October 17, 2016

Cape Vincent, N.Y. — A freakishly fat smallmouth bass caught by a tournament angler has officially been certified as a state record-tying bronzeback. Patrick Hildenbrand of Red Hook (Dutchess County) said he was notified through a letter from the DEC that his 8-pound, 4-ounce smallmouth officially ties the state record. Hildenbrand, a sergeant in the

DNR Report St. Paul — Deer hunters in southeastern Minnesota who harvest deer during the 3A and 3B firearms deer seasons are encouraged to have their deer sampled for chronic wasting disease at one of 30 locations that will be staffed. Due to the expansion of CWD in Iowa and Wisconsin, the Minnesota DNR will

By Anthony Candia Contributing Writer Hennepin, Ill. —  If it seems DNR’s alligator gar stocking program has a slightly southern determination about it, that’s because it does. The stockings, which resumed last month at  a handful of waters, is pointed toward places where the species once thrived. “I’d like to keep them further south,” Dan