March 25: Coyote hunting season closes March 31: Crow season closes March 31: Beaver & otter trapping season close, portions of Northern Zone. April 1: Smelt dip netting season opens, Indian Lake, East Caroga Lake, West Caroga Lake, Fulton Chain, except Seventh Lake & tributaries, 5 a.m.-10 p.m. April 1: Trout, landlocked salmon, lake trout, […]
Fishing had been pretty decent around Madison, with perch hitting on Lake Mendota near Picnic Point and Second Point. Bluegills were hitting along the university shoreline. Bluegills and crappies were being caught on Cherokee Marsh. Bluegills were hitting in most of the usual areas on Lake Monona, with perch hitting in 50 to 60 feet
Anglers were still catching browns and rainbows through the ice on the Ahnapee River late last week, but the ice was getting a little weak. Once the ice disappears, anglers will start casting for the rainbows and browns. The rainbow run should start soon. Algoma Area Chamber of Commerce hotline, (800) 626-3090. Billy Goat Bait,
Albany – Deer hunters in New York killed over 220,000 whitetails last season, a 16-percent increase over the 2006-07 tally, DEC officials have announced. Harvest numbers increased across the board, with the number of bucks and antlerless deer taken up last season. Bowhunters and muzzleloaders took more deer than the previous year, according to the
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Oneida Lake: Perch were hitting at Lewis Point, Williams Park and North Shore in 8 to 20 feet of water, as well as along the buoy line at 125, 123 and 121 in 30 feet. Small minnows and jigs are working well. Oswego River: The water level was running about 15,000 cubic feet per second;
Springfield – There isn’t a single state wildlife biologist on the newly-formed Illinois Joint Task Force on Deer Control. But when the 16-member committee convenes April 14 at DNR headquarters, a small group of biologists familiar with the deer situation are expected to make a presentation explaining the status of the state’s deer herd. Paul
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According to the Blue Line Sport Shop in Saranac Lake, rainbow trout and salmon have been caught in Lake Colby. Reports from the Red Top Bait Shop near Tupper Lake indicate the fishing at Lake Eaton has been good for landlocked salmon and a few lake trout have also been caught there. For Tupper Lake,
Albany – DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis says the department will push state lawmakers to approve a mentored hunting program that would lower the state’s minimum hunting age for big game from 16 to 14. At the same time, the minimum age for archery would dip from its current 14 to 12. Bills have already been
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