TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

  Outdoor enthusiasts looking for the hunt of a lifetime should look to a new opportunity ins South Dakota called the Hunt for Habitat super tag raffle. The raffle offers two prize options for 2019 with four total prize packages available. The deadline to enter the Hunt For Habitat raffle is Aug. 15. Winners will be drawn Aug. 19. Three winners will receive one any elk, one any deer and one any antelope license. The winners of these packages will... READ MORE

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The 100th Annual NRA National Smallbore Rifle Championships are less than a week away, but there is still time to be a part of history. Wa-Ke’-De rifle range in Bristol, IN, will once again host the Championships from July 17-28. Championships are limited to 200 competitors per program (Metric 3-P, Conventional 3-P and Conventional Prone) and walk-ups are welcome. Additionally, it will once again feature... READ MORE

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  Indiana hunters can apply online for State Parks Deer Management Draw Hunts beginning July 15. Applications are only available online and close Aug. 26. Applicants must possess any valid license to take a deer in Indiana at the time of the application, excluding an apprentice license, and must be Indiana residents who will be 18 years of age by the date of the first hunt. 2019 State Parks Deer Management Draw Hunt properties are... READ MORE

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  A series of deer hunting regulations aimed at slowing the spread of chronic wasting disease were approved by the Michigan Natural Resources Commission at its regular monthly meeting in Lansing. The action came after a thorough review of the best available science on CWD and multiple opportunities for public input. Major deer hunting regulations, which were approved for the 2019 deer seasons, unless noted otherwise, include... READ MORE

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There are fish to be caught all year round in Ohio if you know where to go, how to fish, and what to pursue. The steelhead run in February or March is unbeatable, but good luck catching one in the heat of summer. Come May, the muskie fishing is as good as it gets if you cast across spawning coves. You can catch a sunfish all year round with ease, but during summer you’ll find the catfish more appealing. As the leaves start to turn... READ MORE

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The annual Oregon summer conservation closure for razor clams begins Monday, July 15 and runs through Sept. 30 on Clatsop beaches (from Tillamook Head in Seaside to the mouth of the Columbia River). Clatsop beaches are the most productive razor clam beaches in the state, accounting for more than 90 percent of total harvest. Harvest for razor clams continues to be open on... READ MORE 

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  The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both Texas state and federal waters will open 30 minutes after sunset Monday, July 15, 2019. The opening date is based on an evaluation of the biological, social and economic information to maximize the benefits to the industry and the public. Federal waters (from 9 to 200 nautical miles offshore) will open at the same time that state waters will open. In addition... READ MORE 

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Planning is underway for the ninth annual Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener, being held Oct. 11-12. This year’s event will be held in Austin, located in the southeastern part of the state. It is the first time Austin has hosted the event. In addition to pheasant hunting, the weekend event will include a public dedication of a new parcel of public land north of Austin and a Governor's Pheasant Hunting Opener Community Banquet. Information and updates will... READ MORE

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Wisconsin's 2019 spring waterfowl population surveys indicate stable to increased numbers of the main species of breeding waterfowl as well as excellent wetland conditions, which should result in increased waterfowl production this year across most of the state. This year, we saw slightly fewer numbers of total birds than the 2018 estimates. However, there is essentially no change in the mallard and wood duck population estimates, and DNR staff observed increases in... READ MORE

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  Hunters looking for a private-land dove hunt this season will find their opportunities enhanced by an additional three locations and 82 more permits available each weekend in September through the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s drawn permit hunt system. The AGFC has lined up the same field it has had for two years, near the community of Blakemore between England and Lonoke on Arkansas Highway 31. But it has added... READ MORE 

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In an effort to protect public safety and provide security and safety for the movement of heavy construction equipment associated with the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Hawai‘i Island’s Mauna Kea, DLNR Chair Suzanne Case has ordered the temporary closure for hunting of hunting units A, K, and G in the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve and Natural Area Reserve for hunting, effective July 15, 2019.  This means hunting and hunting related activities in the identified hunting units will not be permitted from... READ MORE

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When archers discovered the shovel, pronghorn hunting got easier. About 40 years ago, bowhunters began setting up for antelope from covered pit blinds near water holes. They found that these keen-eyed prairie dwellers could not clearly see from bright sunlight into a shaded blind, and the result was point-blank shots at relaxed animals. Today, most bow­hunters use pop-up blinds for antelope. Bowhunting antelope on foot is never easy, but if you love the challenge you can do it regardless of water or weather conditions... READ MORE

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  The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is encouraging all fishers in the region to report and turn in any specimens of invasive black carp that they capture. The IDNR offers a $100 bounty for each black carp harvested by commercial fishers and all sport anglers/bow-fishers. The bounty is available to captures within Illinois and also the surrounding region, based on the need for biological information, which may include the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee. What to do if you capture a black carp…READ MORE 

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In light of new scientific data and concerns over future viability of the sharp-tailed grouse population in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will not issue hunting permits for the fall 2019 hunting season. This decision comes as a result of a review of the spring 2019 survey data as well as from a new scientific population model which shows low probabilities of sharp-tailed grouse persistence over the next 50 years. Although no permits will be issued this year, by state law, sharp-tailed grouse will... READ MORE

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