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Big bucks not unusual in Massachusetts

While the Massachusetts state record-weight buck was a bruising 272 pounds field dressed and an estimated 350 pounds-plus live weight, that could fall by the wayside this season as our deer are just getting bigger and bigger. The Bay State has recorded the largest number of mature bucks 3½ years old and older this decade than any other state in the Northeast.

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The Types of Wild Cats in Massachusetts

Only one species of wildcat lives in Massachusetts as of 2011. The bobcat (Lynx rufus) lives throughout the state and exerts little impact on human society. Bobcats have short, bobbed tails, pointed ears and long fur extending from their cheeks. Upon reaching maturity, these medium-size wildcats weigh between 11 and 20 pounds and extend 30 to 48 inches from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail.

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Massachusetts Aims to Reduce Striped Bass Catch and Release Mortality

On the water blog reports that- 1/30/2019 UPDATE: The Division of Marine Fisheries has scheduled two public hearings to take comment on these proposals. Read full text of the proposals here.  February 25, 2019 (6PM)Admiral’s Hall, MA Maritime Academy101 Academy Drive Buzzards Bay, MA 02532 February 27, 2019 (6PM)DMF’s Annisquam River Station30 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930