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The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will host a youth squirrel hunt on Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area in Union County. The hunt is for children ages 6 to 16.  Hunters ages 13-16 must possess appropriate hunting licenses and youth ages 10 thru 16 must have successfully completed a hunter education class or possess an Apprentice Hunting License (Type 012).  Hunters will be placed in groups with a guide, a dog, and a dog handler.  For safety, all guns used during the hunt will be provided by TWRA and will be carried by the guides.  Youth hunters will take turns shooting with a shotgun or rimfire rifle. A blaze orange hat is also recommended for each hunter.  READ MORE

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A 3 1/2-year-old captive raised white-tailed buck harvested in early January by a hunter from a release site on a ranch in Medina and Uvalde counties has been confirmed positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The deer’s origin has been identified as an onsite deer breeding facility and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) are conducting an epidemiological investigation.  READ MORE

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   Move over blaze orange, you just got competition. On Thursday, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker signed into law Assembly Bill 291, which would allow state hunters to wear blaze pink in place of the traditional orange garb. The bill, which was widely supported by hunters in the state, passed through both houses of the Legislature on bipartisan votes and makes Wisconsin the first state in the country to legalize fluorescent pink clothing as an alternative in satisfying the visibility requirement.Wisconsin law requires hunters to have at least half of all clothing above the waist be either blaze orange, or pink, while hunting.  READ MORE

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Registration is underway for the next Alabama Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop March 4-6, 2016. During the three-day workshop, which is for women ages 18 and older, participants can learn to shoot different types of firearms as well as get exposure to fishing, hunting, archery, outdoor cooking and much more.  The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) sponsors the workshop, which takes place at the 4-H Center near Columbiana, Alabama, in Shelby County.  READ MORE

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   Hikers beware, there are more than just cougars in the mountains outside of Tucson, Arizona. In the wilderness of the Santa Rita Mountains, there lives, what is believed to be the only wild jaguar in the United States. Researchers recently released a compilation of trail camera footage that is the first to be seen by the public. 

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Progress has been made in all four major areas targeted in the Florida Black Bass Management Plan: new opportunities, habitat management, fish management and human dimensions. The Florida Black Bass Management Plan was approved almost five years ago by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), after fisheries biologists gathered and weighed input from anglers, businesses, university researchers and other conservation professionals... READ MORE

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Two wild deer harvested in Allamakee County during the recent hunting season have been confirmed positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), marking the third year in a row the disease has been confirmed in a wild Iowa deer, all in Allamakee County.   “This is disappointing but not altogether surprising,” said Dr. Dale Garner, chief of Wildlife for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “This region was a focal point for increased surveillance and thanks to hunters in the area we exceeded our goal of 400 samples. Our next step is... READ MORE

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The 2016 Nebraska spring turkey hunting permits for Merriam’s & Rios are now available through May 31. Apply/buy online . A spring turkey permit, as well as a spring youth turkey permit, allows a hunter to take turkeys with bow and arrow in the archery season and a shotgun in the shotgun season. A person may have up to three spring turkey permits. The bag limit is one male or bearded female turkey per permit. HUNTING DATES are... READ MORE

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The presence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Nebraska deer has spread eastward, according to findings by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The Commission conducted a CWD sampling operation in its Northeast District deer check stations during the 2015 November firearm deer season. Three samples tested positive for CWD. Those samples were taken from deer harvested in Boone, Nance and Harlan counties. The deer taken in Harlan County, which is in south-central Nebraska, had been taken to a northeastern Nebraska check station, so it was included in the testing.  READ MORE

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   The effort to preserve the largest known herd of white deer in North America took a blow this week when an aerial census revealed that the herd had lost over half its numbers since 2008. For decades, the white deer herd has lived within the borders of the Seneca Army Depot in Seneca County, New York. Sheltered behind the fences of the abandoned depot, the herd is nonetheless threatened by predators, harsh winters, and the looming prospect of development on the 7,000 acres of depot land offered up for bidding.  READ MORE

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A special drawing will be held Saturday, March 19, 2016, at the Lake La Su An Wildlife Area headquarters for youths interested in turkey hunting according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Youths age 17 and younger may participate. Lake La Su An Wildlife Area headquarters is located at 09-455 County Road R, Pioneer, Ohio. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and will continue until the drawing at 10 a.m. READ MORE

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Sportsmen are reminded that a free permit is now required to participate in the 2016 Light Goose Conservation season which will be held Feb. 14-March 10. The application for the free permit will be available on the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s website on Monday, Feb. 8. The Light Goose Conservation season is for Blue, Snow and Ross’s geese. The following provisions apply during the Light Goose Season only which are unplugged shotguns and electronic calls. Shooting is allowed 30 minutes before official sunrise until 30 minutes after official sunset. READ MORE

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A request to extend shooting hours for turkey hunting during the spring youth hunt has been presented by a citizen to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board. The Board will hold a public hearing on the proposal at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23, at the Whitcomb Jr.-Sr. High School Cafeteria, 273 Pleasant Street, Bethel, VT 05032. Shooting hours for the spring youth turkey hunt currently are one-half hour before sunrise to Noon. The proposal is to... READ MORE

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