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Missouri youth, archery, and firearms turkey hunters can apply online for 2016 spring turkey managed hunts between Jan. 8 and Feb. 29 through the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) website.  Managed hunt details and application procedures are outlined on the webpage. Drawing results will be available March 14. Spring turkey hunting youth weekend will be April 9-10 with the regular spring season running April 18 - May 8. READ MORE

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The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will hold a public hearing on proposed rules to establish a bobcat hunting and trapping season in New Hampshire on Monday, February 1, at 6 p.m. at Representatives Hall in the N.H. State House in Concord. The Fish and Game Commission is proposing to issue a total of 50 bobcat permits through a lottery process. The timing and attributes of the draft season would be similar to New Hampshire’s fisher season, with December trapping and January hunting. If adopted, the proposal would take effect in December 2016. READ MORE

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Ohio guided upland bird hunt Saturday April 9, 2016 for 24 disabled veterans will take place at McKean Farms Upland Hunting Preserve and Gallipolis Elks Farm located in Gallipolis. All activities and services for participants are at NO COST. Registration opens on January 12 and will close on February 7. Participants will be selected through a digital lottery.  READ MORE

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Preliminary tests indicate bacteria found in an abnormal hoof taken from an elk killed in a vehicle collision in Skagit County east of Sedro-Woolley may be the same strain found in diseased elk in southwest Washington. Last month, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) sent abnormal hooves collected from four elk in northwest Washington to Colorado State University to test for treponeme-associated hoof disease, which has infected two elk herds in southwest Washington.   READ MORE

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Arizona is accepting paper applications for hunt permit-tags. Paper applications can be mailed to: Arizona Game and Fish Department.  The online application service for the random draw is expected to be available in mid-January. The Arizona GFD has posted the 2016 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information online. The printed 2016 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information booklets are expected to be available next week at department offices and license dealers statewide. All applications – paper or online – must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. (MST) Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Postmarks do not count. READ MORE

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Due to recent rainfall, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has temporarily closed several roads located within the Box-R Wildlife Management Area in Franklin County. The closure includes all of Sneads Hammock Road, Deep Slough Road, Buzzard Bay Road, West Boundary Road, and the portion of Huckleberry Lane from the Box-R Cottage driveway north to the Jackson River. READ MORE

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been collecting records for individual deer since 1987 – although it has been recording deer data for more than 50 years – and near the end of 2015, the DNR added its 1 millionth deer record to this database. Michigan hunters have the opportunity to voluntarily bring their harvested deer to DNR deer check stations throughout the deer hunting season and receive a prized deer hunter cooperator patch. The data collected through this process includes age, sex and location of the deer harvested. READ MORE

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Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young deer hunters ages 6 through 15 checked 2,520 deer during Missouris late youth portion of the 2015-2016 deer hunting season, which ran Jan. 2-3. Last year's late youth portion harvest total was 1,123. Youth hunters harvested a combined total of 16,615 deer during the early and late youth portions. The top counties for the early and late youth portions combined were Franklin with 384, Osage with 376, and Howell with 323 deer checked. Last year's early and late youth harvest total for the 2014-2015 seasons was 19,415. READ MORE

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New Mexico F&G will begin accepting online applications at 8 a.m. Jan. 13. The application deadline for bear and turkey permits is Feb.10. The application deadline for big-game licenses is March 23. Hunters need to file harvest reports from last season’s hunt before applying again. New rules this season include a 50 percent discount off licenses, permits and stamps for eligible active duty military and veteran applicants. Elk and turkey licenses for the Valles Caldera National Preserve now are available through the draw. READ MORE

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Hunters checked 9,447 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2015 two-day deer-gun hunting season, Dec. 28-29, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The last time Ohio held a two-day December deer-gun season was in 2012 with 14,365 deer harvested. That year, the season was held on a weekend and accounted for just more than 6 percent of the entire deer harvest. This year’s two-day season total is projected to account for slightly more than 5 percent of all deer harvested. Hunters still have opportunities to pursue deer this winter. Muzzleloader season is Jan. 9-12, 2016, and archery season remains open through Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016.  READ MORE

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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a workshop showing anglers how to make the best of snowy, icy conditions at a Jan. 30, 2016 Family Ice Fishing Workshop on Lake of the Woods near Klamath Falls. The family-friendly workshop is open to adults and youth. Youth must be at least 9 years old and accompanied by a paying adult. READ MORE

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Trout anglers have much to celebrate in 2016 as an expanded early trout season gets underway and ongoing habitat improvements are contributing to upgraded stream classifications. The expanded early catch and release trout season started at 5 a.m. on Jan. 2 and runs until Friday, May 6 on many inland state rivers and streams. The regular trout season opens Saturday, May 7, 2016.  READ MORE

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