Sangchris Lake: Crappies have been biting good near the dam, most in 4-5 feet of water. Bass picking up. Powerton Lake: Channel catfish and blue catfish both biting. Bass have slowed with changing water. Hybrid stripers biting at discharges. Flatheads are being caught on shad and liver. Lake Bloomington: Crappies were fair around shallow brush […]
Landowners interested in the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ (KDWP) Walk-In Hunting Access Program (WIHA) — which pays landowners to allow public hunting access on their land — are reminded that the deadline for enrollment is July 13. The WIHA program, which began in 1995, grew to more than one million acres in 2008,
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Springfield – Archery hunters will get three additional days and Illinois’ late-winter season will add an entire weekend under a plan revealed by DNR. A boost in over-the-counter permit sales is also part of the 2009-10 season,_DNR Director Marc Miller said. Specifically, unsold firearm and muzzleloader-only deer permits will be sold over-the-counter through DNR Direct
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Olympia – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has raised $15,032 for winter elk feeding at its first auction of shed elk antlers at the Oak Creek Wildlife Area in Yakima County. About 1,275 pounds of antlers were sold at the May 2 auction, attended by about 150 people. Most of the shed
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will use new permit-application procedures this year to resolve past permit issuance problems for the highly popular statewide alligator harvest program. In Phase I of the new process, applications will be accepted for a random drawing from 10 a.m. (EDT) June 1 through 11:59 p.m. (EDT) June
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Austin, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate has voted to allow some hunters who have vision problems use a laser-sighting device, sending the measure to Gov. Rick Perry. The bill is authored by Rep. Ed Kuempel, a Seguin Republican who collapsed at the Capitol on Tuesday night and was in stable but guarded condition at
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Many trout waters in the region are now stocked, and conditions were generally very good for some early-season fishing. By now, several streams, including the West Branch of the Ausable River as well as the Saranac River, should be seeing decent Hendrickson hatches. Pond anglers are pursuing brook trout with good success, with some sizeable
Lake Ontario: Brown trout fishing continued to be very good along the shoreline, and fish were being caught from Fairhaven to the Salmon River. Fish shallow early then move out to 20 to 30 feet as the sun gets higher. Small stick baits (Rapalas, Thundersticks and Smithwicks) and spoons (Needlefish, Michigan Stingers and Evil Eyes)
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