December 2, 2011

CONCORD, N.H. — If you’re a hunter or angler, the holiday season is an important time to extend thanks to landowners who share access to their land, says Charles Miner Jr., who heads up the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s Landowner Relations Program. “The generosity of landowners often makes outdoor experiences possible, especially in […]

DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are investigating two wildlife crimes in northeastern Colorado. In Pinewood Lake, a large bull elk was killed Thanksgiving night or early the next morning. The incident occurred off Larimer County Road 18E, just west of the intersection with James Park Trail. Only the head, hindquarters, and backstraps were

December brings holiday cheer, cold weather and the start of two full months of hunting the colorful ring-necked pheasant in northern Oklahoma. According to biologists with the Wildlife Department, two main factors determine how many pheasants will be available for hunters to pursue each season. The first is the number of adult birds that survive

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has resumed trout stockings at the Lower Illinois River due to water levels improving in Tenkiller Lake, and officials with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation say they continue to seek a lasting solution to water shortage issues at the river. The stockings resume after a temporary discontinuation had

Youth from Inola, Broken Arrow, Owasso and Boone-Apache schools have been awarded outdoor getaways for winning an outdoor writing contest designed to help youth share their hunting heritage. Contestants in the annual youth writing contest – sponsored by the Oklahoma Station Chapter of Safari Club International and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation – chose

Lake of the Arbuckles has been making a name for itself as a premier bass fishery in recent years, producing three largemouth bass weighing over 12 lbs. each since 2008 alone. One of those tipped the scales at 14-lb. 8-oz. The lake is also providing anglers with quality crappie and white bass fishing opportunities. In

This weekly fishing report is provided by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. NORTHWEST Ft. Supply: Nov. 29. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Woodward County. NORTHEAST Ft Gibson: Nov. 28. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 55 and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms and spinnerbaits around