April 1, 2011

Missouri has plenty of resident spring turkey hunters, but it’s also one of the favorite destinations for out-of-state hunters. Here is a detailed look at the turkey forecast, from Missouri Department of Conservation. Hunters in northern Missouri can expect to see a few more jakes during the spring turkey season, and hunters statewide will have

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is once again celebrating Earth Day by sponsoring youth clean-up days on public-owned or managed lands in April and May. Each member of a school, Girl Scout, Boy Scout, 4-H club or youth organization who participates in cleaning up public lands during April and May will receive a

Whooping cranes are in the midst of their spring migration and sightings will increase as they make their way through North Dakota over the next several weeks. Anyone seeing these birds as they move through the state is asked to report sightings so the birds can be tracked. Whoopers stand about five feet tall and

Bald eagle nests are more common today in North Dakota than they once were. Even so, the public is encouraged to report nest sightings to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Sandra Johnson, Game and Fish Department conservation biologist, emphasizes the department is looking for locations of nests, not eagle sightings. “April is the

RALEIGH, N.C. (March 28, 2011) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will not stock Balsam Lake in Jackson County with trout this season. The lake was drained by the U.S. Forest Service earlier this year to repair the dam. Commission biologists will resume stocking the lake starting March 2012. Until stockings resume in Balsam Lake,

RALEIGH, N.C. (March 30, 2011) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has completed renovations on the Red Hill Boating Access Area on the Pee Dee River. The site, off N.C. 109 just north of Wadesboro, has a new ramp, along with improved parking and ADA accessibility. “We made major improvements to this popular fishing spot

RALEIGH, N.C. (March 31, 2011) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is clarifying that the section of Linville River below the Lake James powerhouse from the upstream bridge on S.R. 1223 to Muddy Creek is the only section that will not be stocked this year. This area is known locally as “powerhouse” or “Bridgewater.” The

The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, with the advice of the Atlantic Coast Section of the New Jersey Shellfisheries Council, will open the oyster beds known as Fitney Bit and Oysterbed Point located at the mouth of the Mullica River to a limited one-week oyster harvest season. The season will commence on Monday,