Edwardsville, Ill. – If it seems like squirrel hunting has gone the way of cane pole fishing and bullfrog gigging, then you indeed are an astute observer of Illinois outdoors trends. Fewer people go nuts about Aug. 1, the annual season opener. But that could be changing, as more adults trying to get their kids …
District 1 – Ashland area No report available. District 2 – Cumberland area Warden Jesse Ashton, of Luck, apprehended a subject running bears with hounds during the closed season (June) near Balsam Lake. The subject had run a bear with three hounds and did not have a Class B bear pursuit license. A citation was
Big Six LAKE MILLE LACS East – Walleye action during midday hours has slowed, although the deep gravel and mud flats continue to produce some fish on leeches or crawlers. The evening and early morning hours have been best on the gravel and rock piles with slip bobbers and leeches. There’s plenty of smallmouth bass action
Albany – Legislation allowing the use of crossbows during the firearms and muzzleloader big-game seasons – as well as a special crossbow season after the late muzzleloader offering in the Southern Zone – has been met with mixed reaction from sportsmen. Some say the bill, amended dramatically from its original writing, doesn’t go far enough.
Oshkosh, Wis. – The need to capture hundreds of deer for a statewide research project means there will be plenty of room for hunters to volunteer to help. In fact, their aid might even be considered necessary. “Volunteers will be critical,” said Chris Jacques, the DNR deer researcher who will supervise a ground-breaking deer research
District 1 – Baudette area CO Jeff Birchem (Baudette) met with a local honey producer about nuisance bear problems. Wolf and coyote depredations were investigated, and wetlands and protected waters violations were investigated. CO Jeremy Woinarowicz (Thief River Falls) worked area angling enforcement and monitored ATV activity. CO Angie Warren (Thief River Falls) worked angling
Rye, N.Y. (AP) – The wary but tolerant relationship between humans and coyotes is changing in a New York City suburb, where two attacks on little girls have police officers shooting at the animals and parents keeping their kids inside on summer evenings at the urging of authorities. Years of easy living in the suburbs
St. Paul – Another 7,504 acres of wetland and grassland habitat will be restored in Minnesota in coming years, the result of land being approved for enrollment in the RIM/WRP partnership. Funding for the program is from a mix of state (Reinvest in Minnesota Reserve program) and federal (Wetlands Reserve Program) dollars. In enrolling this
Western New York Lake Erie and tributaries: On Lake Erie, both bass and walleye action continues to be very good. Bass are hitting drop-shot rigs, tube jigs and just about any live bait like shiners, crayfish or night crawlers. Worm harnesses are still the bait to beat for walleye, whether you’re trolling or drifting. Seek
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