarks. The new alternative method record hybrid striped bass caught by McArtor on Oct. 31 weighed 9-pounds, 1-ounce with a length of 27 inches. McArtor caught the fish with... READ MORE 

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  The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced that effective October 29, the emergency shellfishing closure for Rhode Island waters will be lifted. Closed conditional areas include Area A, Conimicut Triangle, Greenwich Bay, Mt. Hope Bay, and the Kickemuit River. Area B is open. In addition... READ MORE

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Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s statewide traditionally popular 16-day rifle deer season that begins November 12 and ends Sunday, November 27. A hunter may take one buck during this season with at least one antler having two or more points. A point must be one inch or longer from base to tip. The main beam counts as a point, regardless of length. Spike-antlered deer, mostly yearlings, are protected during this season. In additon... READ MORE

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  The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) has announced dates for the first limited quota dog deer hunt at the Geneva State Forest Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The hunt will be December 2-3, 2016, and is limited to 275 permits. Each successful, registered permit holder can participate in each day of the two-day hunt. Registration for permits will be available beginning November 8 at 8 a.m. Registration will be first come, first served through... READ MORE

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The application period for Alaska Draw hunts is November 1, 8am – December 15, 5pm (AKST). All applications submitted are final and application fees will not be refunded. Paper applications are no longer accepted for draw hunts. Applicants may apply for up to 6 hunts for the same species, and may apply for the same hunt more than once. In additon Non-resident hunters are also required to...... READ MORE

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The Alaska Board of Game (board) is accepting proposed changes to regulations for general and subsistence hunting seasons and bag limits for moose and caribou in the Copper Basin Area, Units 11, 12, and 13, including Tier I, Tier II, and community subsistence hunts, and amounts reasonably necessary for subsistence uses.Proposal Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 28, 2016.  Specific regulations open on the Call for Proposals include... READ MORE

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  Effective immediately, the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has reopened waters south of Cape Cod to shellfish harvesting, including Mount Hope Bay, Buzzards Bay, Vineyard Sound, Nantucket Sound, the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, and the south coast of Cape Cod. Due to the dissipation of a potentially toxic phytoplankton bloom of Pseudo-Nitzshia and the results of toxicity testing, DMF has concluded that shellfish in the reopened areas are safe to harvest for public consumption. In addition... READ MORE

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Mississippi's special primitive weapons season for white-tailed deer opens November 7 in the Hill and Delta Deer Management Zones.  The special primitive weapons season is for antlerless deer only on private lands and open public lands from November 7 - 18.  This special season is provided to help hunters in areas with higher deer densities with... READ MORE

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  Crossbow hunting for deer and bear in the Southern Zone opened November 5 and runs through November 18, the last 14 days of the early bowhunting season, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced. Crossbows may also be used during the regular seasons and late muzzleloader seasons. However, crossbows cannot be used in bowhunting-only wildlife management units (1C, 3S, 4J, or 8C). In addition... READ MORE

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that remaining Deer Management Permits (DMPs) in several Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) are available to hunters. Deer Management Permits, which allow hunters to harvest antlerless deer, are issued for specific WMUs to control deer populations. In some WMUs, all applicants received permits during the initial application process. In units where the DMP target has not been reached, DEC has re-opened the DMP application process on a first-come, first-served basis. Hunters may apply for up to... READ MORE

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  North Dakota Game and Fish Department enforcement personnel are issuing a reminder that a permit is required before taking possession of a dead deer, or any part of a dead deer such as a skull and antlers, found near a road or in a field. Only shed antlers can be possessed without a permit. Permits to possess are free and... READ MORE

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  The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds all deer tag holders they must report their hunting results, even if they did not hunt or harvest a deer. Hunters must report within 30 days of harvesting a deer or by Jan. 31, whichever date occurs first. Hunters who did not harvest a deer (this includes hunters who received a tag but did not hunt) must report by Jan. 31. Starting in 2017... READ MORE

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