TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

Kansas youth 12 and older with little or no deer hunting experience are invited to apply for a special deer hunting opportunity at Jeffrey Energy Center, courtesy of the Westar Energy Green Team. The center is located 7 miles north of St. Marys, and hunts will be held during the firearm deer season, Nov. 30 through Dec. 11, 2016. Applications will be accepted until Friday, Nov. 4 and successful hunters will be notified by November 11. To apply, contact Barb Cornelius at (785) 575-8125. Successful applicants must be... READ MORE

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources began stocking brown, golden and rainbow trout in select creeks, lakes and rivers this week as part of its annual fall trout stocking activities. Approximately 25,000 trout will be stocked by the end of October. Fall stocking locations include... READ MORE

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  Warm, breezy weather throughout south central Montana made for comfortable hunting conditions for the opening weekend of the 2016 antelope season.  That brought out more hunters than the same weekend last year and resulted in a larger antelope harvest. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks ran three check stations in south central Montana Saturday and Sunday, collecting biological and hunter data at Broadview, Billings and Big Timber. In addition...READ MORE

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  There will be 275 first-come, first-served late-season bull elk archery hunting licenses on sale beginning Oct. 26 on the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish website. The sale will begin at 10 a.m. and will be open only to New Mexico residents for the first 24 hours, after which any remaining licenses will be available to everyone. Only hunters who did not hold a 2016-2017 elk license are eligible. The bag limit for the late-season hunts is one bull elk with antlers having at least six points on one side. In addition... READ MORE

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Joanne Stirt is the first winner of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Lifetime License Drawing this fall. We’ve had a deer lease for about 23 years and I go out there every year, says Stirt, who entered the drawing for $5 and won an $1,800 Lifetime Super Combo hunting and fishing license. But, I got into fishing the last couple of years and just love it. There is still a chance for two more lucky winners of an $1,800 Lifetime Super Combo license this fall and those who entered prior to the first drawing are still eligible. The next two winners will be drawn... READ MORE

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  DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation will hold a live auction for low digit surf fishing tags at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. This year’s auction will feature a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bid on surf fishing tag #1. The exclusive auction will take place during the second annual “Booo-B-Que by the Sea” family BBQ competition at Delaware Seashore State Park. The live auction will also include a select number of other low digit surf tag plates. The following tag numbers will be sold at the live auction on... READ MORE

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  Hawaii (DLNR), Division of Forestry and Wildlife has set a makeup hunt on Saturday and Sunday, October 29-30, 2016 for those hunters impacted by cancellation of the Lana‘i mouflon sheep rifle hunt originally set on September 3-4, 2016. The earlier hunt date was cancelled for public safety in anticipation of the potential impacts of tropical storm Madeline and Hurricane Lester. The General Rifle Hunt is being held over nine (9) consecutive weekends (Saturday and Sunday), ending on October 23, 2016. In addition... READ MORE

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  Cascade River and Judge C. R. Magney state parks will again hold a special firearms deer hunt this fall during regular firearms season Nov. 5-20. New for the 2016 season, hunters wishing to participate in the special hunt will need to obtain a free special deer hunt permit. Special deer hunt permits will be available starting Friday Oct. 14, on a first come, first served basis, at... READ MORE

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The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is offering special antlerless deer hunting opportunities within Eugene T. Mahoney and Platte River state parks (SP), as well as Schramm Park State Recreation Area (SRA). Successful applicants will be issued a special access permit that allows them to hunt antlerless deer in designated areas of a park on certain dates, using specific equipment. Successful applicants and interested alternates must attend an orientation session in order to receive the access permit. Applications accepted through 5 p.m. on Oct. 31. In addition... READ MORE

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  Several waterfowl hunting seasons opened in Nebraska on Oct. 8, and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission offers the following reminders and resources to make the seasons memorable, successful and safe. Duck seasons open in zones 2 and 4, and dark goose season opened in the North Central Unit. The statewide light goose and white-fronted goose seasons is also open. In addition... READ MORE

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Nebraska youth ages 15 and younger are encouraged to participate in special youth pheasant hunts during the Oct. 22-23 statewide youth pheasant, quail and partridge season. Rooster pheasants will be released at 14 wildlife management areas before the special youth hunt season. The special hunts are open to the public, and the number of participants is not limited. No registration or special permit is required. Special regulations posted at each of the 14 WMAs will apply to... READ MORE

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Apply by Oct. 31 for the chance to bow hunt deer on C2 Ranch in Jackson County. Find the application online. Six hunters will win a chance to hunt for three days on the ranch during late archery deer season (Nov. 12 – Dec. 4). To be eligible, hunters must have a valid, unused general archery deer tag. In addition... READ MORE

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  The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission passed a rule to allow more opportunities to spear game fish across the state. The Commission lengthened the spearing/archery season for game fish (except paddlefish and sturgeon) in inland waters open to game fish spearing from June 15 through March 15 to May 1 through March 31. The Commission also changed the legal spearing hours from ... READ MORE

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