TBC Press - Outdoor Hunting, Fishing News

  Iowa’s string of mild winters came to a screeching halt midway through 2019 when the calendar turned to February and the weather pattern went haywire. “We had such an unusual winter last year – started out mild and dry, and then we had a winter’s worth of snow - 23 inches - in February and several warm-cold snaps that brought freezing rain and ice. Not an easy winter for pheasants and quail to... READ MORE

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the capture of a bighead carp and two silver carp, and detection of a third, tagged silver carp, within the past several weeks. The bighead carp was captured at the Xcel Energy King Power Plant in Oak Park Heights. All of the silver carp were in Pool 4 of the Mississippi River between Red Wing and Wabasha in southeastern Minnesota. In addition... READ MORE

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  Recent sightings of a mountain lion and two kittens near Castle Rock Lake in Colstrip have prompted Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and local law enforcement to close a trail around the southeast side of the lake. Signs have been posted in the area. MFWP is urging people to give the lion time and space to move on. A female lion’s range can cover up to 50 square miles, and a male’s is... READ MORE

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  NC angler Alphonso Jackson broke a 36-year-old freshwater fish state record on June 10 after landing a 2-pound, 1-ounce redbreast sunfish from the Lumber River in Wagram. Jackson, who is from Maxton, caught the sunfish using a cricket as bait. His catch breaks the previous record by 5 ounces. That fish, which weighed 1 pound, 12 ounces, was caught on May 29, 1983 by Ronald Stanley in... READ MORE

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  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Toyota ShareLunker Program is having a banner year in its efforts to create bigger, better bass in Texas. After successfully spawning three of the five 13 pound or larger Legacy Class largemouth bass loaned to the selective-breeding program in 2019, the department’s hatchery staff produced more than 92,000 offspring to stock in Texas public lakes. In addition... READ MORE

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  New Florida shark fishing requirements go into effect July 1, including a mandatory, no-cost, annual Shore-based Shark Fishing Permit and educational course for shore-based anglers and other requirements that apply to all shark fishing and fishing from the beach in general. The Shore-based Shark-Smart Fishing educational course and Shore-based Shark Fishing Permit are now available online. To take the educational course, which... READ MORE

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  Four of the 12 Hawaii Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas (BRFAs) around the state are scheduled to re-open to Deep-7 bottomfish fishing on July 1, 2019.  They include BRFA C (Makah?‘ena, Kaua‘i), BRFA F (Penguin Banks), BRFA J (Mokumana-Umalei Pt, Maui), and BRFA L (Leleiwi Pt, Hawai‘i Island). Non-commercial fishers are still limited to taking or possessing a combined total of... READ MORE

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Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KWPT) Commissioners met on June 13 at the Rolling Hills Zoo in Salina to conduct their 5th public meeting of the year. There, Commissioners voted on and approved deer season dates for select military installations, and the statewide antelope season. Passing 7-0, Commissioners approved deer season dates for the following military installations... READ MORE

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  Louisiana (LDWF) is accepting applications for the 2019 lottery teal hunts on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) in Vermilion Parish. Completed applications must be received by close of business on July 25, 2019. A $5 non-refundable administration fee in the form of a check or money order made payable to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries must... READ MORE

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  The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Commission gave its initial approval of the elk hunting plan, and MDC is asking for public comments. According to MDC research, the herd will likely reach 200 animals by 2020. With that in mind, MDC has designated a nine-day archery season for elk running Oct. 17-25, 2020, and a nine-day firearms season for elk running... READ MORE

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New Mexico resident youth and senior hunters who applied and were unsuccessful in the 2019-2020 big game draw are eligible for nearly 1,900 antlerless elk licenses. The licenses will go on sale through the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish’s Online License System at 10 a.m. MDT July 10. The sale is designed to encourage unsuccessful applicants and includes almost 1,500 licenses for... READ MORE

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  North Dakota’s deer gun lottery has been held and individual results are available online at the state Game and Fish Department’s website. Unsuccessful applicants can apply online for remaining licenses beginning July 10. The deadline for applying is July 24. More than 6,000 deer gun licenses remain. Only resident applicants who were unsuccessful in the lottery can apply for remaining licenses. In addition... READ MORE

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The ODFW sale of about 200 leftover controlled big game hunt tags will be delayed until Thursday, Aug. 1. The process for these tags is changing this year due to ODFW’s new electronic licensing system, with leftover tags being sold exclusively online, rather than at license sale agents/vendors. ODFW is delaying the date of the sale (from July 1 to Aug. 1 at 10 a.m.) to allow more time for ... READ MORE

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  Following Oregon conservation measures adopted last week to reduce catch limits in the Nehalem Basin itself, ODFW has implemented a temporary rule modifying catch limits for adult wild Chinook salmon in the ocean immediately off the mouth of Nehalem Bay. Nehalem Bay special ocean management area Effective July 1, ocean anglers fishing inside the special ocean management area will be required to... READ MORE

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  People in the Midlands can now enjoy a new rifle and pistol range in Richland County, South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) held a grand opening ceremony for the Wateree Rifle and Pistol Range last week. The Wateree Range is a supervised range in Richland County that is owned and operated by SCDNR. The range currently only offers shotgun sports: including skeet, trap, five-stand, and sporting clays. There is a minimal charge of... READ MORE 

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