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  Healthy mountain goat numbers on Alaskas Kenai Peninsula and low draw-hunt harvests earlier this fall have led to late-season registration goat hunt opportunities in Game Management Unit 15. Scheduled to open November 1- November 14, the hunts include:.. READ MORE

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Effective immediately, there is a campfire restriction on multiple Georgia Wildlife Management Areas (WMA), according to the Georgia DNR. Due to the lingering and continued drought conditions, there is elevated risk of wildfire in north and central Georgia, said John Bowers, Chief of WRD Game Management. Suspending the use of campfires on WMAs minimizes the risk of dangerous wildfires that threaten public safety and our forest resources. This action is... READ MORE

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With hunting season in progress, it’s time for waterfowl hunters to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Without the proper precautions, invasive species such as purple loosestrife, faucet snails, Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussels could be transported in waterfowl hunters’ boats, decoys or blind material. Invasive species can damage habitat for waterfowl, fish and other wildlife, and even cause die-offs of waterfowl. The DNR has the following recommendations to help slow the spread of aquatic invasive specie... READ MORE

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  Starting immediately, the SCDNR will begin tagging and releasing four male coyotes in each of the four games zones (16 total). Anyone who kills one of the tagged coyotes, saves the carcass for verification and contacts the SCDNR, will receive a complimentary lifetime hunting license. This lifetime license may be issued to a designee of their choice. If a person registers by Dec. 1, 2016... READ MORE

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The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission established the state’s 2017-18 sport fish regulations at its October meeting. The TFWC passed the regulation lowering the creel limit for crappie from 30 to 20 fish per day on Kentucky Lake. Among the other changes include harvest regulations to a 15-fish creel limit, in combination, for striped bass, hybrid striped bass, and white bass on Douglas Reservoir. The boundary for wild trout on Laurel Creek in Carter County has been...READ MORE

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Utah Biologists with the Division of Wildlife Resources are recommending some new deer hunting opportunities for 2017. They include additional management buck deer hunts on the famed Henry Mountains hunting unit in southeastern Utah and more chances to hunt deer with muzzleloaders after the general rifle hunt is over. In addition... READ MORE

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  As the number of big game animals in Utah increases, so do possibilities for sportsmen and sportswomen in the state. Biologists with the Division of Wildlife Resources are recommending several new big game opportunities for 2017.  They include a first-ever mountain goat hunt on Mount Dutton in south-central Utah. DWR Big Game Coordinator Justin Shannon says the mountain goat population on Mount Dutton is... READ MORE

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The Washington recreational Dungeness crab fishery in Marine Area 10 (Seattle/Bremerton) will close about six weeks early due to low numbers of crab in the area, state shellfish managers said. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) also announced that marine areas 11 (Tacoma-Vashon Island) and 13 (south Sound) will remain closed for the winter crabbing season. Harvest numbers from the summer crab fishery in both areas indicate... READ MORE

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  Earl Stubblefield of Oxford, Mississippi ,shot a buck that crushes the previous state record. When this big buck walked under Earls stand, it was no shock to him because he had been watching this deer grow. I have known of the deer for 3 years, Stubblefield said. When I saw the pictures of him (the first 2 years), he was a 10-point each year. In preparation for the season, Stubblefield began... READ MORE

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Recent rains in northwest Pennsylvania have raised water levels in Lake Erie’s tributary streams, luring anxious anglers eager for a shot at catching an elusive steelhead during their annual spawning runs. And now through December, anglers can purchase select fishing licenses for 50 percent off, under special pricing offered by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC). Labeled as silver shadows, chromers or silver bullets, steelhead are some of the most respected and hard-to-find fish you will ever chase. In addition... READ MORE

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This is the year of the boom for Texas quail hunters. Quail live on the edge. In lean years when weather and habitat conditions conspire against them, the birds hunker down and then when things are right their numbers explode. Experts refer to this in simple terms, boom or bust. This is the year of the boom. Hunting season opens Saturday statewide and continues through Feb. 26, with prospects in most of Texas quail country the brightest in many years. In addition... READ MORE

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced the 14 lucky winners of this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts selected at random from entries in the drawing. All told, hunters bought over 79,000 Big Time Texas Hunt entries during this year’s sales period, which ran May 15-Oct. 15. More than $737,000 in gross sales were generated and proceeds from the drawing go to support wildlife research, habitat management and public hunting... Inaddition... READ MORE

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The Kansas Fisheries staff presented a variety of regulations to the commission recently, and all were approved. Floatline fishing is no longer restricted to daylight hours and the season was amended to be year-round (current regulations allow setlines from sunup to sunset and only during the July 15-Sept. 15 season). Floatline fishing is still allowed only on designated waters. In addition... READ MORE

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  The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) Commission conducted a public hearing in Liberal on Oct. 20, 2016. Regulations governing the fall turkey hunting season were first on the agenda and were most controversial. KDWPT staff recommended authorizing fall turkey permits in only two of the six Turkey Management Units. Current regulations allow over-the-counter fall turkey permits, one per hunter, in five of the six units, and hunters can purchase three additional turkey game tags valid in Unit 2 (northcentral region). In addition... READ MORE

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that the Fall Turkey Hunting Season will open Oct. 29 and continue through Nov. 5 in Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties with a bag limit of one turkey per hunter. The 2016 Wild Turkey Observation Survey Summary shows reproduction was below average in western Maryland, which may make hunting slightly more challenging this fall. In addition... READ MORE

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