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The Wedding of the Waters access area, a popular boat ramp and public access point to the Bighorn River near Thermopolis, will be closed July 11-15 to receive much needed improvements. Brad Sorensen, Cody Region Habitat and Access supervisor said the Wyoming Game and Fish Department plans to improve the site by doubling the amount of parking area for boaters, anglers and other recreation users... READ MORE

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   Authorities recovered the body of a 2-year-old boy dragged into the water by an alligator near a Disney resort, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said Wednesday. Members of the sheriff's office dive team located the remains of the toddler, identified as Lane Graves, around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, nearly 17 hours after the reptile snatched the boy, Demings said. The body was discovered intact, he added... READ MORE

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  NSU is proud to be part of the Blazing Mako Tournament & Festival, to be held in the sportfishing capital of the world – Islamorada – in the Florida Keys. The three-day event is scheduled for June 16-19 2016, with management provided by Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts. Formerly named the Fort Lauderdale Billfish Tournament, the event has been moved to the historic Islander Resort for 2016, a Guy Harvey Outpost destination in Islamorada... READ MORE

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  By now, hopeful hunters have submitted their applications for 2016 fall hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process for deer, fall turkey, fall javelina, bighorn sheep, fall bison and pheasant. For those who didn’t take advantage of the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s innovative new program in “PointGuard” at the time of application, there’s good news: The deadline to purchase the newest benefit for AZGFD Portal customers, as part of their online application, has been extended to 11:59 p.m. (MST) July 7, 2016... READ MORE

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  The Special Mountain Sheep Draw is open for applications available to residents of British Columbia started June 10, 2016.  The application deadline is 11:59 pm Friday July 08, 2016. Submit an Individual or Special Sheep LEH application... READ MORE

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  Waterfowl hunters in Georgia can do something in June that they formerly were not able to - make season hunting plans. Thanks to a new earlier approval process by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, migratory bird season hunting dates and regulations were approved for the 2016-17 season by the Board of Natural Resources.  The 2016-17 migratory bird hunting season will remain similar to previous years, including an early teal hunting season and special youth hunting days, said Greg Balkcom, state waterfowl biologist for the Wildlife Resources Division. There is one noteworthy change this year... READ MORE 

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Several thousand nonresident hunters who successfully drew Kansas deer permits from the April drawing received a surprise mailing in early June. Due to a printing error at a fulfillment service contracted to print and mail permits to the 21,225 successful applicants, nearly 3,260 hunters received duplicate mailings. A successful applicant should have received only one mailing with one set of permits, which included an either-sex permit and carcass tag and a whitetail antlerless-only permit and carcass tag... READ MORE 

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Waterfowl hunters are encouraged to mark their calendars for upcoming waterfowl hunting blind site random drawings to be held at several public hunting areas in Illinois this summer. Duck and goose hunters must register in person for waterfowl blind site drawings and must be present at the drawing – held at each location designated below immediately after the registration period – to claim their blind sites...  READ MORE

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After weathering a significant decline in recent years, the mule deer population in southeastern Montana is showing signs of a robust recovery. With populations well above long-term averages, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks proposes increasing the 2016 antlerless mule deer “B” license quota from 4,500 to 7,500 throughout Region 7. The Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission endorsed that request Thursday during its June meeting in Dillon. Public comment will be accepted through Friday, June 24 at 5 p.m., and the commission will vote during its July 13 meeting... READ MORE

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   Injured military service members can apply for an upcoming special drawing by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) to award three special oryx authorizations for hunts on White Sands Missile Range.

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   Hunters interested in hunting Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area on the opening day of teal season and Labor Day are encouraged to enter the online lottery, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. The application period opens Wednesday, June 1 and runs through Sunday, July 31.

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  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that a subspecies of moose found in North Dakota and three other states could warrant federal protection. The finding opens a full status review by the USFWS to determine whether moose could be listed under the Endangered Species Act. State Game and Fish Department officials emphasize the finding merely initiates a status review of moose in the Upper Midwest, and it will not affect any current state regulations in the foreseeable future.

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    TIME RUNNING OUT: The deadline to apply for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources online applications for the 2016 Public Alligator Hunting season and the Wildlife Management Area Alligator Hunting Season is at 11:59 p.m. on June 15. Applications are accepted online. 

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  While we are gone our blog will be down. However, you can still get daily hunting and fishing news on our website.  Fishermen dont forget to check our fishing tournaments for whats happening in your neck of the woods and beyond. 

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