TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

  Montana FWP will sell unlimited licenses for three days from Sept. 6 to Sept.8 and begin the hunt on Sept. 15 concurrent with the traditional opening of bighorn sheep season, which ends Nov. 27. Licenses will be available at any license agent or online and cost $125 for residents and $1,250 for nonresidents. By statute, hunters harvesting a ... READ MORE

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This year's Wisconsin Youth Waterfowl hunt will be held Sept. 17-18. This special hunt provides an opportunity for hunters ages 12-15 (or those 10 or over hunting under the mentored hunting law) to learn skills from an adult without increased hunting pressure typically found during the regular season. Normal season bag limits apply, but all license and stamp requirements are waived for the youth hunt. However... READ MORE

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With resident Canada goose breeding numbers similar to recent years and average production of Ontario breeders, Wisconsin hunters should have ample opportunities during the regular goose season.  Hunters should have ample opportunities during the regular goose season. In 2016, hunters will again enjoy a full 92 days of hunting in the Exterior zone with a two bird daily bag limit starting Sept 16 in the Exterior. The Exterior Zone Canada goose season structure is as follows... READ MORE

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  Mississippi hunters got their first wing-shooting opportunity of the fall when the early Canada goose season opened September 1. This season is open to help manage Mississippi's population of resident Canada geese, which can become overpopulated and create nuisance problems in local areas. This year hunters will enjoy an expanded hunting season, which closes September 30, giving hunters the... READ MORE

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Mississippians traveling out of state to hunt big game this fall need to be aware of a new rule affecting the transport of their trophy.  In May 2016, the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks passed 40 Miss. Admin Code, Part 2, Rule 2.7 Prohibition on Cervid Carcass Importation, to Protect Mississippi from Chronic Wasting Disease. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal neurological disease that affects cervids and has been found in 24 states and 3 foreign countries. A cervid is a member of the deer family and includes white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, moose, caribou, red deer, sika deer, and fallow deer. .. READ MORE

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Nebraska’s opening day of dove hunting season on Sept. 1 kicked off with many satisfied hunters afield. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s southeast district had plenty of hunters, especially on public ground. There were bunches of hunters participating in the dove opener, said Pat Molini, southeast district wildlife manager. It used to be that an opener on a weekday had fewer dove hunters, but that has changed... READ MORE

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Hunters may enter a lottery to gain deer hunting access to Platte River Recreation Access (PRRA) lands in the central Platte River Valley, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Fifty-six hunters will be chosen from a random drawing in early October and allowed to hunt deer on designated PRRA lands Nov. 16-20.... READ MORE

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The NJ 2016 Striped Bass Bonus Program (SBBP) is now open. Permits issued for 2015 are not valid in 2016. Applications for the 2016 SBBP are currently available. The application deadline is October 31, 2016 and applications postmarked after the deadline will not be processed. Effective September 1, 2016, the SBBP regulations are as follows... READ MORE 

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  Friday, Sept. 16 at noon signals the start of a nine-and-a-half-day deer hunting season for North Dakota youth ages 12-15. Licensed residents ages 12 and 13, and 11-year-olds who turn age 12 in 2016, are allowed to hunt statewide, but only for antlerless white-tailed deer. Resident deer gun hunters age 14 or 15, and 13-year-olds who turn age 14 in 2016, with... READ MORE

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North Dakota’s fall turkey season is set with 3,510 licenses available to hunters,145 fewer than last year. Prospective hunters, including gratis applicants, can apply online, or print out an application to mail, at the State Game and Fish Department website. Paper applications will be available at vendors Aug. 31. The deadline for applying is Sept. 7. In addition... READ MORE

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  A Forest Legacy project in southern Ohio recently resulted in an addition of 929 acres of highly strategic forest land, an area known as the Little Smokiesof Ohio, to Shawnee State Forest, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). These additional woodland acres will fill many of the largest gaps in the Shawnee State Forest, and by using proper management, will provide Ohioans with healthy forests, which create ideal habitats for all of our wildlife... READ MORE

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