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Applications for the 2022 Arkansas alligator season are available online from 8 a.m., June 15 through midnight, June 30. Anyone interested in pursuing alligators on public land in Arkansas must apply for one of the six hunting locations within two of Arkansas’s three open Alligator Management Zones. The 2022 alligator permit draw will have 43 permits available for public draw. Alligator Management Zone 1 has... READ MORE

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Registration for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge has opened and the annual 10-day event will be held August 5-14, 2022. The Florida python removal competition begins at 8:00 a.m. on August 5, 2022 and ends at 5 p.m. on August 14, 2022. Members of the public are now able to take the required online training and register to compete to win thousands of dollars in prizes while removing invasive Burmese pythons from the wild. The competition is open to both professional and novice participants. In addition... READ MORE

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To help alleviate conflicts between private landowners and hunters pursuing bear, coyote, bobcat, raccoon, and fox with hunting dogs, a group of landowners and hunters formed a stakeholder group led by MDIFW. The group identified solutions to meet the needs of both hunters and private landowners, resulting in the Civil Trespass with Hunting Dog law outlined below. The new Civil Trespass with Hunting Dogs law, effective August 8, 2022, applies to anyone who is... READ MORE

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Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 antlerless deer permit lottery. Applications must be completed online by 11:59 pm (ET) on August 1, 2022. There is no fee to apply to the antlerless deer permit lottery. Beginning in 2022, a licensed hunter with an antlerless deer permit can harvest an antlerless deer in the designated district and an antlered deer statewide. Antlerless deer permits may be... READ MORE

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Hunters interested in signing up for Montana 2022 licenses or permits left over from the special license and permit drawing can do so from June 20 through July 20. This new process for the sale of surplus licenses began in 2020 in response to issues in years past. The old process was vulnerable to long lag times, confusion and a perception of inequity for those unable to use the first-come, first-served online option starting at 5 a.m. Hunters can... READ MORE

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A total of 164 deer and 5 youth-only pronghorn licenses, that were not issued during the annual 2022-2023 big-game draw, will go on sale at 10 a.m. MDT June 29, through the New Mexico Department’s Online License System. New Mexico residents will get first shot at the licenses for the first 24 hours of the first-come, first-served sale. If any licenses remain after the first 24 hours, the sale will be opened to nonresidents at 10 a.m. June 30. In addition... READ MORE

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North Dakota’s deer gun lottery has been held and more than 5,500 deer gun licenses remain. Only resident applicants who were unsuccessful in the lottery can apply for remaining licenses. More than 71,000 individuals applied for a deer gun lottery license, in addition to over 13,600 gratis applicants. The 2022 deer gun proclamation allows for 64,200 deer gun season licenses. Unsuccessful applicants can apply online for remaining licenses beginning June 29. The deadline for applying is July 13.... READ MORE

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ODFW Leftover Tags on Sale July 1 at 10 a.m. Reminder leftover tags not available as additional tags. Tags can be purchased via ODFW's online licensing system. Note: hunters who drew a controlled hunt must wait until July 2 at 10 a.m. to try to exchange it for a leftover tag. New this year, starting July 2 at 10 a.m., leftover tags can be purchased through a license agent in addition to the online sale. An existing tag already purchased or... READ MORE

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   The S.C. Department of Natural Resources recently certified a state-record walleye caught in the Upstate over Memorial Day weekend. Chris Edlund, of Spartanburg, and Dave Starzek, of Greer, caught a 10-pound, 1.44-ounce walleye from Lake Tugalo in Oconee County on May 29. Edlund pulled the fish in and is the angler on record, while Starzek netted the fish... READ MORE

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Lone Mesa hunting access permits in Colorado are issued by annual drawing held in July of each year. Hunters must also possess a valid hunting license. 2022 Hunting Permit Drawing Dates & Documentation--Thursday, July 7th, 2022 - Application due date, by 5:00 pm and Friday, July 8th, 2022 - Hunter drawing, 5:00 pm at the new Mancos State Park Visitor Center, 2545 County Road N, Mancos, CO 81328. In addition... READ MORE

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The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is offering anglers a special two-day program focusing on alternative methods. MDC will host a free Alternative Methods Catfishing Clinic Friday, July 29 from 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, July 30 from 8:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. on the Mississippi River in Alexandria. Friday evening participants will be taken on the Mississippi River and shown how to... READ MORE

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Injured military service members can apply online starting June 15 for New Mexico's 2022 upcoming special drawing to award up to 10 special oryx authorizations for hunts on White Sands Missile Range. Applicants must be veterans of the U.S. military with a disability rating of 50 percent or greater in accordance with U.S. Veteran’s Administration guidelines for receiving disabled veteran benefits. Significantly injured, active-duty military members who do not have a VA disability rating also may apply. In addition... READ MORE

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