July 14, 2011

LITTLE ROCK – Smile, all you Arkansas duck enthusiasts. There is good news from up north. The annual breeding grounds survey shows water is plentiful and duck numbers are up. But there are a couple of possible negatives. One is that flooding hit the upper Midwest, especially North Dakota, just after the annual aerial surveys […]

DENVER – Recent testing has confirmed the ongoing presence of quagga mussel veligers at the reservoir at Lake Pueblo State Park. Although no fully developed mussels have been found at the reservoir, the presence of veligers, the microscopic offspring of adult mussels, does indicate that mussel reproduction is occurring. Testing originally found a zebra mussel

Prairie and Custer State Park Antelope Licenses are available. Online applications are now being accepted for the 2011 Prairie and Custer State Park Antelope Seasons. For more information and to apply, visit: http://gfp.sd.gov/hunting/big-game/antelope/default.aspx Paper applications will be available next week at authorized agents.

This weekly fishing report is provided by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.   CENTRAL   Arcadia: July 11. Elevation 3/4 ft. below normal, water 90 and semi-clear. Catfish fair to good on worms just off bottom along north central banks at night. All other fishing fair. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendant.  

Chinook salmon fishing for Rapid River Hatchery fish is very good in the Lower Salmon and Little Salmon Rivers. This past weekend saw record numbers of anglers and more than 100 fish harvested per day in and around Riggins, as river levels have dropped to ideal fishing flows on the Little Salmon River. Salmon are

Question: “I recently saw an outdoor program about bow fishing for carp? What are the rules for shooting fish with a bow and arrow?” Answer: Bow fishing is a great summer-time diversion from target shooting and 3D shoots. It also keeps archery muscles in shape and your eye for judging distance sharp and ready for

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission has approved an exemption to the live fire exercise of the Fish and Game hunter education program. The exemption allows active, former or retired members of the U.S. armed forces or active, former or retired police officers to be exempt from the practical firearm handling and shooting requirement of

A new state law that took effect July 1 extends reduced license and tag fees to nonresident disabled American veterans participating in a hunt in association with a qualified organization. Before July 1, reduced license and tag fees were available only for resident disabled veterans. Under the new law, nonresident disabled veterans meeting the conditions