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   The New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission today voted 5 to 4 to move forward on a proposal to establish a bobcat hunting and trapping season in New Hampshire. The Fish and Game Commission is proposing to issue a total of 50 bobcat permits through a lottery process. The draft season would be similar to New Hampshire’s fisher season, with December trapping and January hunting. The proposal would take effect in December of 2016... READ MORE

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The annual New Mexico Outdoors Adventures Hunting and Fishing Show is back at the state fairgrounds in Albuquerque this weekend. There’ll be plenty to see and do at this year’s event hosted by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, including a return engagement of the exciting fishing simulator. Admission is free to all licensed anglers, hunters and trappers. Youths under the age of 18 get in free and it’s just $3 for everyone else. READ MORE

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Four independent idle-speed flood zones on the Santa Fe River and the removal of restrictions on two remote stretches of the lower Suwannee River have been approved, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials. On the Santa Fe, there are now four zones and Suwannee River changes are... READ MORE

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   Minnesota’s moose population remains low despite a slowing population decline during the past five years, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said. Results from the 2016 aerial moose survey indicate that the population change from an estimated 3,450 in 2015 to 4,020 in 2016 is not statistically significant. Northeastern Minnesota’s current moose population could be as high as 5,180 or as low as 3,230. Moose are not recovering in northeastern Minnesota, said Glenn DelGiudice, moose project leader for the DNR. It’s encouraging to see that the decline in the population since 2012 has not been as steep, but.. READ MORE

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Archery skills classes for women begin Saturday, March 5, at the National Sports Center in Blaine. There are two class series. One three-part series covers archery basics, equipment and target shooting and is meant for women new to archery or with limited experience. Another three-part series is meant for women who are interested in learning how to bow hunt, and women enrolled in this series are given priority for the mentored archery spring turkey hunt and fall special archery deer hunts... READ MORE

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The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will teach outdoor skills at the annual Women's Spring Fling April 29 to May 1 at Lake Doniphan Conference and Retreat Center near Excelsior Springs. This weekend retreat provides a safe and friendly environment where women can learn about outdoor recreation. Participants will receive hands-on training for activities of their choice such as archery, atlatl, backpacking and camping, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, orienteering and geocaching, outdoor cooking, champion trees and leaf prints, and wild edibles... READ MORE 

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   Young turkey hunters will be able to take advantage of a permit only Youth Turkey Hunt at Paint Creek State Park during the 2016 spring turkey season according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Hunters 17 years of age and younger, accompanied by the non-hunting adult that will accompany them on the day of the hunt, are eligible to apply for a drawing to hunt within four specified zones April 16, 23, 30 and May 7 and 14, 2016. READ MORE

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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission yesterday voted on proposed rule changes to the state’s game land, wildlife management and inland fishing regulations. Of the 37 proposed rule changes, 34 were approved as taken to public hearings; one game land regulation was amended and approved; one wildlife management regulation was removed from consideration and one wildlife management regulation was disapproved. The effective date for the approved regulations, which are for the 2016-17 seasons, is August 1, 2016. The wildlife commissioners approved eight wildlife management proposals, including... READ MORE

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   It was a large harvest, and a heavy one. Pennsylvania hunters harvested a total of 3,748 bears in 2015, the third-highest tally in state history, the Pennsylvania Game Commission recently reported.  And a whopping 68 of those bears topped the 500-pound mark. The harvest total represents an increase compared to 2014, when 3,371 bears were taken... READ MORE 

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Three heritage preserves in Horry and Marion counties have been partially closed due to heavy rains, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. Due to local rivers reaching flood stage again after heavy rains, road closures have been issued in parts of Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve and Waccamaw River Heritage Preserve in Horry County and Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve in Horry and Marion counties. These roads will be closed until further notice. READ MORE

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If you want to hunt big game animals in Utah this fall, the clock is ticking. Applications for hunting permits are due no later than 11 p.m. on March 3. In addition to applying for a permit, if you'd like a chance to hunt all three general deer seasons, Tutorow encourages you to consider joining Utah's Dedicated Hunter program. And she has a reminder for lifetime license holders: By March 3, make sure you complete the online lifetime license questionnaire and select the unit you want to hunt... READ MORE

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Riparian Landowners are first, with nonriparian blinds going on sale later depending on whether they had a blind last year or not. Riparian landowners or their lessees or permittees licensing a stationary blind that was not licensed the previous year by the riparian owner, lessee, or permittee may purchase a stationary blind license from February 1 through June 15. A stake or a stationary blind shall be erected on the site, and a license plate supplied with the license for that season shall be affixed thereto, by June 30. If a stake has been erected on the site of a stationary blind, such stake shall be replaced by a blind by November 1... READ MORE

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Before the salmon fishing season started, WDFW and tribal co-managers agreed to a limited number (2,586) of chinook encounters - retaining or releasing fish - anglers are allowed in Marine Area 6. Preliminary estimates indicate that anglers have retained or released 1,812 chinook and are expected to reach the limit for chinook encounters by Feb 22. WDFW is closing salmon fishing in Area 6 on Feb. 22 to ensure compliance with conservation objectives and agreed-to management plans... READ MORE

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