TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is alerting the public to fishing restrictions on the East Gallatin River effective Friday, July 8 as a result of high water temperatures. The restrictions beginning Friday will close the East Gallatin River to fishing daily from 2 p.m. to midnight from Spring Hill Road (Hwy 211) to the confluence with the Gallatin River until... READ MORE

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  The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission voted to re-open the sage grouse hunting season at their July meeting. The season has been closed since 2012 based on the number of male sage grouse counted on annual spring surveys. The two-day season will run from Sept. 17-18 and allows... READ MORE

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  Following the lifting of a health advisory in the same area, the commercial and recreational rock crab fisheries are now open from Pigeon Point in San Mateo County south to the U.S. – Mexico border. The commercial and recreational seasons for rock crab are open all year. The open area along the mainland coast for rock crab fishery has been extended northward to include ... READ MORE

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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has created its Special-Opportunity Dove Club Program. It offers hunters the chance to experience exceptional dove hunting on the state’s best public dove fields. Dove Club permits enable one adult and one youth (age 15 or younger) to hunt all scheduled dates for the dove field of their choice, if successful in the random draw lottery. Permits cost $150 and enable both hunters to... READ MORE

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  If you’re looking for an amazing hunting opportunity with low competition and high odds of success, look no further than the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s Special Hunts Program. The program offers hunting opportunities with limited access to public and private land, providing the potential for higher quality hunts and greater harvest rates. Because each hunt is open to a limited number of hunters, applications must be made online, and random drawings will determine who is selected... READ MORE

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It might be too hot for golf, and it could be too hot to fish, but it’s never too hot for froggin’. The Kansas bullfrog season opened July 1 and runs through Oct. 31, and if ever there was a summer outdoor activity designed to beat the heat, it’s catching bullfrogs. Bullfrogs are common statewide, and with more than 100,000 farm ponds, there’s bound to be a great place to catch frogs near you. Be sure to... READ MORE

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  Fourth of July excitement usually centers on entertaining parades and dazzling fireworks displays. But for Andrew Slette of Hawley, Minnesota, it came in the form of a giant muskie.

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 Utahs Cutthroat Slam is only three months old, and nine people have already caught the four cutthroat trout needed to complete it. Division of Wildlife Resources biologists and staff with Trout Unlimited are excited about the number of people who have registered to participate. The 340 people who had registered by June 28 included 38 anglers from outside the state. To complete the slam, you need to register and then catch the four cutthroat trout — Bear River, Bonneville, Colorado River and Yellowstone — that are native to Utah... READ MORE

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  The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting applications for two wild dove hunts in San Diego County this fall. The first opportunity is  Saturday, Sept. 3, from 6 a.m. to noon at Oak Grove, a sub-unit of San Felipe Wildlife Area in San Diego County. This hunt will take place on CDFW property located off Highway 79, 1.5 miles south of the Cleveland National Forest Oak Grove Campground. The second hunt will be at... READ MORE

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Colorado women and youths that have never hunted big or small game and would like to learn how from experienced mentors should apply for a limited number of guided hunts before 5 p.m., Friday, July 15. The hunts are offered through CPW's Hunter Outreach Program, a CPW effort to teach all novice and inexperienced hunters the knowledge, skills, ethics, and traditions of hunting. Novices are guided through... READ MORE

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  When it comes to sheer odds, catching a golden piebald tarpon is about as rare as it gets. Catching one that weighs more than 100 pounds? Well, that’ll get your name into some tall tales for years to come. According to Flyliner Charters, 16-year-old Will Chapman caught this large golden tarpon while fishing in the Florida panhandle late last month.... READ MORE

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