Bloomington, Ill. – In high schools across the state, April 23 is the date marked with a giant “X.” That’s when the journey to Carlyle Lake begins. The second high school bass fishing finals will be held there May 7-8. Last year’s finals, also held at Carlyle, were a success with participating teams and the …
Madison – A proposal to relax the rules on picking up road-killed bears, turkeys, and many small-game species recently passed the Assembly, and it could become a law by spring. Assembly Bill 548 would allow a motorist who hits and kills a bear or turkey to take the animal after obtaining a free tag from
Albany – Saratoga County resident Mike Galcik has no problem paying to hunt and fish in New York. What he does have a problem with, though, is the fact that those who hike, kayak or canoe in New York don’t have to pay anything despite the fact they are using the same natural resources as
Madison – Mike Rogers says it no longer matters whether it was legislators or hunters who came up with a proposal to drastically change the spring turkey season; now that the bill is out in the open, he said it’s time for public debate to dictate its success or failure. Rogers, of Prairie du Sac,
Big Six LAKE_MILLE LACS East – Tullibee action continues to be strong in 32 to 34 feet on the Midget Flat and the Tullibee Hole. You’ll find some good-sized perch mixed in with the tullibees during midday hours. Isle Bay and Cove Bay were giving up a few sunfish and crappies in nine to 12
Madison – It remains to be seen just what the Senate Natural Resources Committee will do with a black bear bill that would expand hound hunting, but testimony last Thursday made it clear that many hunters want the Senate to slow down and allow the public to weigh in during the spring hearings on April
Albany – A new study confirms what many New York hunters already knew – it’s getting harder and harder to find places to hunt. The study, conducted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and Responsive Management – a public opinion and attitude survey research firm specializing in natural resource and outdoor recreation issues – didn’t
State Sen. Satveer Chaudhary, DFL-Fridley, said Wednesday that he plans to introduce legislation this session that creates walk-in hunting access in Minnesota. He said he’ll invite sportsmen to a series of planning sessions to determine the new program’s content. Walk-in access programs pay private land owners to voluntarily allow hunters access to their property. “The
Congratulations to conservation communications professional Tammy Sapp, who became Orion–The Hunter’s Institute newest board member this week. Sapp is an award-winning writer with 24 years of experience in the outdoor communications field with a focus on hunting and target shooting. She possesses project management and team development know-how through her work at the Oklahoma Department
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