TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

   The national event billed as "the Super Bowl of Fishing" will return to Oklahoma'sGrand Lake O' the Cherokees from March 4-6. Daily weigh-in events will be held at Tulsa's BOK Center, along with the Classic Expo, "the world's largest tackle show," at Tulsa's Cox Business Center. Gene Gilliland of B.A.S.S., the tournament organizer, told Commissioners how this event brings tremendous economic benefit to Oklahoma. When the Classic was held at Grand Lake/Tulsa in 2013, Gilliland said it generated an economic boost of $22.7 million to northeastern Oklahoma. He said more than 106,000 fans attended during the three-day Classic. READ MORE

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   The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to add tiger trout to its standard Diamond Lake rainbow trout stocking this June. These brook and brown trout hybrids are reproductively sterile and known to prey on smaller fish – biologists are banking on them to help keep tui chub in check.  A single tui chub was found in a trap net this past fall, and biologists know all too well their life history of explosive population growth in Diamond Lake.

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The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is among the partners to host the Sixth Annual Daniel Greer Memorial Youth Waterfowl Hunt. The event will be held Saturday, Feb. 13 at Cheatham Lake Wildlife Management Area. The event is held in honor of U.S. Marine Corporal Daniel Greer who lost his life in August 2010 while serving in southern Afghanistan. He was an Ashland City firefighter and avid outdoorsman. The hunt is for youth ages 10-15. In addition to the hunt, participants will gather at the Ashland City Park at 11:30 a.m. There will be lunch served, as well as dog handling and duck calling demonstrations. READ MORE

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A wildlife management area in southern Vermont recently underwent a major expansion, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. The Turner Hill Wildlife Management Area located in Grafton and Athens has nearly doubled in size, adding 460 acres to bring the property total more than 1,000 acres. The wildlife management area contains numerous beaver-influenced wetlands providing vital habitat for the federally endangered Northeastern bulrush, as well as amphibians, turtles, and waterfowl. READ MORE

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The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approved a record number of bear harvest permits at its meeting Wednesday in Madison. The 11,520 permits are intended reach a bear harvest quota of 4,750 and to stabilize the bear population in three bear management units of the state and decrease the population in a fourth unit where there has been a high level of nuisance bear complaints.  "The last seven bear seasons represent the highest bear harvests in state history and Wisconsin continues to lead the nation with more bears harvested than in any other state," Dave MacFarland, carnivore staff specialist for the Department of Natural Resources, told board members. READ MORE

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  The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reminds antler hunters there is a season in place which prohibits the gathering of horns or shed antlers from January 1 through April 30 on public lands west of the Continental Divide in Wyoming. This regulation has been in effect since 2009 and includes all state-owned lands as well as federal lands.

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Arizona hunters still have an opportunity to receive a hunt permit-tag for spring javelina on a first-come basis. As of Tuesday, 301 leftover hunt permit-tags were available for handgun, archery and muzzleloader (HAM) hunts that begin Feb. 5. There also were 174 hunt permit-tags remaining for general hunts that begin Feb. 19. Only six hunt permit-tags were left over for youth-only hunts, which began Jan. 22.  READ MORE

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The Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife 2016 Conservation Order to harvest snow geese will open Monday, Feb. 1 and run through Friday, Feb. 5, then will reopen Monday, Feb. 8 and run through Saturday, April 9. During the Conservation Order, hunters will be able to pursue snow geese every day except Sunday. Use of unplugged shotguns and electronic calls are allowed, with...  READ MORE

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To promote and provide additional hunting opportunities for youth hunters, DNRECs Division of Fish & Wildlife has designated Saturday, Feb. 6 as the second of two special youth waterfowl hunting days for ages 10 to 15 to be held on both public and private lands. These special youth hunting days are an excellent opportunity for experienced adult hunters to share their knowledge and experience with the next generation, thereby continuing one of Delaware’s great conservation and outdoor recreation traditions, said David Saveikis, DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Director.  READ MORE

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Minnehaha Fish and Wildlife Area, a 3,500-acre property in Sullivan County managed by the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife, will close April 1.  Minnehaha FWA was created in 1985, when the Indiana DNR leased 12,500 acres to manage for recreational use. Over the years, the size of the facility was reduced to its current size... READ MORE

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The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites Missouri waterfowl hunters to upcoming public workshops where Department staff will gather hunter input about duck season dates and zone boundary locations for the 2017-2020 hunting seasons. MDC will use the hunter input gathered through the workshops, along with results of hunter-opinion surveys, to help establish Missouri's 2017-2020 duck season dates and zones. The following workshops will be held in Southeast Missouri between Feb. 1 and March 9 and all will run from 7-9 p.m. No reservations are necessary. READ MORE

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The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is offering 5,815 wild turkey licenses for the spring hunting season, the same as last year. Five of the 22 hunting units have slightly more spring licenses than in 2015, two have fewer and 15 remain the same. Unit 21 (Hettinger and Adams counties) is again closed in 2016 due to lack of turkeys in the unit. The deadline for applying is Feb. 10.  READ MORE

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   Trout anglers who want an experience targeting bigger fish will have the opportunity to catch 14-20 inch trout in eight Keystone Select Stocked Trout Waters, unveiled here today at the quarterly meeting of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC). Under the program, approximately 3,200 large trout will be distributed among the eight waters, one in each commissioner district. The trout will be stocked at a rate of up to 250 trout per mile, which is comparable to the numbers of fish of this size in Pennsylvanias best wild trout waters. The eight waters include:.. READ MORE

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