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  Oklahoma 2019 spring turkey season outlook good as season gets underway. Youth season: Was March 30 and 31, except in the eight-county Southeast Region, where it runs April 20 through 21. Regular season: Opened April 6 through May 6, except the Southeast Region, where it runs April 22 through May 6. Limit: three toms statewide, but a hunter cannot exceed any county limit while pursuing the season limit. There’s a one-gobbler limit for... READ MORE

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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recently adopted temporary rules for the conservation of sturgeon in the Gilbert River. Effective April 16, anglers will be restricted to the use of artificial flies and lures when fishing on the Gilbert River; no angling with bait will be allowed. This restriction will continue through May 15, 2019. In addition, the Gilbert River will be closed year-around to all sturgeon angling, including... READ MORE 

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  Texas remains vigilant in monitoring and testing for chronic wasting disease, with no reported spread beyond existing containment zones over the last 12 months. However, the discovery of CWD in a free-ranging whitetail near the perimeter of the disease containment zone in south central Texas has led to a recommended expansion of that zone. The TPWD surpassed its statewide goal of 6,735 CWD samples, collecting 10,421 between March 1, 2018 and Feb. 28, 2019. TPWD wildlife staff collected CWD samples from... READ MORE

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The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) passed a declaration of emergency closing the upcoming turkey hunting season on Dewey W. Wills, Grassy Lake and Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) during its monthly meeting Wednesday (April 3) in Baton Rouge. The order was issued due to flooding in the WMAs.Turkey season is set to open statewide Saturday (April 6). The closure on these WMAs will remain in effect until... READ MORE

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  Residents of Illinois can apply now through April 30 for the first lottery drawings for 2019 Illinois Firearm and Muzzleloader-only Deer Season permits.  Hunters can apply online through the IDNR website at www.dnr.illinois.gov. The first lottery drawings for firearm and muzzleloader-only deer permits are for Illinois residents only.  Resident hunters can apply in both the firearm and muzzleloader-only lotteries.  The 2019 Illinois firearm deer seasons are... READ MORE 

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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will hold the 2019 spring auction on May 4, at the Elwell Family Food Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds, in Des Moines. Doors will open at 7 a.m., and the auction will begin at 8:30 a.m. The public may view the items for sale and pre-register for the auction from 4 to 6 p.m., on May 3. There will not be any buyer’s premium fee added to the sale. Items up for auction include... READ MORE

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  The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) Commission voted on several items, to include greater flexibility in hunting equipment and approving 2019-2020 big game season dates. Commissioners approved staff recommendations to eliminate a $10 fee previously associated with obtaining a duplicate license or permit. Hunting season dates approved for deer and elk are as follows... READ MORE

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The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission proposed several new bear hunting regulations at its March quarterly meeting. The commission recommended adjusting bear hunting zones and seasons. Break Zone 1 into individual counties with their own quota (Bell, Harlan, Letcher and McCreary). Subdivide Zone 2 into an east and west zone. Other changes include... READ MORE

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  The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) has collected more than 7,600 samples for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) since October 1, 2018.  All samples were from hunter-harvested, road-killed, or reported diseased white-tailed deer. To date, 19 deer have been confirmed as CWD-positive. The most recent confirmations were female deer (2) from... READ MORE 

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More than 184,000 freshly stocked rainbow trout will be available when anglers cast their lines on the opening day of trout season this Saturday, April 6, New Jersey DEP Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe recently announced. Most trout being stocked will average 10½ inches but large breeders, measuring 14 inches to 23 inches and weighing up to 7 pounds are also distributed in the early weeks of the season. Approximately 570,000 rainbow trout will be stocked statewide by... READ MORE

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  Lake Erie anglers have the chance to experience excellent fishing opportunities on Lake Erie in 2019, according to Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The ODNR has recently set the 2019 walleye, bass & yellow perch bag limits for Lake Erie. Ohio’s Lake Erie daily bag limit for walleye is four fish per angler and the yellow perch daily bag limit is 30 fish per angler through April 30, 2019. New regulations were implemented for largemouth and smallmouth bass for the 2019 fishing season... READ MORE

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Delaware’s month-long spring turkey hunting season opens Saturday, April 13 and runs through Saturday, May 11, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced. Hunting hours are a half-hour before sunrise until 1 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Only bearded turkeys may be harvested, and the bag limit is one bearded turkey per hunter each year, regardless of where and when a gobbler is harvested. A special statewide one-day turkey hunt for youth ages 10-15 and for disabled hunters requiring a wheelchair for mobility will be held... READ MORE 

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  Colorado 2019 Spring Turkey Season Opens April 13.  Bag limit: two bearded turkeys in spring. One must be taken with a limited license, the other with an over-the-counter license. Leftover & Reissued Spring Turkey Licenses, as well as Spring Over-the-Counter Turkey Licenses are on sale online, by phone at 1-800-244-5613 or at CPW locations and authorized sales agents. Overall outlook is... READ MORE 

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