TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

   Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners and staff are in the midst of the Rooster Roundup — a quest to hunt pheasants on public land throughout Nebraska. The fourth stop on their journey is described below.

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   New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the kickoff of the fourth year of a research project on wild turkey survival rates to help improve the management of this popular game bird.

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   New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) entitled White-tailed Deer Damage Management in New York. The EA, prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services' (WS) New York Office, describes the need to manage white-tailed deer to reduce and prevent damage associated with these animals in New York; discusses potential issues associated with managing damage caused by deer; and the environmental consequences of alternatives for WS involvement in deer damage management throughout New York State.

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   The Striped Bass Challenge (SBC) on Lake Murray brought a gathering of pro and amateur freshwater striped bass anglers to Dreher Island State Park on Dec. 4-5. 

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   Falling snow is good news for chukar hunters. Once snow starts to fall, chukars — which roam over a larger area during the warmer months — concentrate in smaller areas. That makes it easier to find the birds.

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   Backcountry Press now has a new URL to coincide with our TWITTER hunting and fishing news.  Still the same great website and news. To read news previously posted 12/18 and older, see our website at at Backcountry Press

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   New data on the Wyoming sage grouse population reveals bird numbers should continue to grow in the coming year based on an analysis of sage grouse wings provided by hunters.

There were 1.7 chicks per hen in 2015, the same as 2014. This ratio is the highest documented since 2005, and more than double the recent low of 0.8 chicks per hen noted in 2012. The 10-year average, from 2005-2014, was 1.3 chicks per hen. Grouse numbers declined in most of those years. READ MORE

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   Hunters can show their Texas pride by entering their big game harvest in this year’s Texas Big Game Awards program. The program is accepting entries now through March 1, 2016.

Celebrating its 25th year, the Texas Big Game Awards is a partnership of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Wildlife Association recognizing the contributions landowners, land managers and responsible hunters make to managing and conserving wildlife and wildlife habitat on Texas’ private lands. READ MORE

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   The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is announcing that three Young Sportsman 2016 spring turkey quota hunts will be held via hand draw on Feb. 10. Applications to enter the drawing are now being accepted and can be made by contacting Stacy Saxton in the TWRA Wildlife and Forestry Division at (615) 781-5262. 

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   Ohio hunters and others interested in the state’s white-tailed deer management programs have the opportunity to provide feedback about hunting regulations and season structures in central Ohio on Saturday, Jan. 23, and in northeast Ohio on Saturday, Jan. 30, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

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   Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will hold six meetings in south central Montana in January to gather comments on proposed hunting seasons and rules for the next two years. Every two years FWP considers changes to all hunting seasons, proposes changes from the previous biennium and encourages public comment before the FWP commission makes its final decisions in February. In south central Montana, all public meetings are scheduled for 7 p.m. READ MORE

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   Maryland hunters reported taking 31,390 deer during the popular two-week deer firearm season. Despite mild weather across the state, rain on key hunting days resulted in an eight percent decline in harvest compared to last season. More than 3,200 deer were taken on the Sunday hunting days.

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   It is official. A massive bull elk taken in Knott County, Kentucky during the October rifle season opener is now the largest in the state’s history. According to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, David Giles bagged an elk that had an astounding green score of 408 and 3/8 inches gross. After a 60-day drying period, the elk’s final score on the Boone & Crockett Club scale was 377 5/8.

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   Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) staff at Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area in Barton County, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) staff at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge just 30 miles to the south are closely monitoring waterfowl populations at the wetlands after dead geese were observed. Staff at both areas picked up dead birds last week and sent samples for testing.

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  Hunters and Anglers PLEASE watch the ice -- Case in point: Two Bismarck anglers were recently rescued from a Kidder County lake, after they could not get back to shore because the ice had heaved and melted away from the shoreline.

This was a serious situation where everything turned out OK, said Game and Fish enforcement chief Robert Timian, and it is also a critical warning that ice conditions can vary from lake to lake, and can even change during the day, depending on the weather. Anglers and hunters need to use extreme caution before venturing out on the ice right now.  READ MORE

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