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Leftover sandhill crane and pheasant hunting permits will be available for sale at 10 a.m. MDT Sept. 21 on the New Mexicos website. Customers purchasing leftover permits must have a game-hunting license and stamp(s) prior to hunting. Crane hunters also must have a Harvest Information Program (HIP) number.  Available permits are... READ MORE

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 Five deer harvested in the McGregor Range area of southern New Mexico during the 2015-16 hunting season have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the Department of Game and Fish announced. Hunters who harvested those deer have been notified of the test results. Forty hunters who drew licenses for 2016-17 hunts on the range will be notified and advised of procedures to present their harvested deer for testing. In addition... READ MORE

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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is hosting a National Hunting and Fishing Day celebration on Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the North Central Washington Gun Club, 2710 Gun Club Rd., East Wenatchee.  Youth 17 years of age and under who attend the event with an accompanying adult can shoot WDFW firearms, archery equipment and air rifles for free. Agency staff and WDFW hunter education instructors will be on hand to teach shooting safety and provide instruction and guidance.  For those interested in learning to fish... READ MORE

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  Alaska September hunting seasons for Nelchina caribou in Game Management Unit 13 have been extended by emergency order. Scheduled by regulation to end September 20, the early fall season for caribou hunts RC566, CC001, and DC485 will now remain open through September 30. The extension is intended to provide added opportunity for permitted hunters who have not yet harvested a caribou. In addition... READ MORE

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The outlook for Connecticuts 2016 hunting season is good as hunting conditions this fall are expected to be better than 2015,” said Rick Jacobson, Director, DEEP Wildlife Division. Connecticut’s (DEEP) reminds sportsmen that the 2016 fall archery hunting season for deer and wild turkey is open from September 15 to December 31, 2016, on private land and bowhunting only areas on state land in... READ MORE

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  The 2016-17 Delaware hunting season opened with archery hunting Sept 1st. Hunters may use crossbow equipment during the muzzleloader, shotgun and handgun seasons provided they wear at least 400 square inches of hunter orange material displayed on the head, chest, and back. The recent change to Delaware law  allows deer hunting on private lands and specified public lands on the following Sunday dates... READ MORE

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Delaware hunters mark your calandars. Delaware’s 2016 spring wild turkey hunting season tentatively will run from April 9, 2017 – May 7, 2017. Private land hunters may hunt all 24 days of the season. Public land permits can only be used on the property for which they are issued. Applications must be received by January 6, 2017 to be processed for the lottery drawing. In addition... READ MORE

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  Idaho young hunters have a chance to hunt ring-necked pheasants at a youth pheasant clinic scheduled Saturday, October 1st from 8:30am-4:00pm in Genesee. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Youth wishing to participate should contact the Clearwater Region office at 799-5010 no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 23rd. Detailed information will be provided to those who register in advance.  No walk-ins will be accepted. First-time hunters 10 through 15 years of age who... READ MORE 

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Idaho upland bird hunting seasons started in a big way across much of Idaho with Saturday, September 17 marking the opening day for chukar, quail, gray partridge and sage grouse.  Hunters can expect to find above average to average numbers of birds in most of the state.  A season forecast with breakdowns by species for each of Idaho’s seven regions is... READ MORE 

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 Missouri has now joined 10 other states with constitutional carry, which allows people to conceal carry anywhere they can open carry a weapon. Effective January 1, the legislation also created a “stand your ground” right, meaning people no longer have a duty to retreat from danger any place they are legally entitled to be. In addition... READ MORE

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  If you want to hunt cougars on a limited-entry unit in Utah, you need to get your application in soon. Applications for hunting permits will be accepted until 11 p.m. on Oct. 6. Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, reminds you that if you draw a limited-entry permit, you cannot... READ MORE

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For the second year in a row, Game and Fish officials will hand out free bear spray to hunters on a first-come, first-served basis. The giveaway of 100 cans is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 20, starting at 8 a.m. at the deer check station hut on Yellowstone Avenue. Last year, the first time this program was offered, officials thought hunters would trickle in and it would take hours to give away the cans. They were wrong. It took just 55 minutes before all of them were gone – and more people kept showing up requesting them... READ MORE

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