May 15, 2017
Cuba: The next great birdwatching destination?
A recent trip to the newly accessible Caribbean island reveals cultural amenities, tiny hummingbirds, floating in the Bay of Pigs, and the world’s cutest bird.
Cuba: The next great birdwatching destination? Read More »
Fuses — a boating angler’s ‘must have’
Don’t take shortcuts when it comes to electrical systems in your boat.
Fuses — a boating angler’s ‘must have’ Read More »
Woman sets new state crossbow record for nontypical bucks [Photo]
By Richard P. Smith  Contributing Writer North Branch, Mich. — Men weren’t the only hunters who bagged bucks with crossbows that had state record qualifying racks in Michigan during 2016. Two bucks that had nontypical antlers of state record proportions and one with a typical rack of that caliber were tagged by men in
Woman sets new state crossbow record for nontypical bucks [Photo] Read More »
Enforcement adds two K9s to detect aquatic invasives
By Brian PetersonOutdoor News Web Editor Prior Lake, Minn. — At first, it appeared Shelby might be a bit off course. The zebra mussel-sniffing K9 for the Minnesota DNR jumped with excitement when she got behind the motor of a trailered boat being used for this K9 mussel-finding demonstration. And that’s a good thing. Such
Enforcement adds two K9s to detect aquatic invasives Read More »
Study: Lake Erie fish safe to eat, one meal a week
By John HagemanContributing Writer Columbus — The Ohio State University Aquatic Ecology Lab’s Co-Director Stuart Ludsin was awarded grant money in 2015 to study the accumulation of the algae toxin microcystin in Lake Erie fish fillets. It was one of the Ohio Board of Regents (now known as the Ohio Department of Higher Education) Harmful
Study: Lake Erie fish safe to eat, one meal a week Read More »
Fish agency to use catfish to attract new anglers
Staff Report Harrisburg — Both have been, by most measures, successful on their own. So now there’s an effort underway to combine them. Fishing programs, that is. This summer, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission will sponsor two fishing programs centered around catfish and meant to get people “doing what we want them to be
Fish agency to use catfish to attract new anglers Read More »
