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An angler caught a muskellunge weighing 55 pounds, 14 ounces, from Mille Lacs Lake that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has certified as a weight-based state record.  The previous record was a 54-pound muskie caught from Lake Winnibigoshish in 1957. Although news of the fish has spread quickly in the news and social media, a record is not official until the certification process is complete. Their plan was to... READ MORE

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A newly discovered instance of chronic wasting disease in the Brainerd Lakes area will result in three more years of sampling and other disease management efforts for that area. In addition, following the confirmation of a CWD-positive deer in late October in Polk County near the North Dakota border, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will expand its deer feeding and attractant ban to include most of northwestern Minnesota. These are precautionary but... READ MORE

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The Missouri Conservation Commission approved the following recommendations by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) for the upcoming 2022 turkey-hunting and deer-hunting season dates. Details on hunting regulations, harvest limits, allowed methods, required permits, and other related information will be available online and in MDC’s 2022 Spring Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet and MDC’s 2022 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations. The 2022 Seasons are... READ MORE

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The application period for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency 2022 Spring Turkey Quota Hunts is open through Jan. 12. The areas available for the hunts are listed on the instruction sheet. Hunters have up to 13 choices but will be drawn for only one. Applicants may not use the same hunt code more than once. There is a total of 13 hunts listed and five youth-only hunts. No person may apply more than... READ MORE

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California fishing Zone 4 (Pigeon Point to Lopez Point) opened for recreational Dungeness crab trap fishing under a Fleet Advisory at 9 a.m. on Dec. 10, 2021. The commercial fishery will open in Zone 4 under a Fleet Advisory and Depth Constraint at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2021, with a pre-soak period to begin at 8:01 a.m. on Dec. 13, 2021. Commercial fishing activity will be limited to … READ MORE

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In an effort to protect critical winter ranges for deer, elk, Gunnison sage-grouse and other wildlife, multiple Colorado State Wildlife Areas have seasonal closures in place in the Gunnison Basin. Closures went into effect Dec. 1 for the Almont Triangle, Centennial and Gunnison SWAs. Seasonal closures are imperative for sustaining healthy wildlife populations. As the… READ MORE

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The Florida recreational harvest season for snook closes Dec. 15 in Atlantic state and federal waters, including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River, and will remain closed through Jan. 31, 2022, reopening to harvest Feb. 1, 2022. Anglers may continue to catch and release snook during the closed season. In the Gulf, all state and federal waters, including… READ MORE

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Iowa anglers can buy the Missouri and Big Sioux River paddlefish license and tags starting Dec. 15 through Jan. 7. Buy your special paddlefish license and tags on the Iowa DNR online licenses sales website. A resident license sells for $25.50 and a nonresident license is $49. You must also have a valid Iowa fishing license. You can buy up to two tags – one from Dec. 15 to Dec. 31 and an additional tag from… READ MORE

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Two Montana 2021 management hunts, one for antlerless mule deer and one for wild turkeys, have been enacted for the community of Jordan. A special archery-only, antlerless mule deer hunt, designed to reduce conflicts with deer in city limits by reducing numbers in and adjacent to town, began Monday, Dec. 13 and ends on or before Feb. 15, 2022. A special archery-only wild turkey hunt for the community of Jordan, also… READ MORE

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Montana 2021 chronic wasting disease (CWD) management hunt will be held for white-tailed deer on private and state-owned lands in several southwest-Montana hunting districts. The CWD management hunt runs from Dec. 11 through Feb. 15. The primary goal of this hunt is to reduce white-tailed deer density to slow the spread of CWD among… READ MORE

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The Dec. 14 application period for the Tennessee late segment waterfowl hunting period and the youth/military hunt on wildlife management areas is nearing. Applications can be made until 11:59 p.m. (CST) and there is no fee for applying this season. This a new process for the youth and veterans draw. The late segment waterfowl hunts will be taking place from… READ MORE

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Texas Anglers have the opportunity to target rainbow trout during the peak of cold-weather stocking and fishing season thanks to a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) “no fee” public access lease on the Guadalupe River. This lease location provides great bank angler access to river trout fishing coupled with gorgeous Guadalupe River scenery. The site is at Camp Huaco Springs, which is located... READ MORE

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West Virginia’s muzzleloader deer hunting season opened Dec. 13 and hunters who want to harvest an additional deer are reminded to buy their RM or RRM stamp before the season starts. “The muzzleloader season offers a chance to pursue whitetails with a firearm when fewer hunters are hitting the woods compared to the traditional buck firearms season... READ MORE 

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