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Wisconsin leftover spring turkey permits go on sale starting March 21 with Zone 1. The 109,367 leftover permits for the 2016 spring turkey hunting season will be first issued for sale by zone, one zone per day. Each zone will have a designated sales date and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Extra turkey tags can be purchased at a rate of one per day until the zone and time period sells out or the season closes.  After zone-only sales days, all remaining turkey tags will be made available for purchase Saturday, March 26.  Scheduled sales dates for zones have leftover permits, and are as follows:.. READ MORE

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Two weeks remain in the application period for Idaho spring black bear which opened January 15 and continues through February 15. Any leftover controlled hunt tags for black bear controlled hunts go on sale April 1. Hunters must have a 2016 Idaho hunting license to apply. Spring 2016 bear controlled hunt information is in the 2015 and 2016 Big Game Seasons and Rules booklet.  READ MORE

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Each winter, aerial survey teams of pilots and biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources make visual estimates of the ducks, geese and swans along the Chesapeake Bay shoreline and Atlantic coast. This year, the teams counted approximately 663,000 waterfowl, lower than the 855,500 birds observed during 2015 and less than the five year average of 759,460. READ MORE

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The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is reminding hunters that the spring turkey Permit Application Period is now open. Applications can be made either online or by going to any license agent. The application period remains open until 11:59 pm on Monday, February 22. READ MORE

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   The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission advises trout anglers fishing in western North Carolina waters to be especially diligent when cleaning their fishing equipment after didymo, a nuisance algae, was found in the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County. Because didymo can be spread easily from waterbody to waterbody, Commission biologists recommend that trout anglers take the following steps to avoid spreading the algae:.. READ MORE

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For more than a decade, countless volunteers have spent 10 days each February searching Texas bays for abandoned crab traps left to foul shrimpers’ nets, snag anglers’ lines and create unsightly views. This year, volunteers will clean up the crab traps from Feb. 19 to 28. During this 10-day period, coastal waters will be closed to crabbing with wire mesh crab traps. All other legal means of crabbing will not be affected. Any traps left in bays, including traps tied to docks, during the closure period will be... READ MORE

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The number of buck deer in Utah has increased again this year. If you'd like to hunt those bucks this fall, you need to submit your application no later than 11 p.m. on March 3. You can apply for a hunting permit online. Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources says based on surveys our biologists conducted in 2015, most of Utah's big game populations are doing really well... READ MORE

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   Late winter and early spring is a tough time for elk, moose and especially deer in Utah. Winter is also the time of year when the antlers of male deer, elk and moose drop off their heads. The animals will be without antlers until spring, when they'll start to grow a new set. Fortunately, you can have a great time gathering shed antlers, and not stress the animals or damage their habitat, by doing a few simple things. Those simple things are found in a free shed antler course on Utahs DWR website... READ MORE

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Much of Interstate 80 across southern Wyoming is closed as a major winter storm brings heavy snowfall across the West. The Wyoming Department of Transportation has closed I-80 from Rock Springs as far east as Laramie. In addition, U.S. 287 between Lander and Rawlins is closed and several other routes in the southern part of the state are also closed.  State officials also are advising... READ MORE

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Wyoming Wild bison application was available starting Feb 1 and deadline to apply is Feb 29.  The deadline for bighorn sheep, moose and mountain goat is also Feb 29. Full price leftover licenses go on sale July 6 and reduced price leftover licenses go on sale July 13. Preference points only go on sale July 1. Other new changes for 2016 are:.. READ MORE 

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California junior hunters have enjoyed a new benefit that took effect at the beginning of the 2015-16 hunting season. AB 1709, signed by Governor Edmund G. Brown in 2014, amended Fish and Game Code, section 3031, by extending the eligibility period for a junior hunting license by two years. Under the recent change in law, any person who is under 18 years of age on July 1 of the license year qualifies for a junior hunting license, regardless of whether that person applies before or after July 1 of that year. The change allowed for... READ MORE

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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is providing notice to deer hunters that deer hunting season in parts of Deer Area 9 in the Atchafalaya Basin reopened Saturday (Jan. 30) when the Atchafalaya River gauge at Butte La Rose falls below 18 feet. The area encompasses Iberia, Iberville, St. Martin and St. Mary parishes south of I-10, west and east of the Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levees and north of U.S. 90. READ MORE

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Young Maryland hunters can hone their skills with the help of an experienced adult during the Youth Waterfowl Hunt Day set for Feb. 6. On this date, adults may take youth, 15 years of age or younger, to public and private land to experience the joy of hunting ducks, geese, mergansers and coots. All hunters must have completed a hunter education course (except those exempted) and possess a valid Maryland hunting license. Youth waterfowl hunters must also purchase a Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp, but do not need to purchase a federal duck stamp if under 16 years of age.  READ MORE

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   Applications for 2017 Pure Michigan Hunt drawing will be available starting March 1. Each $5 Pure Michigan Hunt application purchased helps fund wildlife habitat restoration and management in Michigan. The Pure Michigan Hunt (PMH) is a unique multi-species hunting opportunity. Individuals apply as many times as they like, and the winner will obtain licenses for the following species: one any-elk, one bear, one spring turkey, one fall turkey and one antlerless deer and one base license. In addition... READ MORE

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All individuals, regardless of age, who participate in darkhouse spearfishing are reminded to register with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department prior to participating. Free registration is available at the department’s website, gf.nd.gov, or through any Game and Fish Department office. North Dakota’s darkhouse spearfishing season closes March 15. Legal fish are northern pike and nongame species. READ MORE

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