Minneapolis – Another spring light goose season – the result of an ongoing federal “conservation order” – wrapped up this week, but indications are that despite the efforts of hunters, the population of snows, blues, and Ross’ geese (collectively, “light” geese) remains high, and their Arctic breeding habitat continues to take the resultant abuse. “It’s […]
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Ron Nadler at Fish307 reports Lake George anglers are having a field day trolling for lake trout anywhere from the surface to 10 feet down. “Over 30 feet of water, over 100 feet, it doesn’t matter,” he said. Only a few landlocked salmon are being reported, however. Many waters have been stocked with trout, and
Springfield – Turkey hunters in the south zone fared better than their northern counterparts during the opening weeks of the spring season. Cold and wet conditions are being blamed for a slow start in the north zone, where hunters harvested 2,248 birds during the first week, down from last year’s opening harvest of 2,510. The
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Springfield – Hunters and firearms owners across Illinois continue to experience delays in receiving FOID cards. However, the new head of the Illinois State Police said publicly that fee increases might help his agency process the cards faster. A FOID card now costs Illinois residents $10 for 10 years, compared to the previous $5 for
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The ice is gone, and fishing has begun out in Chequamegon Bay and north. Anglers are catching cohos, some splake, browns, and a few lakers, too. The best method for this is shallow-running crankbaits fished off planer boards in the shallowest water you can find. One tactic for cohos that has been good is running
Douglas, Wyo. (AP) – It took three days of waiting out a nasty spring snowstorm with lots of stalking through the snow and making turkey calls peeking out from the inside of a chilly blind. Still, the birds weren’t responding. Then, finally, after a 200 yard belly crawl, somebody finally crept up on old tom
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Most of the smaller lakes were open as of last week, and the ice on Trout Lake was pulling away from shore at that time. If the predicted warm weather shows up, trout should be open by May 2. Most of the mid-sized lakes also were well on their way to being open as of
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The Chetek chain was fully open last week, and anglers were out in their boats looking for bluegills and crappies. Most were having success. Turkey hunters have been doing well on the Chetek area. Rod and Gun Shop, (715) 924-4181. Up-Der North Guide Service, (715) 829-9477
Hagerstown, Md. (AP) – A study commissioned by the National Park Service concludes that mushroom hunting probably isn’t to blame for a reported decline in morels in two western Maryland parks. The draft document suggests that reduced morel populations in Catoctin Mountain Park near Thurmont and the C&O Canal National Historical Park along the Potomac
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