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The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is offering a new brood mix to help provide for wildlife in the spring and summer. Food plots are a great way to attract wildlife to your property and to assist wildlife such as deer and pheasants through the long winter months. Traditionally, corn and sorghum plots have filled this need. Now Game, Fish and Parks is offering a brood mix for spring and summer as well, said Brian Pauly, GFP private lands habitat biologist. READ MORE

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   A Lander lawmaker is proposing a bill that would legalize trapping and snaring mountain lions. The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Jim Allen would direct the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission to set rules and regulations specifying which types of traps and snares could be used for taking the large carnivores. If it becomes law, Wyoming would be added to a short list of states that...  READ MORE

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   Get ready for the ultimate sportsman's paradise and the COUNTRY'S LARGEST 3 Day Hunting Consumer Show in Birmingham,  Alabama July 15-17. The Expo features a weekend full of fun for everyone who loves hunting, fishing, and the great outdoors... READ MORE

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The five-member Arizona Game and Fish Commission recently changed how and when hunt permit-tags may be issued to non-resident applicants through the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s random computer draw. The rule change was implemented to address hunts where the 10 percent non-resident cap is met in the bonus point pass of the draw. In these hunts, non-residents in lower bonus point categories have no chance of drawing a hunt permit-tag.READ MORE  

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   DNREC is pleased to host the 2016 Delaware Wetland Conference which focuses on advancing wetland science and conservation through its theme “Educate, Connect, Protect.” The wetlands conference – one of the largest gatherings of wetlands professionals on the Atlantic Coast – takes place Feb. 3 and 4 at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, with an agenda this year expanded to two full days of presenting and sharing wetlands expertise. If you are interested in attending the 2016 Delaware Wetlands Conference, and have not yet signed up, online registration and the conference agenda are available online. Interested parties may register for one or both days. Registration closes Jan. 27.  READ MORE

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A Big Game scoring day has been scheduled for Thursday, February 18 at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game office in Idaho Falls. Measuring will be done according to Boone and Crockett standards. Interested sportsmen must bring their antlers, horns or skulls to the Fish and Game office located at 4279 Commerce Circle on Wednesday, February 17th no later than 5:00 p.m. in order for them to be officially scored. READ MORE

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   Women can discover the enjoyment of snowshoeing, cross country skiing, birding, wild ricing, dark-house fishing and hiking at a winter workshop offered by the Becoming an Outdoors Woman program of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The workshop is Friday, Feb. 19, through Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Deep Portage Environmental Learning Center near Hackensack for ages 14 and older. Participants choose from a variety of activities to learn about and experience during the weekend.  READ MORE

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Under the guidance of National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) volunteers. This year, the Minnesota mentored hunts take place Saturday, April 16, and Sunday, April 17. The deadline to apply for the hunts is Monday, Feb. 15, and applications are available online at the departments website. The hunts for youth, adults and families are open to those who have purchased no more than one turkey license in a previous year and have not harvested a turkey. Hunters must have a valid firearms safety certificate and must be 12 years old on or before April 16.  READ MORE

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Anglers at Truman Lake will have increased chances to keep spotted bass as part of their creel limit. Beginning March 1, a new regulation will reduce the length limit on spotted bass caught at Truman Lake from 15 inches to 12 inches. Bass population studies by Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) biologists have shown that spotted bass grow slower than largemouth bass, and many adult spotted bass never reach 15 inches, said Mike Bayless, MDC fisheries management biologist.  READ MORE

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New Hampshire's 2016 moose hunt lottery is now open. Enter today to try your luck on the adventure of a lifetime -- hunting moose in the rugged woods of the Granite State.  Entering the lottery costs $15 for New Hampshire residents and $25 for nonresidents. To enter the N.H. moose hunt lottery, you can enter online or print out a mail-in application, or buy one in person from any Fish and Game license agent or at Fish and Game headquarters in Concord.READ MORE

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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today deer hunting season at Black Rock/Rodman Hollow on Block Island is now open; the season runs through February 12. Hunting on the Black Rock property is allowed on weekdays (Tuesday through Friday), beginning one half-hour before sunrise to one half-hour after sunset. Hunters taking part in this year's Black Rock hunt were selected by lottery.  READ MORE

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