February 21, 2012

ABAJO MOUNTAINS: (February 03) A week ago, Conservation Officer Dennis Shumway reported slow fishing on the San Juan arm. Thin, dangerous ice covers Recapture Reservoir, Blanding #3, Blanding #4 and Lloyds Lake. ELECTRIC LAKE: (February 03) Angler Larry Duzenack reports good fishing for 14- to 18-inch trout. FERRON RESERVOIR: (February 03) Fish were removed from […]

CONCORD, N.H. — Two young Manchester women were rescued this afternoon (Friday, February 17, 2012) after icy trail conditions caused them to become stranded in a ravine near Catamount Brook in Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, N.H. Manchester residents Melanie Beaudoin and Krystie Gugger, both age 22, had been hiking on trails in the

BAKER RESERVOIR: (February 17) There isn’t any ice. A few more rainbows (including brood fish) were stocked last week. Fishing is slow to fair. Winter is a good time to target browns with minnow-imitating lures and flies. BARKER RESERVOIRS (NORTH CREEK LAKES): (February 17) Most lakes on Boulder Mountain are closed to fishing until April

MONTROSE, Colo. — Colorado Parks and Wildlife is looking for volunteers from San Miguel, Ouray and Montrose counties to help transport injured wildlife to veterinary offices and rehabilitation specialists. A free training class for anyone interested will be held March 3 in Placerville. Parks and Wildlife authorizes trained volunteers to transport injured birds and small

PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be hosting a meeting to inform the public about the status of a proposed public shooting range in Archuleta County. The process for developing a shooting range in the Pagosa Springs area has been underway for several years. The meeting will be an opportunity to learn

Volunteer instructors for North Dakota’s hunter education program were recognized Feb. 11 for their contributions of teaching students the importance of hunter safety and ethics. Instructor of the year and years of service awards were presented at the annual hunter education workshop and awards banquet held in Bismarck. Larry Thompson of Dickinson and Dale Patrick

North Dakota spring light goose hunters can track general locations of geese as birds make their way through the state during the upcoming spring season. Hunters are able to call (701) 328-3697 to hear recorded information 24 hours a day. Migration reports are also posted on the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov.

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is working to conserve the lesser prairie chicken in northwest Oklahoma. Collectively – between the Wildlife Department, other state and federal agencies, conservation organizations and industries – over $40 million has been spent on or committed to habitat management and research efforts that benefit the lesser prairie chicken. “The

  Birds trapped in South Dakota, released near Moab Moab – Seventy-two wild turkeys were released in southeastern Utah on Feb. 5. After transporting the birds from South Dakota, the Division of Wildlife Resources released 24 of the birds on the north side of the La Sal Mountains. The remaining 48 turkeys found a new